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The sponsor of 4-H clubs nationally is tapping its respected roots in rural communities to promote COVID-19 vaccines. But it won't be easy, locals say. Start with trusted local voices — and listen.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Amy Hagstrom Miller, president of Whole Woman's Health, which provides abortions in Texas and tried to get the Supreme Court to stop the Texas law.

Authorities in Louisiana are scrambling to evacuate the most vulnerable people out of life-threatening conditions left by Hurricane Ida. They're being taken to places with power, water and food.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jackie MacMullan, who's retiring after covering sports since 1982. Careers that span four decades are rare in sports journalism — even more so for women.

Host Scott Simon shares the reaction of Zalmai Yawar, an Afghan who first served as a translator for NPR 20 years ago, to the country's return to Taliban control. Yawar now lives in the U.S.

Nurse Melissa Wise, of Bogalusa, Louisiana, talks about the challenges of working in a hospital overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients.

Employers hired more than 1.8 million workers in June and July. But millions of others are still on the sidelines. That's leading to long wait times and is forcing some businesses to turn down orders.

Scott Simon speaks with Manizha Wafeq of the Afghanistan Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry about if and how women can continue to make gains under new Taliban rule.

The Afghanistan National Institute of Music was a thriving school in Kabul. But the last time the Taliban was in control of the country, all music related activities were strictly forbidden.

Scott Simon speaks with Mary O'Halloran of Mary O's, a New York Irish pub. She's seen extraordinary sales of soda bread scones after almost losing her business because of pandemic closures.