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The Nkamira Transit Camp is home to more than 6,000 refugees fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The decades-long conflict is a legacy of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara about the state enacting a temporary moratorium on insurance companies dropping homeowners in areas affected by fires.

The prescription drug Ozempic helps people with diabetes control their blood sugar. But its wild popularity is due to a side effect: rapid weight loss. That's made it hard to find in some areas.

In both incidents, officials say the bed rails were not securely attached to the bed. The two victims became entrapped between the product and their mattresses.

The opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan will soon be available over-the-counter at a cost of about $44. Advocates welcome the expanded availability but say the price will be too high for some.

The real-estate tycoon said the Arizona senator was only a war hero because he had been a POW. He also called McCain a "loser" for failing to win the White House in the 2008 election.

Three children died after a tree struck a vehicle in eastern Texas and flash floods hit Lousiana. Severe weather warnings are in effect for regions from Ohio to southern New York to northern Florida.

The Justice Department has charged 35 individuals with defrauding Medicare of more than $2 billion. The scheme allegedly involved bribes and kickbacks for genetic tests to predict cancer.

NPR's Eyder Peralta asks Isabel Araiza of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi about the terms Latinos use to identify themselves and their communities.

The levee breech in Monterey County triggered flooding and evacuations. NPR's Sacha Pfeifer talks to state Sen. John Laird about what must be done to prevent another catastrophe.