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Sarah Lind, a nurse with Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp., Southwest Alaska's tribal health care provider, vaccinates James Evan in December. They're standing on the tarmac in the village of Napakiak, where Evan works for YKHC at the clinic.

'We Don't Feel Forgotten At All': Alaska Fires Up COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

In Alaska, the coronavirus vaccine is heading to tiny villages on small planes and snow machines. The massive undertaking echoes previous efforts to get vaccines to remote corners of the state.

Alejandro Díaz greets a cat on Oct. 23 at an apartment complex in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. He's an outreach worker with Healthy Little Havana, going door to door to talk to people about getting tested for COVID-19.

Door To Door In Miami's 'Little Havana' To Build Trust For Testing And Vaccination

COVID-19 has hit hard in Miami's low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Outreach teams are meeting people where they live, answering questions and connecting people to free testing.

Then State-Sen. Marty Sandoval appears at a Capitol news conference in May 2019.

Ex-State Sen. Sandoval Dies Of COVID-19 In Midst Of FBI Cooperation After Corruption Charges

Former State Sen. Marty Sandoval (D-Chicago) died Saturday after a battle with COVID-19, nearly a year after resigning from the legislature amidst an...

A field of pitcher plants are nestled in a bog within the Mobile-Tensaw Delta. Ben Raines calls pitcher plants "carnivorous wonders" because they draw most of their nutrients from insects they kill and digest.

On A Tour Of 'America's Amazon,' Flora, Fauna And Glimpses Of Alabama's Past

A trip through the Mobile-Tensaw Delta offers a little bit of everything, from iris fields and gators, to Civil War history and the wreck of the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America.

Musicians gather for a Saturday morning jam session at the Savoy Music Center in Eunice, La.

COVID-19 Hits Hard For South Louisiana's Cajun Musicians

Cajun life is all about getting together to be with people to celebrate what you love: music, food and camaraderie. But the pandemic has shut that life down.

'Perestroika In Paris' Is An Anthropomorphic Tale Of Friendship

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Jane Smiley, about her newest novel, Perestroika in Paris.

Residents of Gwinnett County in Georgia hold Biden-Harris campaign signs on Election Day in Norcross, Ga. President-elect Joe Biden ran up the margins in Atlanta's diversifying suburbs.

How Biden Won: Ramping Up The Base And Expanding Margins In The Suburbs

Remarkably few counties shifted in the 2020 election, which saw sky-high turnout. The president's base voted in big numbers in rural areas, but Biden's gains in the suburbs propelled him to victory.

New State Rep. Angie Guerrero-Cuellar speaks to reporters Thursday after being sworn in to replace former House Speaker Mike Madigan in his 22nd District House seat.

Madigan Chooses Second House District Replacement In Four Days After Asking First Choice To Resign

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s vacated 22nd District House seat has a new occupant — the second replacement in four days — after Madigan...

Report Renews Calls For Consolidation, Service Sharing Of Illinois’ 9,000 Local Governments

Illinois has long held the record for the most units of local government in any state — 8,923 local taxing bodies to be exact, according to a recent...

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