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Melissa Morris outside her home in Sterling, Colo. She quit using heroin in 2012, and now relies on the drug Suboxone to stay clean. She's also been helping to find treatment for some of the neighbors she used to sell drugs to.

Rural Colorado's Opioid Connections Might Hold Clues To Better Treatment

Opioid abuse is rising fast among those who live in rural areas. Research suggests the drugs' illicit use there spreads rapidly via social networks, which could be part of the solution, too.

California Lawmakers Collect Thousands On Top Of Salary While Absent

In addition to their six-figure salaries and benefits, the state's 120 lawmakers are compensated for their cost of living and meals when they travel to Sacramento to write and pass bills.

Cyber Monday Sales Still On Top, But Losing Some Luster

Shoppers traded bricks for clicks on Monday, flocking online to snap up "Cyber Monday" deals on everything from cashmere sweaters to Star Wars toys.

Marilla Lima had Zika virus while pregnant. Her 2 1/2-month-old son, Arthur, has microcephaly — a birth defect characterized by a small head and severe brain damage.

Zika Virus Likely Affected Her Baby, And She Feels Brazil Doesn't Care

The government is trying to wipe out Zika virus, which has been linked to a severe birth defect. But is it doing enough to help families whose children have been affected?

Paul, Alejandro and Marcia wearing their racing kit at Santa Pod after Demo 2. They have been drag racing to look at the Doppler effect and how sound and light waves are similar.

GENIUS BY STEPHEN HAWKING: Where Did The Universe Come From?

Airs Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

NPR's Steve Inskeep waits for President Obama in the Cabinet Room at the White House.

Getting That Presidential Interview Just Right

Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep stopped by the NPR Politics podcast to chat about balancing respect for the office with asking "the rudest question that's on your mind."

Two Chinese divers from the People's Liberation Army Navy suited up and prepared to observe U.S. Navy divers in an underwater welding exercise.

Rising Tensions? Yes, But The U.S. And Chinese Navies Are Training Together

Even as China presses ahead with a military buildup in the South China Sea, the U.S. invited it to take part in the world's largest naval exercise at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

O.J. Simpson returns to Rich Stadium for his induction into the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame in 1980.

New 5-Part Series Considers The 'Perfect Perversity' Of The O.J. Simpson Case

"He was acquitted of the crime he was guilty of and convicted of a crime he's innocent of," says legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. He and director Ezra Edelman discuss O.J.: Made in America.

A police officer holds a bag of heroin that was confiscated as evidence in Gloucester, Mass., in March. Massachusetts is one of 38 that allow civil commitment for substance abuse.

A Twist On 'Involuntary Commitment': Some Heroin Users Request It

Some Massachusetts opioid users are so desperate to quit the drug habit they are asking judges to lock them up and require treatment. But critics question whether courts should play this role.

Six people just finished a yearlong experiment living inside a dome in Hawaii to simulate life on Mars.

'Mars Mission' Crew Emerges From Yearlong Simulation In Hawaii

Six people spent that time living in a dome on a rocky volcanic plain on the island of Hawaii. The NASA-funded experiment was meant to simulate a long-term settlement on Mars.

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