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Opioid overdose deaths among middle-aged black men have increased 245 percent in the past three years in Washington, D.C.

State Rep. Randy Fine discusses the gun control measures Florida lawmakers have passed with NPR's Rachel Martin.

The U.S. pulled out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership last year. But the remaining 11 signatories carried on, cobbling together a pact under a new name they signed Thursday. Here's how it happened.

Rachel Martin talks to Glenn Hubbard, dean of Columbia University Graduate School of Business, about the looming tariffs. Dean is a former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers.

The proposed merger is the latest in a string of big health care business combinations, as companies within the industry look for leverage and savings.

A franchise owner of 167 Applebee's restaurants in 15 states says malware on its point of sale systems could have exposed customers' credit card information to hackers.

The 14-year-old wore a deputy sheriff's uniform and a holstered simulated firearm. A search of his home turned up a wig, counterfeit money, multiple ballistic vests and other simulation firearms.

Europeans seem to be running later than usual recently, it's not their fault — it's the clocks.An electric grid linking 25 European countries, has experienced a shortage of power supply since mid-January. This power supply shortage has caused all the non-quartz electric clocks in Europe to slow down by almost six minutes over the past month and a half.

When an American rubber band company found itself losing out to foreign competition, it went in search of protection from the U.S. government. Its experience serves as a study in how a tariff comes to be.

The Senate is working on a rare bipartisan banking bill that would scale back parts of the Dodd-Frank regulations for smaller banks. But the bill has exposed divisions among Democrats over protecting former President Obama's legacy.