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A new study warns that millions of people around the world who are 69 years or older will be at risk of dying in heat waves by 2050.

NPR's Michel Martin asks what reconciliation looks like. Her guests: Rich Harwood of The Harwood Institute, Russell Moore of the Southern Baptist Convention and genealogist Sharon Leslie Morgan.

Some of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in the U.S. have occurred in prisons and jails. And millions of people in those facilities are wondering when they will get a vaccine.

The White House announced nearly 2 million coronavirus tests will be made available starting this week. It is estimated that labs across the country will be able to test up to 4,000 people a day.

All that holiday grubbing does indeed pack on the pounds. How much? Researchers tracked the weights of 3,000 people in Germany, Japan and the U.S. and found a weight spike after every major holiday.

Indiana is one of the states poised to get permission to require Medicaid recipients to work. Advocates say work requirements may be good politics but they're bad policy.

Hurricane Maria is pounding Puerto Rico with strong winds and rain. Los Angeles Times reporter Molly Hennessy-Fiske is in San Juan.

The state recently passed legislation for a program that would offer people up to $10,000 to move there and work remotely.

BahamasEvac Services founder and owner Neko Gibson talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about what he's seen during his company's search and rescue efforts.

The Pacific Northwest continues to see record high temperatures. Many people in Portland and Seattle don't have air conditioning. Homeless people across the area are especially vulnerable in the heat.