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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says opioid prescriptions are down, but still way too high. While doctors are prescribing lower doses, they are still doing so for longer than CDC guidelines say are safe. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Dr. Alan Schwartzstein, who has worked as a family doctor for 28 years in rural Wisconsin, about the issues surrounding prescribing pain medication.

As hospitals struggle in Los Angeles County, Intensive Care Unit nurses confront tough choices: remain in the coronavirus trenches for patients and colleagues, or quit when you are overwhelmed?

Former President Trump obsessed with the Fulton County elections department, which covers Atlanta. His conspiracy theories and lies led to violent threats and intimidation of the department's workers.

The effort is part of a widespread push by Republicans to reject new voter-accommodation strategies implemented because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Erie County, Pa., was won narrowly by Donald Trump in 2016. NPR talks with the heads of the county's Democratic and Republican parties about what get-out-the-vote efforts look like in the pandemic.

Burke County, N.C., is one of thousands of communities in America battling a devastating overdose crisis. New programs and new funding appear to be making a difference saving lives.

The group tasked with generating a plan to address a funding gap that could render Connect Transit insolvent by 2026 has concluded its work.Connect to the…

Tesla's board has approved another huge compensation package for Elon Musk – but only if he sticks around to lead the company for at least two more years.

Municipal and county officials are consistently experiencing high levels of harassment and even threats, according to new data. Many worry this may tip into violence as the 2024 election nears.

A look at the week's news from around Illinois