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Kentucky was going to use some its opioid settlement money on research of a psychedelic drug to treat opioid addiction, but now officials are backing off.

Across the country, there are ongoing controversies over how and if Black history should be taught in classrooms. Protests have ensued after a Missouri based school board dropped elective Black history and literature courses at its high schools.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Wesleyan University President Michael Roth about the school's decision to end admission preference for children of alumni.

First, Russia wiped out Ukraine's navy. Now, Russia is blockading Ukraine's critical grain exports. As Ukraine tries to rebuild, NPR's Greg Myre got a ride on one of its few boats.

A new study shows how the annoying little louse has hitchhiked around the world with humans and has much to teach us about history.

As climate negotiations open in Dubai, the United States looms large. The US has done more to cause climate change than any other country. But it's also indispensable in efforts to address it.

In a time of heightened tension between France's Jewish and Muslim communities because of the Israel-Hamas war, one suburban Paris neighborhood maintains its friendships.

Gold -- like oil -- is crucial for Venezuela's government. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with CNN journalist Isa Soares, who won an Emmy for her coverage of the gold trade in the country.

NPR's A Martinez asks Michael McFaul, who served as U.S. ambassador to Russia in the Obama administration, how China and Russia could potentially benefit from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

It's finally here! The World Cup 2026 kicks off in Mexico City -- and NPR is there.