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Two counties are accusing the drug companies of causing the growing prescription drug epidemic across the country.

People around the world are working less than ever, but in the U.S., single parents and the highly educated and wealthy are working more.

Michael Cunningham's newest novel is named after a fairy tale. But this is no Disney fantasy. Instead The Snow Queen is a story of death, drugs and aging (not always gracefully).

Robert Siegel talks to columnist Hervé Martin of the French newspaper Le Canard Enchaine about the story it broke about new French trains that are too wide for many French train stations.

Russia and China have agreed on a deal that will send hundreds of billions of dollars of gas to China. The deal includes the construction of pipelines that will move the gas from Russian fields to Chinese cities. Construction will take at least four years.

Robert Siegel and Audie Cornish read letters from listeners about NPR's special series, Guilty and Charged.

Chef Edward Lee was introduced to sauerkraut by New York City's hot dog carts. But when he tried his mother-in-law's recipe, he knew it deserved a better pairing: five-spice-rubbed pork ribs.

Officers are wearing video cameras to record interactions with the public. The city's troubled police department is trying to prove a commitment to transparency, as it tries to end federal monitoring.

A new White House report exploring the intersection of race, poverty and justice suggests the answer is still a resounding yes.

The actor plays Lenny in a revival of the theatrical adaptation of Of Mice and Men; a New York exhibit reunites works from two Nazi art shows; critic John Powers discusses the festival's winners.