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Florida officials are expanding the availability of monoclonal antibodies as a COVID-19 treatment option. Health experts welcome the move, but warn it's not a fix-all for the current surge of cases.

Houma, Louisiana is struggling to recover after Hurricane Ida hit the area almost a week ago. Most residents are worried because their community doesn't get the same attention that New Orleans does.

With ICU hospitalizations up 300% from a summer lull, nurses say they're exhausted physically and emotionally. Meanwhile, Governor Doug Ducey continues to ban mandatory vaccines and masking.

After facing a pandemic, record-setting mail ballot turnout, threats and conspiracies about vote counting, local elections officials are grappling with new laws and high scrutiny for future elections.

The nation's poison control centers saw a 245% jump in reported exposure cases from July to August as more people take the anti-parasite drug that some falsely claim treats COVID-19.

People in the northeast were unprepared for tornadoes and flooding from Hurricane Ida. But these are the types of intense storms climate experts have long warned about.

Demand for COVID-19 testing is surging, and that includes rapid home antigen tests. Experts say these tests can be very useful, but it's important to know their limitations.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to law professor Rosa Brooks about the legal and ethical challenges posed by the U.S. military's use of drone strikes following its withdrawal from Afghanistan.

COVID-19 tears through football and baseball, the U.S. men's soccer team tries to redeem itself, and we hear about the end of an audience-less Paralympics.

For more than a year, the Supreme Court has been conducting hearings via teleconference. But starting in October, the justices will be back on the bench.