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Tracing America's 'opiate epidemic'
This epidemic is different than the crack cocaine epidemic in the 1980s and early 1990s, said author Sam Quinones. His book "Dreamland" explores the roots of the issue.
From Ebola to Zika: What we're learning about global health crises
The medical director for Partners in Health explains what she -- and the world's medical establishment -- learned from the response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa, and whether it's useful in responding to the dangers of the Zika virus.
From the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan to the booming cities of China to desalinization plants in Israel, water controversies are global.
How to talk to your aging parents about money
The best financial planning starts early. Being left with unanswered questions and unknown finances when a parent falls ill or dies can complicate an already painful experience.
Five Eastern states hold presidential primaries today. Listen to analysis and perspective from a journalist and two political scientists out East.
The fate of Prince's memoir is uncertain
Prince announced just last month that he was working on a memoir to be published in 2017. Rolling Stone called it "one of the most anticipated memoirs in music history."
As I Lay Trying: How to read William Faulkner
"Believe me, when it comes to finding Faulkner difficult, we've all been there," writes Christopher Rieger, director of the Center for Faulkner Studies at Southeast Missouri State University.
Candidates for president talk a lot about job creation -- and blame each other for job loses. But many factors are beyond the reach of government. Two experts explain how jobs are gained and lost in the modern economy.
A great American novel about a great American crisis
Angela Flournoy's debut novel, "The Turner House," follows the fate of a family home on Detroit's East Side during the foreclosure crisis in 2008. The book was a finalist for the National Book Award.