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Many surgeons prescribe strong pain medicine without knowing how much their patients actually need. A group of doctors says hospitals should be accountable for patients' long-term opioid use.

The inauguration of Uhuru Kenyatta at Kasarani Stadium drew overflow crowds that police had to force back. Meanwhile, there were anti-Kenyatta protests elsewhere in the capital, Nairobi.

More American youth are moving to Mexico than there are Mexican youth coming to the U.S. More than half a million American children have moved to Mexico since 2008, and are studying in schools there.

Houses on streets with weird names generally have less value. Students looked for examples at Butt Street and Fanny Street. Property values on those streets were as much as 20 percent lower.

A Ghana-born chocolatier found that many people — even Africans — weren't familiar with the spices and cultures from other parts of the continent. And it is those experiences she seeks to share.

Justin and Jordan Garton, who are expecting their first child in December, really like the Olive Garden. Naming their daughter Olive Garton would be too on the nose. They plan to name her Olivia.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been a clearinghouse for student borrower complaints. Its future is now in question.

Most transgender Americans say they are discriminated against, but not everyone agrees on where it's coming from according to a new NPR poll.

Rachel Martin talks to Republican Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio about control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. NPR's Uri Berliner weighs in on the politics at the relatively new agency.

Pope Francis called for peace in a speech in Myanmar on Tuesday, but he did not mention the country's minority Rohingya population. Rachel Martin talks to journalist Michael Sullivan about the speech.