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In the mountain town of Juyaya, Puerto Rico, last October, children watched as U.S. Army helicopters brought a team of physicians to assess the medical needs of the local hospital and residents. Going forward, health economists say, the U.S. territory will need continued federal help to deal with its overwhelming Medicaid expenses.

Puerto Rico's Wounded Medicaid Program Faces Even Deeper Cuts

State Medicaid programs already get much more money from the federal government than Puerto Rico Medicaid gets — and the storm-ravaged U.S. territory's safety net for the poor is barely hanging on.

Thousands gathered for a three-day country music festival in western Colorado in late June. Cases of the delta variant of the coronavirus are spreading quickly in the area, but the public health department said that, by the time the risk had become clear, it was too late to cancel Country Jam.

With Delta Variant Surging In Colorado, A Country Music Festival Goes On

The CDC sent in a team to investigate a delta variant hotspot in Mesa County, Colo. That didn't stop tens of thousands of people from flocking to the state's largest country music festival.

Using a mannequin to simulate dangerous scenarios, a team at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center learns standard treatments for obstetric emergencies like hemorrhage.

To Keep Women From Dying In Childbirth, Look To California

The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, but California is leading the charge to reverse that trend. Since 2006, the state has cut its rate by more than half.

Rescue personnel search for people who may need help in Mexico Beach, Fla., on Thursday, one day after Hurricane Michael made landfall near the area.

Recovery Work Begins After Hurricane Michael Carves Through Florida Panhandle

Now a tropical storm, the system hit Virginia after striking North and South Carolina — two states that are still coping with the effects of flooding from Hurricane Florence.

Meet The Candidates In 100 Words And 60 Seconds

NPR spent months on the trail with the candidates, but you don't have to. Catch up here.

Hollywood Strike Affecting Writers of Color

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and the Late Show with David Letterman were among the first casualties of a strike by members of the Writers Guild of America, pitting writers against TV and movie producers. Media critic Eric Deggans and Larry Andries discuss the strike, its effects on writers of color, and what it means for upcoming television seasons.

An Abandoned Oil Well Springs Back To Life, Throwing One West Texas Rancher Into A Battle Over Her Land's Future

In the Permian Basin, thousands of oil and gas wells fill the landscape, and today some of that aging equipment is bursting and leading to uncontrolled leaks. Just this summer, one of these aged wells began leaking and spewing toxic water — more than 20 years after it was filled with concrete and abandoned — throwing one rancher into a bureaucratic nightmare filled with more questions than answers.

Why Some Shootings Are Called Mass Shootings And Others Are Ignored

By Hady Mawajdeh, KERADepending upon whom you ask, there have been somewhere between eight and 350mass shootings in America so far in 2019. That’s a…

Texas Leaves The Hard Work Of Chasing An Accurate Census Count To Communities

By Alexa Ura, Texas TribuneUnder the trio of crosses atop its sandy brick building, the McCabe Roberts Avenue United Methodist Church has a history of…

The Delta Variant Is Wreaking Havoc On Most Of Texas — But Not El Paso. Here’s Why.

High vaccination rates, geography and a sense of community in the wake of 2019’s Walmart shootings help keep El Paso’s delta numbers low, experts and…

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