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Demand could delay when the vaccine is available, but the state's refusal to preorder from the federal government won't be the reason, says the director of infection prevention at UF Health Jacksonville.

Since Syria's civil war, Brazil has quietly accepted more Syrian refugees than any other country in Latin America. Those refugees are now building new lives and connecting with Syrian history there.

The legislation has been a year in the making, with tense negotiations leading to a narrower spending package that focuses on climate investments and health care costs.

A procession and funeral steeped in tradition bring an end to a journey that began with Queen Elizabeth II's death at Balmoral Castle in Scotland 11 days ago.

Britain's intricate protocol of handling Queen Elizabeth II's death, Operation London Bridge, is set in motion, and lays out the steps for accession, public viewings, her funeral and more.

Drug price reforms passed as part of the Inflation Reduction Act did not solve the problem of skyrocketing costs of insulin. States are taking their own action.

As intense heat becomes more common around the world, the potential threat to biodiversity increases. One species at particular risk to a warming climate is found on the beaches of Florida.

The South American country of Chile has become a center of lithium mining, which has boomed as demand for electric car batteries has risen. But what are the environmental costs?

Out of the spotlight of the presidential candidates, many Iowans help make the caucuses happen — people like volunteer caucus chairpeople, printmakers, host families and student journalists.

President Obama held a news conference in the East Room of the White House Thursday, pushing Congress to pass his jobs bill. Again, the president challenged Republicans to support his plan or to seek compromise on an alternative. He also took aim at the nation's banks for rising fees — and their efforts to fight financial reform.

With brake issues, fuel leaks and a battery fire in three separate incidents, it has not been a good week for the Boeing Dreamliner. Host Scott Simon talks with New York Times op-ed columnist Joe Nocera about troubles that have beset the new Boeing 787 this past week.

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and Lee Health said they are not “subordinate” to the attorney general, as they were created by the Legislature.

President Biden has announced he is pardoning everyone convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law. He's now urging governors to pardon those convicted on state possession charges.

The report is part of a growing body of research into whether institutions and policies reinforce preexisting racial disparities.

The Labor Department reports Friday on December's job gains. Despite some high-profile layoff announcements, the overall job market remains tight.

An Alzheimer's drug that removes the substance amyloid from the brain has received a conditional approval from the FDA. A large study found the drug decreased the loss of thinking and memory by 27%.

Southeast Asia's biggest lake is in serious trouble. Drought, dam building and overfishing have brought the Tonle Sap to a tipping point. And as the lake goes, so goes the greater Mekong ecosystem.

Crews released and burned hazardous chemicals that were in train cars in danger of exploding. About 50 train cars derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border on Friday.

More than six years since the deadliest peacetime attacks on Belgian soil, survivors seek closure as the trial of 10 men accused over the suicide bombings starts in earnest Monday.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with Democratic strategist Joel Payne about what the 118th congress will bring and what his party could have done differently in the 2022 midterm elections.

It comes as photos emerged of teachers covering bookcases with blankets to prevent getting in trouble.

The team is cutting ties with Bauer, whose unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced two weeks ago.

President Biden's lawyers have found more classified documents, this time at his Wilmington, Del., home. According to his lawyer Richard Sauber, "all but one" were found in storage in Biden's garage.

The Republican National Committee chair won her bid to lead the GOP for two more years, prevailing in an election that highlighted fierce internal divisions.

Sayfullo Saipov was found guilty of running down riders with a rental truck on a Manhattan bike path in 2017. Prosecutors said the Halloween attack was inspired by his reverence for the Islamic State.