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Heavy rainfall in several Middle Tennessee counties on Saturday prompted water rescues, road closures and communications disruptions. More than 30 people have been reported missing.

Unequal punishment based on race is a problem across the armed forces. Veterans and military experts say that racial bias in military discipline has become a serious threat to national security.

Some of Portland's largest performance venues will be requiring vaccinations or recent proof of a negative COVID-19 test result of anyone who wishes to attend their shows.

As an earthquake and then a storm wreak havoc in Haiti — ten years after the devastating Port-au-Prince quake, Haitian writer Myriam J.A. Chancey reflects on why the nation has been so vulnerable.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggested that giving out booster shots in countries with high vaccination rates could lead to more dangerous coronavirus variants across the globe.

The approval replaces the emergency use authorizations granted last December and could make it easier for employers, the military and universities to mandate vaccination.

About 148,000 school employees, and contractors who work in schools, will have to have at least a first dose by Sept. 27. At least 63% of all school employees already have been vaccinated.

Extra dry conditions and longer fire seasons have some local governments considering firework bans.

NPR Music staff and NPR Member stations share today's essential new music that makes us dance, smile and weep.

The San Mateo County district attorney found officers reasonably believed a Glock 19 replica BB gun was real when a Daly City detective fatally shot Roger Allen.