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Eight of the 10 states which have the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates are in the South. Doctors and epidemiologists are trying to come up with ways to encourage more residents to get vaccinated.

The U.S. will narrowly miss President Biden's July 4 vaccination goal but the country is still in a far better position than July 4, 2020.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Congresswoman and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala about the federal and state response to COVID 19. Shalala's district is in south Florida.

Farmers and ranchers, increasingly reliant on pumping groundwater, are desperate to have more and more wells installed. This frenzy could deplete California's aquifers, experts say.

Iowa's population is changing, with the number of Latinos growing fast. Activists are working to get them more engaged in the presidential caucuses, which could impact the state's politics long after.

Last year, many businesses in Ferguson, Mo., were looted and vandalized in unrest that gripped the city. Customers are starting to return, but some owners don't feel positive about staying here.

About 80 Uyghur families are among those trying to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. They're afraid if they stay, and China could pressure the Taliban to send them back to China.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Tallahassee Democrat reporter Karl Etters about Friday's shooting at a yoga studio in Tallahassee, Fla., that left two dead and five others wounded.

A surge in COVID hospitalizations in Montana just won't end. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is being criticized for his response.