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The youngest two generations of voters finally outstripped the number of older voters in 2016 — a sign of how politicians will have to grapple with winning over a fast-changing electorate.

In 2015, more than 33,000 drug overdose deaths were caused by opioids. Many of those opioids are coming into the United States from other countries.

Researchers in Nashville are tapping into a country music camp to learn more about Williams Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. Many people who have it love music but don't know why.

The move freezes "assets of Nicolas Maduro [that are] subject to U.S. jurisdiction," the Treasury Department says. It's only the fourth time the U.S. has imposed sanctions on a sitting head of state.

Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who was fired by Trump, says the president's actions undermine the rule of law and threaten to destroy the independence of the Justice Department.

Sam Shepard was both a prize-winning playwright and an an acclaimed actor. He won a Pulitzer for Drama for Buried Child in 1979 and wrote more than 40 other plays as well as short stories and essays. He died Thursday at his home in Kentucky of complications from Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 73.

Deadly protests erupted in Venezuela after Sunday's vote to elect a special assembly that will rewrite the constitution. Freelance journalist Mariana Zuniga speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish.

Using search and app data, combined with third-party credit card records, Google can link online ad viewing to purchases at physical stores. User privacy may be at risk, an advocacy group says.

The Georgia-born roots musician's songs tell detailed, easy-paced stories of family and close friends. Hear his Newport Folk set, with special guest Jade Bird.

Christopher Msando was found tortured and killed, say elections officials, about a week before Kenya's presidential election.