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Portugal cut drug deaths by 80%, using free health care and addiction treatment. The U.S., meanwhile, focused on drug busts and tough crime laws. Overdose deaths keep rising catastrophically.

An innovative program in Colombia gives men a chance to master the skills needed to be a hands-on dad — and become closer to their kids along the way.

Free school lunches, a pillar of Brazil's anti-poverty efforts, are now one of its main weapons against surging post-pandemic hunger. And that's not the only benefit.

In the post-pandemic market for maximalist entertainment, America's "capital of entertainment" has found itself at the center of a cultural revival with A-list residencies at its core.

In her new book, Dr. Casey Means argues that good metabolic function is key to preventing chronic disease. And she shares a prescription for boosting yours.

This weekend marks 30 years since Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa, officially ending the country's era of apartheid. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with journalist Redi Thlabi.

In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Here, Vincent Acovino talks about the state of the gaming industry and his recent reporting on the annual Game Developers Conference, for this week's Reporter's Notebook.

The service, which lasted roughly two hours, was packed with heartfelt and vivid remembrances that recalled both a powerful president and politician as well as a thoughtful and giving man of faith.

The sudden collapse of President Bashar al-Assad has come as welcome news to many, but there are jitters both inside and outside the country about what will follow.

The Succession actor plays lawyer Roy Cohn in a new film. Strong says U.S. distributors were reluctant to pick up The Apprentice because of "repercussions from a possible Trump administration."