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NPR's Audie Cornish talks with journalist Emmanuelle Chaze about the rescue ship Ocean Viking's response to a shipwreck off the coast of Libya last week, in which about 130 migrants drowned.

Humans have been smoking pot to get high since the first millennium B.C. Archaeologists have found early evidence of cannabis use from wooden bowls exhumed from ancient tombs in western China.

The Brooklyn Center, Minn., officer who is said to have shot Wright is a 26-year officer, Kim Potter. Police Chief Tim Gannon said the officer meant to deploy a Taser — but pulled a gun instead.

USC is welcoming back Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush after a 10-year NCAA-mandated disassociation. The former star running back had been prohibited from interacting in an official capacity with the school he played for from 2003 until 2005 since the NCAA sanctions handed down in 2010.

Senior Special Agent James Reyerson changed his own testimony on Wednesday, after first saying Floyd admitted, "I ate too many drugs." The reversal was a blow for defendant Derek Chauvin.

Misinformation about the coronavirus has been catching on easily in Lebanon, where sectarian rivalries leave groups searching for answers that back their world view.

The Man Who Sold His Skin centers on a Syrian man who, desperate to reach Belgium, allows an artist to tattoo a visa on his back. The film has been nominated for the Best International Feature Oscar.

Among the findings are a gold pendant with the image of an Egyptian goddess, suggesting wider interaction between ancient Greece and Egypt than previously known.

Clothing companies H&M, Nike and Adidas face boycotts for their refusal to use cotton from China's Xinjiang region.

Dr. Paul Spiegel talks about the gaps — and raises the possibility that the coronavirus pandemic could lead to huge changes in humanitarian responses.