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The psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is a fat-soluble compound called THC.

Why Is It So Hard To Test Whether Drivers Are Stoned?

Blood alcohol levels match well with a person's impairment. But the THC in marijuana doesn't move around the body the same way, so blood tests can miss people who are stoned.

When Chunlin Leonhard got to her room at Travis Airforce Base, she found a welcome bag on the bed from the American Red Cross and an information sheet from the Administration for Children and Families.

Halfway Through U.S. Quarantines, Two Women Describe 'Surreal,' Lonely Waits

A New Orleans law professor and a New Jersey financial analyst are waiting for their stints in the first federal quarantine in a half-century to end. Here's glimpse of their daily lives.

Bushfires followed by intense rain can cause unsettled sediment and debris to contaminate local water reservoirs. Melbourne's water authority invested in catchments to combat this threat, though scientists are still trying to understand when and how these debris flows occur.

With Australia's Hillsides Stripped Bare By Fire, Scientists Rush To Predict Mudflows

Heavy rains in eastern Australia are causing mudslides and debris flows in areas that burned. Scientists are trying to predict when and where slides are likely to happen.

A picture of a cell at the state prison in Florence, Ariz., where attorneys for the Prison Law Office and ACLU found what they called "squalid" and "filthy" conditions on a recent tour.

Prisons And Jails Change Policies To Address Coronavirus Threat Behind Bars

Some prisons are waiving fees for hygiene supplies and county jails are releasing certain inmates early to combat the potential threat posed by the Covid-19 virus.

Lual Mayen, CEO of Junub Games, says that before he taught himself how to code at a refugee camp, "I never thought video games were made by people. I thought they just fall from heaven."

A Kid In A Refugee Camp Thought Video Games Fell From Heaven. Now He Makes Them

Lual Mayen grew up in a camp in Uganda. Now he's the award-winning CEO of a game development company in Washington, D.C., that has just released 'Salaam' — a game about refugees and peace.

The Anti-Abortion Group That's Urging Clinic Workers to Quit Their Jobs

The nonprofit organization And Then They Were None offers financial assistance, job search help, and spiritual and emotional support to workers who leave jobs at clinics that provide abortions.

A new study has found that parks in low-income and majority-nonwhite communities are smaller and serve a larger number of people per park acre. People are seen here relaxing in May in Brooklyn's Domino Park.

Parks In Nonwhite Areas Are Half The Size Of Ones In Majority-White Areas, Study Says

Amid high temperatures and a pandemic, green spaces are a lifeline. But new data shows parks in low-income and nonwhite areas are smaller and more crowded than those in high-income and white areas.

After a highly fraught but largely interference-free election, there are big questions for the future of election security.

With 2020 Called A Success, Big Questions Lie Ahead For Election Security

The interdisciplinary practice combines cybersecurity, intelligence, public awareness and other disciplines — and the coming years will bring more challenges and evolution.

How To Keep Your New Year's Fitness Resolution

Host Michel Martin speaks with fitness guru Jennipher Walters about ways to stay on top of your New Year's fitness resolution amid the pandemic.

California Reopening Looks Vastly Different In Urban And Rural Areas

The federal government has put the onus of reopening on states. Many state and local leaders say responses reopening their economies have been fractured and chaotic, including in rural California.

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