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When it comes to persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health care professionals are influential. But in some rural communities, hospital staff themselves are hanging back.

An elevated subway train derailed in Mexico City after a concrete overpass it was crossing collapsed Monday night. There are dozens of casualties.

It's been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways, amid the backdrop of a global pandemic. This week is a first-grade teacher in Los Angeles.

The faculty union and university administration say a deal could come "any day now," but the union insists that, until then, the strike will continue.

The destructive plant disease seems to be on the move again on Oregon's south coast.

Unsigned musicians: We want to hear from you. Starting May 11, send us a video of you performing one original song at a desk — and you might get to come play behind Bob Boilen's.

In just the past week, India has seen its COVID-19 cases jump by 2,646,526 — a figure that, if it stood alone, would make India the 14th worst-hit nation in the world.

Ecologist Suzanne Simard says trees are "social creatures" that communicate with each other in remarkable ways — including warning each other of danger and sharing nutrients at critical times.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with former NPR social media guru Andy Carvin about the way his realm came to affect the news business.

After deadly blackouts gripped Texas in February, state lawmakers vowed to protect people from future power failures. But now, lawmakers are debating measures that critics say could do the opposite.