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Wilmer Vasquez died at just 29 years old after suffering heat illness during the hottest year on record. His brother, Yonatan, says climate change played a big role.

In Brazil, year-round epidemics of what is known as “breakbone fever” are becoming the norm, weighing heavily on healthcare systems and pushing leaders to look for new solutions to combat the disease.

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with musician and composer Ameen Mokdad, about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.

President Biden’s executive moves to severely limit asylum for those entering the U.S. without authorization are being met in immigrant communities with a mix of confusion, angst and disappointment.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Italian researcher Flavia Riccardo about the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, and efforts by health officials to contain it.

In a move to get Europe's attention, Turkey is busing migrants to the border crossing with Greece, but many say Greek officials are just taking their belongings and sending them back.

The number of new coronavirus cases are dropping across China. But some say they won't be able to forget how leaders decided to cut off the city of Wuhan to stop the virus from spreading.

Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting outside a Salt Lake City church Wednesday night while mourners were attending a memorial service inside, police said.

The Pitt is back for a new run, evoking the tensions health care providers face in the U.S. today. Here's what one doctor says to watch out for this season.

One year later, musicians who lost essential instruments and home studio set-ups in the Los Angeles fires are still picking up the pieces.