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Gary Mendell lost his son to addiction in 2011, and went on to form the group Shatterproof, which advocates for better prevention and treatment for addiction. He was at the White House today to hear President Trump's announcement designating the nation's opioid crisis a public health emergency, and he shares his reactions with NPR's Robert Siegel.

Today, President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. What difference will that make in the effort to fight the problem?

Mlitary prosecutors have called on several current and former service members who looked for Bergdahl in the days immediately after he walked away from his post in Afghanistan.

New York Times tech columnist Farhad Manjoo warns that the "frightful five" — Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft and Facebook — are collectively more powerful than many governments.

The do-over election took place despite the electoral chief saying the polls couldn't be free and fair, and the opposition candidate boycotting the vote.

Doctors and others working on the country's opioid epidemic are welcoming President Trump's declaration of a public health emergency, but they say it's not enough.

With this year's destructive wildfires, lawmakers and land managers are looking for new ways to reduce the risk of fire. But the answer, fire ecologists say, may be a hard one to accept.

Tuesday marks the anniversary of the Reformation, which began when German monk Martin Luther denounced Roman Catholicism. Most of the concerns he raised have been resolved, but divisive issues remain.

A new national survey asked students about how they experience bullying in order to help educators try to stop it.

Barnaby Joyce's name may be familiar to Americans: In 2015, he took Johnny Depp to task for flouting Australia's import laws by bringing two dogs into the country.