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On Tuesday, the first trial of an opioid manufacturer is scheduled to begin in Norman, Okla. Johnson & Johnson is accused of selling highly addictive drugs using deceptive marketing practices.

Hollywood's summer blockbuster season got a $2 billion head start this year from Avengers: Endgame. Now, with summer actually getting under way, how will Tinseltown keep the momentum going?

The annual World Champion Barbecue Cooking Contest is being held this month in Memphis. TSA officials encourage travelers not to put barbecue sauce in their carry-on luggage.

Far-right wins in Sunday's EU parliament elections produced more of a strong ripple than a wave, but the centrist coalition that has governed for 40 years did lose its majority.

Scientists have long been interested in the early history of the universe. Famed physicist Stephen Hawking helped popularize that the Big Bang was a singular point in time -- but that's not how many cosmologists think of the Big Bang today.

The Harris/Walz ticket will need to make inroads typically Republican states, counties, and districts. So, how can Democrats flip these red areas? NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with strategists and rural delegates at the DNC about how Democrats can win these voters in 2024.

Author Kazuo Ishiguro and jazz singer Stacey Kent turned a friendship into a songwriting collaboration. Sixteen lyrics have been compiled in a new book The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with hot pepper expert Ed Currie about Pepper X, which was named the hottest pepper in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.

Actor Ted Danson pulls a question from the Wild Card deck and talks about how he tries to turn fear into gratefulness.

Debt can be a major hurdle for developing countries trying to prepare for climate impacts. Some are experimenting with a new tool: swapping their debt for acting on climate change.