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A new $7.4 billion opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family has been approved by all U.S. states and territories

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns discusses the challenges diplomats and business leaders face in China with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.

From the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Tanglewood to a collection of concerts at Newport mansions, the summer is brimming with opportunities to experience classical music. WBUR arts critic Lloyd Schwartz shares the events he's most looking forward to.

In Fat Leonard, journalist Craig Whitlock tells the story of a defense contractor who plied Navy commanders with lavish meals, trips, cash and sex workers. In return they let him overcharge taxpayers.

After the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, curators in Israel raced to lock their most precious museum items into safe storage. In Gaza, the fighting has caused damage to more than 100 cultural landmarks.

Sometimes health care means being able to go out and watch a wrestling match, according to Dr. Clarissa Kripke. She's pioneering a new kind of care for people with disabilities.

For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the lessons they've learned.

World Central Kitchen has long brought food to war zones and disaster areas around the world. The deaths of seven of its workers in Gaza come on top of the loss of six workers in Ukraine.

After a fall near the first anniversary of her beloved aunt's death, a writer explored why grief can make us less sure-footed. She found answers, climbing a precarious staircase in Italy.

Hamtramck, Mich., used to be mostly Polish. Now, the population has changed, with a growing population of Muslims, coming mostly from Yemen and Bangladesh.