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A protester gathers containers that look like OxyContin bottles at an anti-opioid demonstration in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington in 2019.

Corporate opioid payouts now being finalized would top $32 billion

Companies at the center of the deadly prescription opioid epidemic are close to deals that would cap their liability.

The strategy behind Russia's sarcastic tone toward the West

Russian officials have taken a sarcastic tone as tensions rise. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Yale history professor Timothy Snyder about why.

Biden announces sanctions as Russian troops move into Ukraine

As Russian troops move into separatist regions in eastern Ukraine, President Biden gives his latest remarks on what measures the United States and its allies are planning to take.

Traders wear masks as they work in their posts at the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, the first day of in-person trading since the exchange closed in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York Stock Exchange Reopens Trading Floor After 2-Month Closure

Traders are wearing masks and must undergo a health screening before entering the New York Stock Exchange, which shifted to electronic trading in March because of COVID-19.

Permanent Representative of Kenya to the U.N. Martin Kimani, shown last year, delivered a speech criticizing Russian actions.

Kenyan U.N. ambassador compares Ukraine's plight to colonial legacy in Africa

Instead of looking back to an age of empire, Russia should accept Ukraine's borders and move on, Kenya's ambassador told a session of the U.N. Security Council.

President Biden speaks about Ukraine at the White House on Tuesday. He said Russian President Vladimir Putin recognition of breakaway republics in two Ukrainian oblasts is a "flagrant violation of international law."

Allies join U.S. in imposing sanctions pressure on Russia over Ukraine

The president called Russia's recognition of two Ukrainian regions a "flagrant violation of international law" and announced sanctions targeting Russia's ability to do business with the West.

Gasoline prices are displayed at a Chevron gas station downtown Los Angeles on Feb. 18. Crude prices are surging toward $100 a barrel, raising the prospect of even higher gasoline prices.

Oil prices are surging toward $100 a barrel. Here's what that means for you

The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is driving prices sharply higher, but there's more at play than just geopolitical tensions.

Audience members sit separately for social distancing at a cinema in China's eastern Zhejiang province in July 2020.

Hollywood relies on China to stay afloat. What does that mean for movies?

Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel says that film studios increasingly need Chinese audiences to break even — which can result in self-censorship. His new book is Red Carpet.

Russia recognizes 2 Ukrainian regions as independent

Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning to recognize the independence of two Ukrainian regions, establishing what could be a pretext for an attack.

U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, far right, speaks during an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, in New York on Monday.

U.N. leaders condemn Putin after he orders 'peacekeepers' to Ukraine

Russia's action was universally condemned in an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting, which concluded with no action taken.

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