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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says faith-based, 12-step and farm- or camp-centered programs should be a major part of the U.S. addiction response. Here, he visits the First Baptist Church food pantry in New York City last year.

RFK Jr. says he'll fix the overdose crisis. Critics say his plan is risky

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. survived heroin addiction and says that if confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he'll build treatment "farms" to help people recover.

It's dangerous, illegal and uncomfortable — but train hoppers ride the rails anyway

Civil War-era hobos hopped trains to find work. Content creators hop trains with their GoPros. Hitching rides on the railroad is an American tradition.

Yoko the baby swell shark was born on Jan. 3, some eight months after her egg was discovered in a tank with that only housed other female sharks.

This shark pup was born in a habitat without any males. How did that happen?

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

Everything to know about the MLB's ball-strike challenge system at spring training

This spring, MLB players can challenge ball and strike calls. The camera-based system is only an experiment for now — but it has the baseball world wondering where to draw the line with technology.

Federal Election Commission member Ellen Weintraub testifies on Capitol Hill on Sept. 20, 2023.

Federal election commissioner says Trump is trying to improperly remove her

Ellen Weintraub, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission, says President Trump is trying to improperly remove her from the post.

The city of Nome, Alaska, shown here in 2023, is where the plane was heading when it went missing.

A search is underway along Alaska's coast for a plane carrying 10 people

The disappearance marks the third major incident in U.S. aviation in eight days. The Bering Air Caravan, a single-engine turboprop, was heading from Unalakleet to Nome.

A USAID officer watches as a U.S. military cargo plane taxis to a stop at Kathmandu's international airport in the wake of the 2015 earthquake. The agency funds projects that aim to alleviate poverty and disease and meet humanitarian needs around the world.

Why does Musk want USAID 'to die'? And why did its website disappear?

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. agency that funds aid projects has faced layoffs, a stop action order for most aid efforts and a disruption of its website. Now Elon Musk says it should 'die.'

Trump carries out his 'flood the zone' strategy, creating a week of whiplash

An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have been overlooked.

HUD choked funding to enforce fair-housing laws. Legal aid groups may not survive

Most housing discrimination claims are handled by local nonprofits around the country. They say the Trump administration has hobbled them, and are challenging the cuts as unlawful.

Crews erect a new Fort Liberty sign outside one of the base's gates in June 2023, as the Fort Bragg name was officially replaced. The military spent more than $6 million on the change, which is now being undone.

In reinstating the name of Fort Bragg, the Army hopes to skirt a ban on Confederate namesakes

The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now will be named for a World War II private, Roland Bragg.

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