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In Jackson County, infection rates are rising, yet all the hospital ICUs are already full. Hospital workers are demoralized.

Wildfires in Siberia aren't unusual but this year's blazes have been unusually vast and intense.

There were two explosions Thursday outside Kabul's airport, where thousands of people have been gathering for days trying to get out of the country and to safety following the Taliban's takeover.

An Afghan baby girl born during a U.S. evacuation flight has been named "Reach," after the cargo jet's call sign, Reach 828.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kirk Lepine, Plaquemines Parish president, about the impact of Hurricane Ida in his parish.

The FDA's decision to fully approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine has opened the door for a growing number of colleges and universities to mandate the vaccine for their communities this academic year.

An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting Monday to consider whether any changes are needed to its existing recommendations for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

The all-Black infantry unit helped the U.S. win World War I. They fought with distinction in Europe, but were often met with racism. Both chambers of Congress approved the posthumous commendation.

About 100,000 people live in Lafourche Parish and all of them were impacted by Hurricane Ida. NPR's Noel King talks to Brennan Matherne, the Sheriff's Office captain, about the damage.

Burnell Cotlon owns the only remaining grocery store in New Orleans' lower ninth ward, which is still without power after Hurricane Ida swept through.