News

Greg Miller shows the Suboxone medication in 2016 that he has taken daily for his addiction to painkillers.

Health & Safety

What To Make Of A Head-To-Head Test Of Addiction Treatments

5:22pm November 16, 2017

by Jake Harper

Researchers found two addiction medicines equally effective once treatment started. But there are fundamental differences in the way treatment begins with each drug, complicating the interpretation.

World News

Many Syrian Refugees Face Challenges In Turkey

4:55pm November 16, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

As the Syrian conflict grinds on in its seventh year, millions of refugees are hanging on in neighboring countries as refugees. Syrian migration from Turkey to other parts of Europe has dropped, but millions of Syrians are settling in for troubled lives in Istanbul and elsewhere around the country.

World News

After The Military Seized Control, What's Next For Zimbabwe?

4:55pm November 16, 2017

by Ofeibea Quist-Arcton

Regional African envoys are in Zimbabwe to mediate President Robert Mugabe's transition from power. Mugabe is an independence fighter who is the only leader the southern African nation has ever known. He remains under house arrest.

Sports

Russia Still Not Compliant With Sports Doping Regulations

4:55pm November 16, 2017

by Lucian Kim

Russia is reacting angrily after the World Anti-Doping Agency said the country is still not in compliance with its regulations. The announcement could affect Russia's participation in the Winter Olympics next February.

Bipartisan Group Of Senators Aim To Improve Criminal Background Check System

4:55pm November 16, 2017

by Susan Davis

A bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill aimed at closing gaps in reporting to the national background check system for firearms purchases. The bill comes as a response to the church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, in which 26 people were killed.

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Congress Considering Concealed Carry Reciprocity Law

4:55pm November 16, 2017

Congress is considering a bill that would allow a person with a concealed carry permit in one state to legally carry the gun in another state, even if that state has stricter requirements for getting a permit. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Daniel Webster, the director of Johns Hopkins' Center for Gun Policy and Research, about the potential effects of a federal concealed carry reciprocity law.

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National

How Journalists Are Reporting In An Environment Of Mistrust

4:55pm November 16, 2017

An Alabama pastor said he received a voicemail from a man purporting to be a Washington Post reporter and offering money in exchange for damaging remarks about Senate candidate Roy Moore. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with former Washington Post executive editor Len Downie Jr. about the hostile climate journalists are facing.

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National

Why Google Home Has Hard Time Recognizing The Smash Hit 'Despacito'

4:55pm November 16, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

The Latin Grammy nominated song "Despacito" is a smash hit on YouTube. But if you ask Google's personal assistant to play "Despacito" it can't understand the command. Even though YouTube is part of Google. It's a learning moment about artificial intelligence, how natural language processing works and why machines still struggle with translation and foreign accents.

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Takashi Yanaoka, president of the Musashigaoka Golf Course outside Tokyo, says tee times are booked at about 90 percent here. But it bucks an industry-wide downward trend.

Japan Has Half Of Asia's Golf Courses, But The Game's Popularity There Is Flagging

4:55pm November 16, 2017

by Elise Hu

In the 1980s, Japan built thousands of golf courses and the game became baked into its business culture. Those days are over. Golf participation in Japan has dropped by 40 percent since 1996.

Martha (right), the last known passenger pigeon, died in 1914. Her preserved body is now on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.

Science

Why Did The Passenger Pigeon Go Extinct? The Answer Might Lie In Their Toes

4:55pm November 16, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Billions of these birds once flew over North America, but the last known passenger pigeon died in 1914. To try to figure out what happened, scientists analyzed DNA from the toes of birds in museums.