Syrians living inside and outside their country are trying to figure out what comes next after the Assad regime fell. We hear from Syrians along the road from Lebanon to Damascus.

Fatal overdoses from street drugs in the U.S. continue to plummet, according to the latest CDC data. Experts say the mysterious shift is saving thousands of lives.

The road to Damascus tells the story of a new Syria emerging from 54 years of authoritarian rule by one family, the Assads. Today's Syria is no longer theirs.

South Korea's president remains defiant, as efforts to impeach or arrest him for his declaration of martial law pick up speed. The political crisis raises questions about South Korea's democracy.

National Democrats will meet this week to hash out rules for electing new leadership as the party regroups and reflects on the 2024 campaign.

President-elect Trump campaigned on promised to take on the border crisis. NPR traveled to the most rural section of the border with Mexico -- a section in Arizona -- to see if anything has changed.

FBI Director Christopher Wray will step down. Where American life expectancy stands right now. Over the next two days, top DNC members will meet in D.C. to hash out rules for picking a new leadership.

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Scientists have identified two types of brain cells in the abdomen that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

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