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Prescription drugs like Vicodin have provided much-needed relief for many people suffering from pain. But these painkillers can be addictive, and they kill thousands each year. Doctors and regulators are looking into how to limit access to the drugs without causing more suffering for pain patients.

The cases involve one death at Abu Ghraib and another at a CIA site in Afghanistan.

Lebanese civilians are fleeing from the fighting in the south of their country, heading north to find shelter in Beirut and elsewhere. The evacuees are looking for help wherever they can find it. Among those helping the displaced is Hezbollah.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-981873.mp3There was a time in Hansen Clarke’s life when the thing he wanted…

Canada might be the only nation on earth that invented its favorite sport, has no other sport that’s even half as popular, and remains arguably the best…

There's a presidential election in Senegal Sunday. The small nation is one of Africa's most stable democracies. But its economy remains so poor that tens of thousands of young men have been leaving the country at an alarming rate.

Aid groups say they are making progress in delivering food to Somalia. But the need is critical and growing as the death toll continues to mount.

What are the best of the books? NPR Books looks at this year's National Book Award nominees for fiction and nonfiction. These 10 books — which tell the stories of a young drug smuggler, lovable philanderers, holograms in the Saudi desert and more — inspired, informed and entertained readers.

Viewed quarterly, his current rating is above those of Reagan, Carter and Clinton at the same points in their presidencies. It's below those of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon and both Bushes

Detroit City Council corruption caught on video tapeThe videos have been viewed in the U.S. District Court in Detroit, but never broadcast publically. The…