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Hospitals across the South are warning of a catastrophe if a surge of COVID-19 cases doesn't subside. Medical centers are maxed out. But space isn't the biggest problem — it's staffing.

A new study says wildfire smoke has contributed to COVID-19 deaths in California, Oregon and Washington. Toxic particles in smoke increase the risk of lung infections — including COVID-19.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, about the U.S. offering COVID-19 booster shots. The World Health Organization criticized the decision.

Ray Charles is best known for recording hit soul and R&B songs. His album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, recorded in the 60s, spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard pop albums chart.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Afghan American novelist Khaled Hosseini about his reflections on Afghanistan, which has been shattered by decades of war, tribal feuds and corruption.

President Biden reiterates his defense of the Afghan withdrawal. Millions of Americans will soon be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Earthquake aid is reaching Haiti but it's slow going.

A federal trial involving disgraced singer R. Kelly has begun in a Brooklyn courtroom. The charges against Kelly include sexual exploitation of a child, bribery, kidnapping and racketeering.

Spirit and American have canceled hundreds of flights in recent weeks. Meanwhile, a key member of Congress is calling on the FAA to crack down on travelers who turn violent.

An entrepreneur has launched a bank-free home ownership program. He's using his own contractors to get the houses up to code, and a rent-to-own program to get buyers into their houses.

Relief supplies are reaching the quake zone, but slowly. Health care workers are exhausted, some at their jobs 24 hours a day as Haiti struggles to care for those affected by the 7.2 magnitude quake.