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Bea and Doug Duncan outside their home in Natick, Mass. The coaching they got from the Community Reinforcement and Family Training program, they say, gave them tools to help their son Jeff stick to his recovery from drug use. He's 28 now and has been sober for nine years.

Families Choose Empathy Over 'Tough Love' To Rescue Loved Ones From Opioids

Families are starting to adopt an approach that stresses compassion instead of harsh consequences for loved ones with addiction. Their goal? Keep them alive long enough to recover.

Heat Wave In U.K. Reminds Andean Flamingos Of Their Natural Habitat

The birds laid eggs for the first time in 15 years. The eggs weren't fertilized, so they didn't hatch, but officials replaced those eggs with viable ones from Chilean flamingos to raise as their own.

"When I am on stage, I finally feel like myself," Miski says. "I finally feel like I can be myself."

Mitski's Many Lives

Mitski's new album Be the Cowboy explores the singer's roles onstage, in relationships and as a woman in the world. The artist talked to NPR's Ailsa Chang about how there's no such thing as one identity.

Chicago Battles Its Image As Murder Capital Of The Nation

Despite news about violence in Chicago, the city's crime rate is well below other cities. Even so, officials realize they still must fight the murder capital perception.

8/10/2018: Media Roundtable; Kiss Me, Kate

Our Friday Media Roundtable on First Coast Connect featured Florida Times-Union reporter Dan Scanlan, local talk show host Angela Spears, Jacksonville…

Fresh Fest co-founders Day Bracey (left) and Mike Potter (right) visit with Chris Harris, owner of Black Frog Brewery in Holland, Ohio, near Toledo.

African-American Craft Beer Brewers Unite To Host A Festival Of Their Own

Craft beer is booming, but it is not very popular in the African-American community and there are few black brewers. The first craft beer festival for African-American brewers aims to change that.

If the Hallandale Beach City Commission passes the ordincance, people caught using plastic straws on the beach will be fined.

Islamorada Backs Off From Ban On Plastic Straws

The Village of Islamorada for now will not join a growing list of municipalities, including Miami Beach , that have limited the use and sale of plastic...

Mayo Clinic Selects Jacksonville Campus CEO As Its Next President And CEO For Entire System

The head of Mayo Clinic’s Jacksonville campus has been elected as the health organization’s next CEO.Gianrico Farrugia, the current CEO of Mayo Clinic in…

Red flag warnings were part of the Legislature's response to the Parkland shooting. They allow police to ask a judge to temporarily take guns away from someone if they're deemed dangerous by law enforcement.

How Is Florida's New 'Red Flag' Gun Law Working?

The gun legislation passed after the Parkland mass shooting was historic for many reasons, not the least of which was that it represented the first gun...

In her new book, <em>Unhinged,</em> former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman writes as a Trump world insider overjoyed at his election while airing concerns about his rhetoric, policies and mental state.

Omarosa Tells NPR She Heard Trump 'N-Word Tape,' Contradicting Her Own Tell-All Book

Former reality TV star and Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman spoke to NPR about explosive allegations in her new book, Unhinged, but part of her account changed in the interview.

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