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In Guyana, agriculture is the leading industry, and many men cut sugar cane or grow rice. Suicide rates are highest in the country's agricultural villages.

Trying To Stop Suicide: Guyana Aims To Bring Down Its High Rate

Named by WHO as the country with the world's highest suicide rate in 2014, Guyana has made it a priority to help those in need.

News Brief: CDC Plan, Farmers' Crops, China Shuts Border With Russia

The CDC is working on a plan to safely reopen the country. Why some U.S. farmers are throwing out good food. And, China shuts down all land crossings with Russia to avoid new COVID-19 cases.

NPR's health reporters catch you up on cuts to agencies and contract spending

It was a chaotic week for the nation's health agencies, as layoff notices rolled in along with an order for deep cuts to contract spending. NPR's health reporters tell us what they've learned.

Emeka Nnaka, who uses a wheelchair, drives his new accessible van to meet a friend in Tulsa, Okla. The van allows the 27-year-old greater independence, making it easier to get to school and work and to have a social life. Six years ago, Nnaka, then a semipro football player, broke his neck during a tackle and was paralyzed.

Why Disability And Poverty Still Go Hand In Hand 25 Years After Landmark Law

Disabled Americans are twice as likely to be poor as those without disabilities. They continue to face many financial and physical barriers, despite the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

How Schools Are Handling An 'Overparenting' Crisis

Two new books, The Gift of Failure and How To Raise An Adult, argue that too many children are being given too much.

An abandoned building on Washington Street in downtown Gary, Ind. Once a booming steel town, Gary's population has dropped sharply, resulting in abandonment and decay.

In 2 Indiana Cities, All That Trump And Obama Touched Isn't Political Gold

Gary has seen economic investment from Donald Trump, and Kokomo benefited from President Obama's auto bailout. But those connections haven't necessarily led to political goodwill.

On the afternoon after a deadly attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub, a man who says he was wounded in the violence was among those attending a memorial service at the Joy MCC Church. Officials say 49 victims died in the attack by a lone gunman who was killed in a firefight with police.

Orlando's Deadly Mass Shooting: What We Know Monday

Comparing the attack that killed 49 victims in Florida to one that hit San Bernardino, Calif., President Obama calls it "homegrown extremism."

A woman reacts to seeing the remains of her mother's home destroyed by the Marshall Wildfire in Louisville, Colo., in 2021. A new survey finds that most Americans say they have experienced extreme weather in the last five years.

You've likely been affected by climate change. Your long-term finances might be, too

Most Americans have recently been affected by extreme weather and support efforts to protect against future disasters, a new survey finds. And many people suffer long-term financial problems.

Students eat lunch at Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School in Essex Junction, Vt., on June 9, 2022. The pandemic-era federal aid that made school meals available for free to all public school students — regardless of family income levels — is ending, raising fears about the effects in the upcoming school year for families already struggling with rising food and fuel costs.

As students go back to school, many face a lunch bill for the first time in 2 years

Parents and schools prepare to lose free meals provided as federal assistance during the pandemic at a time when families are feeling the strain of high food, gas, housing and utility costs.

Comic Cristela Alonzo grew up in fear of border patrol. ICE has 'brought it all back'

For the first seven years of her life, Alonzo lived in an abandoned diner in a south Texas border town. Her new Netflix stand-up special is called Upper Classy.

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