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In Louisiana, COVID-19 vaccination rates are rising, but they are still among the lowest in the country. As cases surge, vaccine hesitancy among health care workers has officials concerned.

League officials say the comprehensive investigation into Robert Sarver will determine whether they will take action against the team owner.

The Philippines is losing restrictions on travel to the country. The change would affect tourists from 150 countries, including the U.S. where the largest diaspora of Filipinos live.

Holocaust victims and liberators of concentration camps are gathered in Washington, D.C., for a 60th anniversary commemoration. A former U.S. soldier who helped liberate one of the Nazi-run death camps in Austria and a survivor of a related camp meet to share memories of the end of World War II.

Across the U.S., volunteers are stepping up to resettle Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion. In Maine, one Ukrainian man has taken in 11 people and plans to welcome more.

More than 36,000 people say their employers cheated them out of pay. The state agency tasked with probing their cases is backlogged and underfunded. (Story first aired on ATC on June 21, 2022.)

Rep. John Boehner of Ohio was elected House majority leader today to replace indicted Rep. Tom DeLay. Boehner defeated fellow Republican Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, 122-109, after lagging behind his rival in a first, inconclusive ballot. The third contender -- John Shadegg of Arizona -- withdrew after finishing last in the first round of balloting.

Scientists are reporting a new way to lower cholesterol. The process involves a tool called RNA interference. It uses a snippet of RNA to turn off a single gene at a time. In theory, genes responsible for producing cholesterol could be controlled to help prevent heart disease.

Steve Patterson collects business cards. He has nearly 85,000 at this point, and hopes to gather a cool million. He tells Scott Simon what makes a memorable card and from which famous people he's collected.

The spending bill passed by the House Thursday includes a requirement to show four types of ID when you arrive at the local department of motor vehicles. In places that already have this regulation, the process can be a bit more challenging.