Extreme Heat Is Worse For Low-Income, Nonwhite Americans, A New Study Shows A new study finds that for more than 70% of all U.S. counties, urban temperatures are higher in neighborhoods that have low-income people and communities of color. Deepa Shivaram
U.S. COVID-19 Hot Spots Dominate Where Vaccination Rates Are Low Weeks after warnings about high COVID-19 infection rates in Missouri and in Southeastern states, vaccination rates remain low and health care systems are stressed. Shalina Chatlani
Tennessee's Ousted Vaccination Chief Blasts Politics Over Teen Vaccines Accusing state leaders of putting their heads in the sand, Dr. Michelle Fiscus said,"I am ashamed of them. I am afraid for my state." Bill Chappell
Two 14-Year-Olds Grill An Author About The Future Of Humanity In his new book for Gen Z readers, Charles Kenny explains why despite all the gloom and doom, the world is getting better for billions. NPR turned to two Gen Zers to help ask him the tough questions. Malaka Gharib
COVID Cases In Parts Of Missouri And Arkansas Surge To Levels Not Seen Since Winter The outbreak of COVID-19 in southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas has become the nation's largest and is mostly driven by the highly contagious delta variant. Becky Sullivan
French People Rush For Vaccines After Macron Ties A New 'Health Pass' To Café Life On Monday, 926,000 people booked their first dose through the online medical platform Doctolib — "an absolute record," the site says. Bill Chappell
COVID Vaccine Latest: J&J Warning Label And Israel Starts Booster Dose The FDA ordered Johnson and Johnson to put a label on its COVID-19 vaccine warning of the risk of a neurological disorder. Israel is offering booster shots to individuals who are immune compromised. Joe Palca
Nearly 800 people believed to have died in Northwest heat wave The heat wave from two weeks ago is now one of the deadliest weather-related events in Washington state history. Paige Browning
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Is Linked To Neurological Disorder In Extremely Rare Cases Of the more than 12 million people who received the J&J vaccine, around 100 developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sharon Pruitt-Young
WA issues new protections for outdoor workers following extreme heat wave New emergency rules from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries will soon require employers to provide shade from the sun and breaks for outdoor workers to cool down. Esmy Jimenez
