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In her new book, Maia Szalavitz presents the view that addiction is a learning disorder. Commentator Alva Noe says if he understands correctly, learning may also play a role in overcoming addiction.

Using technology and math, farmers are creating elaborate corn maze designs, from replicas of fine art to Internet kitties. Labyrinths help make ends meet — they yield more cash per acre than crops.

Senate Republicans unleashed the "nuclear option" on Thursday, essentially ensuring Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court on Friday. He is expected to tow a conservative line.

The "r" word is gone, but the ways we refer to people with disabilities shape our perceptions and behavior.

NPR Music remembers musicians — singers, songwriters, instrumentalists — and other visionaries we lost in 2016. Explore and celebrate their musical legacies.

There's no such thing as too much practice when it comes to brain surgery.

The multibillion-dollar "plan of the century" aims to create a network of trade routes, rail lines, ports and highways, linking countries on four continents. Nearly 70 countries have signed on.

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The court said the former head of the International Monetary Fund did not promote or profit from the prostitution of seven women.

Appliance makers and home builders are in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the energy efficiency program. Energy Star is among 50 EPA programs that would be eliminated under the president's budget plan.