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Venezuela sits atop the world's largest oil reserves and is largely dependent on cash it earns through exports. The sanctions deny authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro the cash paid for the fuel.

David Smilde of the Washington Office on Latin America talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about what the Venezuelan government says was an assassination attempt on the president on Saturday.

From medical device makers to pharmacists to labor unions, a host of organizations want to ensure that new accountable care organizations expand their business and influence.

Socioeconomic disparity is just as influential as climate change and population growth when it comes to explaining why so many cities are struggling with their water supply, researchers say.

Basic health insurance for most affected federal workers will stay in effect, but circumstances are murkier for contractors.

President Bush Thursday lifts trade sanctions against North Korea and moves to remove it from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. The move comes after Pyongyang hands over accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials.

Lawmakers are just beginning to review unredacted versions of the Epstein files but those who have read them say the system is complicated and insufficient.

Don't let the sticker price of college paralyze you. NPR's Chris Arnold of the Life Kit podcast debunks a myth about saving for that college tuition bill that could help you save more than you think.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro about a proposed settlement with Purdue Pharma that he says fails to hold it accountable for its role in the opioid crisis.

Bolivia is struggling to transition to new elections following the fall of Evo Morales and deadly violence. There are allegations that the interim president is hostile to indigenous culture.