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Deborah Blum's book, The Poison Squad, tells how Harvey Washington Wiley and his band of chemists crusaded to remove toxins, such as arsenic and borax, from food. How? By testing them on volunteers.

Director George Tillman Jr. and Angie Thomas, who wrote the book behind the new movie, see some of their own experiences reflected in their lead, an African-American teen in a rich white prep school.

Philadelphia has opened a nonprofit planning what may be the first supervised injection site in the country amid threats of a crackdown from the Trump administration. City advocates say they are not backing down.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Reuters Turkey Bureau Chief Dominic Evans about the latest on Turkish officials' accusation that Saudi Arabia killed a Saudi journalist in its consulate in Turkey.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Andrew Jones of the nonprofit Climate Interactive about why he thinks people should fight to reverse the climate change trend, despite recent bleak projections.

The stretch SUV that crashed in Schoharie had recently failed inspection, said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Such modified vehicles often fall through the cracks of regulatory agencies.

Charles Davidson says if he had been able to talk to a judge in person, instead of through a video camera from inside the jail, he might not have been convicted of a crime he denies committing.

A divided Senate voted 50 to 48 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the high court. The bitter campaign could leave a mark on his reputation and on public confidence in the institution, legal experts say.

Pud Kearns, a leader of the women's cancer fund raising event Bras for the Cause, says this is the organization's 10th anniversary. The event, with the…

Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, has been a fierce advocate for President Trump's policies at the United Nations. It is not immediately clear what prompted the move.