Regina Thorne-DuBois is a Houston drag queen who held a series of Facebook Live fundraisers for local community health organizations in the wake of Harvey. She joins NPR's Scott Simon.
Summer's coming to an end, and whether for health or ethical reasons, more people are flipping veggie burgers — which have come a long way since the sanitarium-created concoctions of the 19th century.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, many people who lost their homes to flooding were able to save their pets. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the importance of those relationships.
New demographic figures on enrollment; hundreds of thousands of students in limbo while schools recover from Harvey; and more education news of the week.
As the medical and mental health needs of people affected by Harvey become apparent, Texas has made it easier for out-of-state health workers to come lend a hand.
Some residents have found they can stay and begin cleaning up, but a lack of drinking water and the still-rising floodwaters are driving many others out.
Nurse Alex Wubbels calmly stated that it was against hospital policy to allow blood to be drawn from an unconscious patient without a warrant. Then a detective forced her outside and handcuffed her.