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A standoff is heating up between the Trump administration and local leaders who are trying to open facilities where people can use opioids under the eye of medical staff.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says planning for joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises continues. President Trump tweets "war games" may not be necessary.

The warming climate means more intense rain and dangerous flash floods. In Austin, Texas, officials hope that letting people see the rising waters on their smartphones will help keep them safe.

Classmates in Michigan reunited to try to find a time capsule they buried 30 years ago. But they couldn't find it.

The Justice Department is backing a lawsuit alleging that Harvard University illegally discriminates against Asian-Americans.

Hurricane Harvey was a wake-up call for petrochemical plants along the Gulf Coast to rethink their plans for major floods. Companies are starting to plan for larger, more severe storms.

Abortion rights supporters are gearing up to oppose the Supreme Court confirmation hearings that begin next week. But it's unlikely that Judge Brett Kavanaugh will reveal much about his views.

Debate continues on a new North American trade deal, as Trump pushes Canadian officials to sign by Friday. Former Obama administration economic adviser Austan Goolsbee talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

In Britain, the former head of the Scottish National party, who resigned from the party this week after being accused of sexual harassment, has raised over $120,000 to help him fight the allegations.

Sen. John McCain makes his final return to the U.S. Capitol where he will lie in state, a rare honor granted to just 30 Americans before McCain.