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Drought-stricken reservoirs and rivers in Northern California mean painful water cutbacks for farmers and towns. Some are trying hard to conserve to avoid even worse to come.

Louisiana has a plan to address the problem to address sea-level rise that involved a Massachusetts-based research lab.

While low rates have been a boon for companies, they have walloped millions of people who have put money into traditional savings accounts.

Batiste is the bandleader of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In March 2021, he joined us from his home piano, playing songs from his album, We Are, as well as music he wrote for the film Soul.

Pope Francis is recovering following colon surgery. The Vatican says the 84-year-old pontiff's surgery was planned and uneventful.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced he will lift nearly all COVID-19 restrictions by mid-July and that England must learn to live with the virus.

COVID-19 vaccine mega-sites across the U.S. are closing down due to the drop in demand for the shot. Much of the hard work of getting people vaccinated will now fall on primary care providers.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Jazz Night in America host Christian McBride about the return of live jazz as pandemic restrictions lift across the U.S.

President Biden says his administration will take its campaign to get more people vaccinated for COVID-19 door-to-door — and there will be more emphasis on giving shots at doctors' offices.

Thanks to falling COVID-19 infection rates and rising vaccinations, France's Cannes Film Festival has returned with couture glamour and cinematic ambition.

Pools in Philadelphia have been closed since before the pandemic began. After scrambling to rebuild its lifeguard roster, the city has reopened most of its pools for the first time in two years.

Billionaire Richard Branson is about to head to space. The founder of Virgin Galactic, along with five others, will launch into space on Sunday in his Unity rocket.