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One medical student was addicted to opioids. Another relied on them to control disabling pain. Both think their experiences will help them be better doctors when it comes to prescribing opioids.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with environmental policy expert Leah Stokes about what the Democrats' spending plan can achieve on climate, with President Biden's clean electricity performance plan in limbo.

Biden says Aug. 31 remains the deadline for the U.S. to leave Afghanistan. The Supreme Court orders the "Remain in Mexico" policy reinstated for asylum-seekers. A Democratic budget stalemate ends.

Tropical Storm Beta is heading for a part of Louisiana where thousands of people's electricity service hasn't recovered from being knocked out by Hurricane Laura.

The Puerto Rican artist returns with a new album, her first since protests galvanized San Juan and beyond in 2019.

The New York City subway system has suspended its 24-hour service due to the coronavirus pandemic. Transit officials say they need more time to clean and have to save money while ridership is down.

More than 1,300 clergy sex abuse survivors and the Archdiocese of LA have reached a settlement worth nearly $900 million. The church says no donations to parishes or schools will be go to the payouts.

The most expansive affordable housing legislation in decades has passed both chambers of Congress and is now headed for a presidential signature.

In the new TNT docu-series about race, the former NBA star is mostly indifferent to the broader context of the discussions he's wading into — and to the limits of trying to "start a dialogue."

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with up-and-coming director Alex Heller about her first feature length film, The Year Between.