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Brittany Penn was just 16 years old when Katrina hit. NPR's Michel Martin reports on this young woman's 20-year fight to rebuild her community in New Orleans' Upper Ninth Ward.

After deadly Minneapolis mass shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison push for federal, state and local gun reform.

Susan Monarez, who has led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for under a month, is out of the job, according to the department. Her lawyers say she hasn't been told and she won't resign.

The FDA has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines, but is restricting eligibility to those at risk for serious complications. That includes anyone age 65 and older and younger people with other health issues. The new limitations could make it much harder for many people to get vaccinated.

Hotter, drier summers are forcing states not used to extreme heat to find new ways to protect some of their most vulnerable residents during heat waves.

Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country after it was reported that at least three people with connections to President Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.

Redistricting critics warn that efforts to redraw maps mid-decade risks fueling further gridlock in Congress, and ceding more power to the executive and judicial branches.

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook will fight President Trump to stay in her position, DNC chair says he's tired of Democrats bringing "pencil to a knife fight", Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged.

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook intends to file a lawsuit after President Trump said she should be immediately removed from her position.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks about parallels between President Trump and President Nixon's use of government agencies to go after perceived enemies.