Matthew Desmond estimates that 2.3 million evictions were filed in the U.S. in 2016 — a rate of four every minute. "Eviction isn't just a condition of poverty; it's a cause of poverty," he says.

More than two months since a massive and deadly debris flow slammed the community of Montecito, hundreds of volunteers are working to carve paths to front doors and dig out kitchens.

Trump denies knowledge of a payment to a porn star to cover up a sexual encounter. Evangelical leaders, worried about the midterms, have arranged a meeting with the president at Trump's D.C. hotel.

There is a growing backlash in Southern California against the state's resistance to the Trump administration on illegal immigration and other issues.

Police officers and EMTs often have naloxone at the ready. Access to the drug for the general public has been eased in the past few years, too.

The new plane will test technologies to reduce the loud boom planes make when they break the sound barrier.

Gerónimo Gutiérrez tells NPR that the Mexican government has been sending migrants home in some cases, and offering humanitarian relief in others. "The number has been drastically reduced," he says.

Fifty years after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., alternate theories about his death continue to flourish. Three men who investigated the crime said they're confident in their conclusions.

Scientists have long been fascinated with whether dramatic restrictions in the amount of food we eat can help us live longer. New research suggests it might, but the question is, is it worth it?

From hacking to questionable ads to tech support, police dispatchers in Menlo Park, California get calls from around the world.