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2 Huntington Beach Voters Weigh In On Tight Calif. House Race

Whoever wins California's 48th Congressional District will help determine who controls the House. In Huntington Beach, two female voters have different politics but both are motivated by fear.

Barb Williamson runs several sobriety houses in Pennsylvania, commercially run homes where residents support each other in their recovery from opioid addiction. Initially, she says, she saw the use of Suboxone or methadone by residents as "a crutch," and banned them. But evidence the medicines can be helpful changed her mind.

Many 'Recovery Houses' Won't Let Residents Use Medicine To Quit Opioids

Evidence shows the drugs methadone and buprenorphine can help people recover from opioid use disorder by reducing withdrawal symptoms and cravings. So why do many sobriety facilities ban their use?

In 'Searching,' A Father Looks For His Missing Daughter By Tracking Her Online

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with director Aneesh Chaganty about his new movie Searching, about a father who looks for his missing daughter aided only by the messages, videos and other digital remnants she leaves behind.

Lívia Suarez, who runs La Frida Bike, arrives at the Dendê Valley boot camp for entrepreneurs in Salvador's city center.

'I Know How Far I Can Go': Black Entrepreneurs Overcome Challenges In Brazil

Salvador, the capital of Bahia state, has become a hub for black-owned businesses. A startup accelerator there supports companies based on their potential for social and economic impact.

Inside The Stories Of Hate Crime Survivors In America

American hate. We talk with a human rights lawyer about the powerful stories of hate crime survivors.

Amalia Scatena is the executive chef at Cannon Green, a Charleston, S.C., establishment where 80 percent of the staffers are women. Scatena says her management style is simple: "Build people up, don't tear them down."

A Hip Charleston Restaurant Where Women Are The Boss

The #MeToo movement has forced many restaurants and chefs to confront sexual harassment in their own ranks. At Cannon Green, where women mentor other women, the atmosphere seems much less turbulent.

Backpacks and cleaning supplies lie in the hallway of Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Ark., on March 25, 1998, one day after the shooting.

20 Years Later, Jonesboro Shooting Survivors Conflicted Over Parkland

Saturday's gun control march falls on the 20th anniversary of a horrific Jonesboro, Ark., middle school shooting and has divided survivors along with the rest of the country.

Aric Toler is part of Bellingcat, an international Internet research organization that has meticulously investigated conflicts around the world. This week, the online group outed one of two Russian agents believed to have been involved in poisonings in the U.K.

Meet The Internet Researchers Unmasking Russian Assassins

The group Bellingcat seeks to unmask covert operations, rogue groups and corruption around the globe. But can it keep its independence?

Who's Carl This Time?

Carl reads three quotes from the weeks news: 47 Percent Off, The Full Middleton, and The Replacements.

Students at Coachella Valley Unified School District use iPads during a lesson. The district's superintendent is promoting the tablet initiative as a way to individualize learning.

A School's iPad Initiative Brings Optimism And Skepticism

Coachella Valley Unified, a predominantly low-income, agricultural school district in California, is giving every student an iPad. The initiative highlights the problems that districts across the country are facing as they attempt to bring personalized, digital learning to their schools.

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