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About 1.8 million people have received the Purple Heart for being wounded or killed in combat. A recent recipient says many merit the award but feel their injuries were too minor to pursue it.

A Tropical Storm Watch has been extended northward and includes much of the Florida west coast to the Anclote River.

Over the past 32 years, Morning Edition has broadcast a reading of the Declaration of Independence by NPR staff as a way of marking Independence Day. This year, we also offer some historical context.

The Tropical Storm Warning has been extended north to Englewood and now includes Fort Myers. Tropical Storm Watches have also been extended northward to include the Nature Coast to the Aucilla River. Storm Surge Watches remain in effect from Bonita Beach northward to the Suwannee River, including Tampa Bay.

The ruling this week essentially gutted what's left of the Voting Rights Act, but there's a lot of action — and inaction — happening elsewhere on the topic. Here's what to watch for next.

The beleaguered nation is seeing a surge. The lack of testing means it's difficult to know the extent. One doctor says his Facebook feed is 30% to 40% of notices about those who died of the virus.

The court also turned away challenges to longstanding decisions on qualified immunity and defamation, prompting dissents from the court's conservatives.

President Joe Biden arrived this week in Surfside, where he met with the first responders and families affected by the Champlain Towers collapse and pledged that the federal government will pick up 100% of the costs of the response to the collapse.

Disney will also donate $400,000 to Make-A-Wish®, Starlight Children’s Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and The Nature Conservancy.

An anthropologist put out a call: Take a photo of 15 essential items that help you cope.. She heard from 1,000-plus people in 50 countries. There's a lot of laptops — as well as wonderful surprises.