A report from WHO and UNICEF states that last year, 25 million children missed out on one or more "lifesaving vaccines" — for diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and yellow fever.

Back in 2018, the Florida agriculture commissioner described these types of snails as a "triple threat" because of the potential harm to human health, the environment and agriculture.

On Sunday, churchgoers will celebrate Juneteenth during their worship services. Members of the clergy reflect on the role of the church and the holiday marking the notification of the end of slavery.

The Cherokee National History Museum in Tahlequah, Okla. will host a launch event for the new quarter. Mankiller was the first woman to head a major Native American nation in the U.S.

Prom used to be all about the girls' dresses. But now young men are setting fashion trends with their own outfits.

With dishes like red bean hummus and pimento cheese hushpuppies, the Fort Worth-based chef takes a fresh approach to soul food in a new cookbook, Fix Me A Plate.

Southern singer-songwriter Paul Thorn joins NPR's Debbie Elliott to talk about his latest record, Never Too Late To Call.

Clarksdale, Miss., where blues guitarist-singer Christone "Kingfish" Ingram hails from, is "pretty much the mecca of the blues," Ingram says in an interview with NPR's A Martinez on Morning Edition.