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The turnaround is welcome news after rising drug overdose and suicide rates had pushed life expectancy down since 2014. Could America be turning the tide on opioid addiction?

As golf courses around the country begin to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, golfers now find a new normal. Social distancing and other changes are part of a different game.

There are various studies looking at changes to the virus genome — and the possible impact on how the virus affects humans. Here's what we know (and don't yet know) about mutations.

Here are some of the most illuminating stories that we've read this week about the uprisings across the nation, and what brought the country to this moment.

Many Republicans consider GOP Senator Mike Braun's bill scaling back qualified immunity to be toxic. NPR's David Greene asks him how much support he can get from Congress and the White House.

Astronaut Christina Koch shares with us what her return to Earth has been like.

NPR's Noel King talks to author Sam Lansky about his novel, Broken People. Set in Los Angeles, it weaves together themes of isolation, body image and addiction among gay men.

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California is paying to train a huge contingent of contact tracers by July. Many of the new recruits are librarians: they're curious, tech savvy, and great at talking to strangers.

Debates rage over how to portray Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen charged in the killing of two people and wounding a third.