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California voters legalized recreational marijuana, but its cannabis market remains largely illicit. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with reporter Amanda Chicago Lewis about why.

Many of the party's newly-won suburban House districts are previous GOP strongholds that flipped by tiny margins. Republicans are already preparing to take them back.

Republican Dana Rohrabacher has served the 48th Congressional District for nearly three decades. But political newcomer, Democrat Harley Rouda, has a shot at unseating him.

The editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine talks about what we’re learning about the coronavirus and how that might shape the month to come.

Claire Keegan's latest book is a slim collection of 3 stories examining relationships between women and men. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the acclaimed Irish writer.

The government is steadily increasing the use of facial or biometric scanning at the nation's airports. Airlines say it can speed the boarding process, but critics say the scans aren't always accurate and there are privacy concerns.

The plane crashed on Oahu's North Shore on Friday evening, killing everyone on board, authorities said. NTSB records show the plane was damaged in a 2016 incident.

The London-bound plane struck a medical college hostel in a residential area of the northwestern city of Ahmedabad minutes after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 on board and at least 29 on the ground.

The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a two-day hearing on the January "door plug" blowout aboard a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane flown by Alaska Airlines.

The National Transportation Safety Board strongly criticized Maryland officials for not determining the Francis Scott Key Bridge's risk of collapse. The bridge collapsed after a cargo ship struck it.