Pharma reps have visited doctors for decades. What impact does it have on patients?
A economic research study shows that oncologists' prescribing habits change after they've been visited by pharmaceutical sales reps — and it also shows the changes do not extend patients' lives.
Laws allow kids to be taken away from their parents if they fail to pay debts
For courts to end a parent's rights to their child, there has to be a serious reason. But NPR found laws that say it's OK to take kids away from their parents if they fail to pay certain debts.
Researchers say the FBI's statistics on hate crimes across the country are flawed
The FBI recently released its annual statistics on hate crimes across the country. But researchers say the data is flawed, which could undermine efforts to tackle hate crimes.
A Russian missile stops a Ukrainian city from returning drinkable water to residents
Mykolaiv, Ukraine, was poised to start piping drinkable water to its residents for the first time in months, but a Russian missile struck a major pump station in a recently liberated area.
Jury finds rapper Tory Lanez guilty of shooting rapper Megan Thee Stallion
A jury in Los Angeles on Friday found singer and rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felony charges — including assaulting rapper Megan Thee Stallion with a firearm in 2020.
What it means for exonerees to be compensated after a wrongful conviction
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Malcolm Alexander and Frederick Clay, who spent decades in prison after wrongful convictions, about what it means to receive monetary compensation after exoneration.
Encore: Researchers in Brazil credit scientific discoveries to the power of sound
The Amazon rainforest is the most biodiverse ecosystem on the planet. Scientists there say the best way to experience it may be with your ears.
COVID infections surge in Beijing causing hospital shortages
Hospital staff and space are short in Beijing as a surge in COVID infections overwhelms China.
How to make space for fun in life
NPR's Julia Furlan talks with Catherine Price, author of "The Power of Fun" for an episode of Life Kit about differentiating between true and fake fun and creating more fun in life.
A look at the year social media companies had
From Facebook's troubled pivot to the metaverse to Twitter's management chaos to industry-wide layoffs, social media companies had a rocky 2022.
'Fleishman Is in Trouble' looks at a failed marriage from multiple perspectives
Hulu's "Fleishman Is in Trouble" adapts a best-selling novel about a successful Upper West Side couple's failed marriage, using multiple perspectives to show what went wrong --- and why.