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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with British Labour MP Rachael Maskell about the Queen's approval of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's request to suspend Parliament, limiting time to make a deal on Brexit.

U.K. lawmakers exploded with anger Wednesday as the country's new prime minister, Boris Johnson, announced he would be suspending parliament in early September, limiting time to make a deal on Brexit.

On Wednesday Tropical Storm Dorian strengthened into a category 1 hurricane. The storm is close to both the eastern edges of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Emmett Till's 1955 lynching propelled the civil rights movement, but telling his story underscores a reluctance for some in Mississippi "to come to grips with its history of racial brutality."

Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and other drug firms accused of fueling the nation's opioid epidemic are in talks trying to reach legal settlements that could reach tens of billions of dollars.

Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson and other health care giants are discussing potential deals with authorities that could resolve thousands of lawsuits they're facing over the U.S. opioid epidemic.

Psychedelics, mambos, rap and steamy dembow make the playlist this week.

The coat Anderson wore at her iconic 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance connects her with a legacy of black women performers, from Bessie Smith to Beyoncé, who have used fur to send a message.

The leader of Britain's House of Commons called those opposed to the move "phony" and questioned whether lawmakers have the "courage or the gumption" to bring down the government.

A cube of uranium from a Nazi nuclear reactor has turned up in Maryland. Now two researchers are trying to figure out how it got there and what happened to similar artifacts.