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WH Opioid Commission Member Weighs In On Progress Made In Addressing Crisis

At the beginning of November, the six-member White House opioid commission delivered 56 recommendations to President Trump, for reigning in the nation's opioid crisis. On Thursday, the White House hosted a summit on opioids. Commission member Bertha Madras speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the progress she sees happening, or not, toward those 56 recommendations.

Satellite separation during the Falcon 1 ABS/Eutelsat launch.

A Side Of SpaceX You May Not Have Seen Before

CEO Elon Musk's decision to put photos in the public domain was spurred by a Twitter follower who asked: What is there to lose?

President Trump walks back to the White House escorted by the Secret Service after appearing outside of St John's Episcopal church across Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Poll: Two-Thirds Think Trump Made Racial Tensions Worse After Floyd Was Killed

The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey found Americans see the nationwide protests as legitimate — a big shift from the 1960s — and almost half strongly disapprove of the job President Trump is doing.

Plane Jumper

Linda Wertheimer talks with Larry Elmore, a retired airplane pilot who is planning to jump from an airplane 60 times Tuesday. Elmore was forced retire from Trans World Airlines at the age of 60. He's decided to prove that he's still in top shape.

Guy Livingston: Minuteman

Pianist Guy Livingston commissioned dozens of composers to write 60-second compositions for him. He talks with Weekend Edition Sunday's Lynn Neary about the resulting album, Dont Panic! 60 Seconds for Piano, and about why anyone would possibly take on such a project.

This undated employee photo provided by the city of Moraine, Ohio, shows Jeffrey Edward Fowle, who was released by North Korea on Tuesday after a six-month detention.

American Freed By North Korea Arrives Home

Jeffrey Fowle, 56, who was arrested in North Korea in May after allegedly leaving a bible in a club for foreign sailors, arrived at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base this morning.

Sayonara, Scion: Toyota Ending Brand Geared Toward Younger Drivers

The decision was prompted by customers' changing needs, the automaker says. Just 56,167 cars were sold in the U.S. last year. Current owners will still be able to have their cars serviced by Toyota.

Cressida Dick, who worked for Scotland Yard for 31 years before leaving to work for Britain's Foreign Office, has been named the new commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service, the first woman to lead Scotland Yard in its 188-year history.

Cressida Dick Named Scotland Yard's First Female Top Cop

Cressida Dick, 56, a former beat cop in London's West End, on Wednesday was named the first female police commissioner in the organization's 188-year history.

Team USA's Brittney Griner (15) played her first international basketball game since her detention in Russia. She helped the USA women power by Japan in the opening game of group play on Monday as the U.S. aims for an unprecedented eighth straight gold medal.

U.S. women’s basketball team opens the Olympics with dominant win over Japan

The U.S. women's Olympic basketball team cruised over Japan 102-76. The U.S. squad, which now boasts a 56-game Olympic winning streak, is on the hunt for an eighth-straight Olympic gold medal.

TV News Pioneer Don Hewitt Dies At 86

CBS News producer Don Hewitt died yesterday of pancreatic cancer at the age of 86. The creator of 60 Minutes got his start with the network in 1948. Hewitt worked with Edward R. Murrow, produced the Kennedy-Nixon presidential debate and produced the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.

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