The Diane Rehm Show
Reggy Colby, 30 and a recovering heroin addict, displays a bag of heroin in Camden, New Jersey.
The Centers for Disease Control reported the number of Americans who died from heroin overdoses quadrupled in the decade ending in 2013. We look at what's behind the nation's surge in heroin addiction and what some communities are doing to fight back.
This May photo from the Department of Labor shows, from left, a student at the Trades Learning Center at Bath Iron Works (BIW) describing his work to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez.
There's a renewed push for apprenticeship programs in the U.S., one supporters say can address a shortage of skilled workers and the financial burden on young people today.
Cyrus Copeland, far left, and his family pose in a family photograph.
A writer explores his father's mysterious imprisonment, and accusations that he was spying for the CIA, in revolutionary-era Iran.
U.S. President Barack Obama departs the White House on July 21 in Washington, D.C.
A lame duck, with diminished power to get anything done: This is how many had expected to describe President Barack Obama in his final two years in office. But Obama has had a string of recent victories, and now, he’s setting his sights on other issues. We look at the president's evolution and his political priorities for the remainder of his term.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is greeted July 22 by Gen. Mashal al-Zaben (R) and members of the Jordanian Armed Forces as he arrives at the Jordan Armed Forces General Headquarters in Amman, Jordan.
Turkish jets attack Islamic State positions in Syria for the first time. Negotiations begin in Athens on a third bailout for Greece. And President Barack Obama visits Kenya and Ethiopia. A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page of USA Today for analysis of the week's top international news stories.
Jeanette Williams places a bouquet of roses at a memorial for Sandra Bland on July 21 near Prairie View A&M; University in Prairie View, Texas.
Secretary of State John Kerry defends the Iran nuclear deal in Congress. Republican candidates scramble for a spot in the upcoming GOP debate. And a dash-cam video of Sandra Bland’s arrest in Texas fuels debate over her death. A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top national news stories.
This 2007 photo shows E.L. Doctorow at the 6th Festival of Literature at Massenzio Basilica in Rome, Italy.
Writer E.L. Doctorow died this week at the age of 84. We rebroadcast Diane’s 2009 conversation with the best-selling author on his book, “Homer and Langley."
Businessman Donald Trump speaks to guests gathered May 16 for the Republican Party of Iowa's Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa.
According to a recent national poll businessman Donald Trump has a double digit lead in the Republican presidential field. We look at what’s behind his strong appeal.