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COVID-19 vaccination rates are low in many rural parts of the U.S. — including in Boone County, Missouri.

The 11-day event will feature live music, entertainment and a number of bizarre food choices.

The data collected from the Department of Homeland Security by the Deportation Data Project shows more than 1,300 people have been removed from Ohio by federal immigration officials. Roughly 1,100 have been removed from Indiana and about 800 from Kentucky.

People in eastern Libya are still reckoning with the aftermath of last month's floodwaters that washed out to sea the heart of the city of Derna, and killed thousands.

Outside of prison, people on suicide watch are constantly monitored by a mental health professional in a hospital or treatment center. But in prisons in Indiana and several other states, it doesn’t work that way. The person watching an inmate on suicide watch isn’t always a trained professional or even a guard. Instead, it’s often another incarcerated individual, known as a suicide companion.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has a plan to address the increasing numbers of unhoused people in the city. It includes involuntary hospitalization of people deemed to be in "psychiatric crisis."

NPR's Lauren Frayer speaks with Omaha, Neb., jewelry retailer John Dineen as the price of gold spikes as people look for safe investments.

Millions of people headed outside for recreation during the pandemic, sparking a banner year for many outdoor gear companies. Now, those companies hope to lock in their newly expanded markets.

Hyrox, a timed fitness race that mixes running with workout stations, is selling out across Asia as young people fuel a booming wellness economy.

Some one million people in Lebanon have been displaced from their homes. Many of them have crossed the border into Syria -- fleeing one war-torn country for another.