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More Americans now use pot on a daily basis than alcohol. A sweeping new report says the federal government needs to better understand the risks to the public and get involved.

Studies show that refugee kids in this country experience higher levels of anxiety, depression and post traumatic stress compared to kids born here. Now, a new effort in Maine is trying to prevent such long term impacts in refugee children – by supporting their families.

NPR's A Martinez talks with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes about the use of artificial intelligence to curb AI-manufactured threats to the integrity of the 2024 vote.

It's been five years since Lehman Brothers collapsed and touched off a banking crisis that is still being felt by the global economy. Today, the banking industry is a lot stronger than it was, but some critics say efforts to reform banking regulations have fallen short of their potential.

The official record-keeper for McLean County’s court system, Don Everhart, is running for a fifth term in this year’s election. But first he’ll have to survive a primary challenge from one of his former employees, Jason Dazey.

An emergency coordinator from Doctors Without Borders has seen crises around the world but says she's never seen anything like this. A new report from the aid group underscores her assessment.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Harvard economics professor Raj Chetty about new research showing increased economic mobility among Black adults who grew up poor.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tate Fall, elections director for Cobb County, Ga., about challenges in hiring and retaining poll workers.

Last year, Congress banned the app in the U.S., citing national security concerns and demanding it spin off from its Chinese owner, ByteDance. Trump has again paused enforcement of the ban.

Israel's military says it will pause fighting for 10 hours each day in Gaza's largest population centers. On the first day of the pause, limited aid supplies were delivered into Gaza.