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Why India's COVID-19 Surge Could Collapse Its Health System

NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Heath, about India's latest surge, and how to mitigate it. He says the U.S. must help in three critical areas.

Montana County Encourages Residents To Get COVID-19 Vaccinations

The highest rates of vaccine hesitancy are concentrated in Western states. Local health officials in Montana are going the extra mile to make it easier for people to get shots.

Protesters confront law enforcement on April 13 outside the police headquarters in Brooklyn Center, Minn., over the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by an officer. The NAACP Legal Defense And Education Fund is asking the Justice Department to suspend local police grants, citing ongoing killings of Black people like Wright by police.

Civil Rights Group Calls On Justice Dept. To Suspend Local Police Grants

A major civil rights group is demanding the attorney general pause federal grants to local police until he confirms they aren't engaging in discrimination, citing more police killings of Black people.

Biden Is 1st U.S. President To Declare Mass Killings Of Armenians Genocide

Armenian Americans praised President Biden's decision to call a World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces genocide. The declaration will test Washington's relationship with Turkey.

Seven years since the start of the Flint water crisis: “It's a journey."

Sunday marks the seventh anniversary of the start of the Flint water crisis . On April 25, 2014, officials pushed the button switching Flint’s drinking...

Coronavirus: State Lifts Pause On Johnson & Johnson, Lawmakers Pass Vaccine Passport Ban

The Indiana Department of Health reported 49 additional confirmed deaths over the last week. That brings the state’s total to 12,864 confirmed deaths. The…

A man takes a picture at sunset with the Eiffel Tower in the background in March in Paris. The president of the European Commission says fully vaccinated Americans will be able to visit the European Union this summer.

Vaccinated U.S. Travelers Will Be Allowed To Visit Europe Again Starting This Summer

The European Commission president says she expects all 27 EU member states will accept visitors who've received COVID-19 vaccines, but the CDC is still warning against travel to much of Europe.

Activists from Amnesty International demonstrate Saturday outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin, calling for the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. On Monday, a Russian court ordered the temporary suspension of Navalny's political network.

Russian Court Suspends Alexei Navalny's Anti-Kremlin Network

The jailed opposition leader's political network has been ordered to suspend its activities pending a court ruling on whether to label it and affiliated organizations "extremist."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new guidance detailing steps summer camps should take to prevent and respond to COVID-19 infections.

Here's What The CDC Says Summer Camps Should Do To Prevent And Respond To COVID Cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says day and overnight camps can operate in person this summer if they take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and prepare for potential infections.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.

Supreme Court To Take Up 1st Major Gun Rights Case In More Than A Decade

At issue is how much the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to carry concealed weapons outside their home for self-defense. The case will likely be argued in the fall.

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