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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Charles Burkett, the mayor of Surfside, Fla., about developments in the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse as Tropical Storm Elsa heads for the region.

Reports of wasted water on the state's “Hall of Shame” have increased 30 times this year compared to last.

The nation as a whole fell short of President Biden's July Fourth vaccine goal — giving at least one shot to 70 percent of adults. Some states exceeded expectations, and others didn't come close.

Twelve states have not expanded Medicaid. Now some Democrats want to go around state leaders with legislation that would allow local governments to expand Medicaid themselves.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with state Sen. Melissa Hurtado of the California Legislature about her district's struggle with widespread drought and water shortages.

The latest Utah news from Friday evening, July 2, 2021.

Gov. Spencer Cox appointed four voting members to the Utah Homelessness Council this week. One of the nearly 30 people on the council lived without permanent housing for 18 months.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited Surfside, Fla. to meet with rescue crews searching for people in the building collapse. They also spent several hours speaking with families.

President Biden is pledging to boost firefighter pay to address a staffing shortage. Federal firefighters face low wages and poor benefits even as climate change makes their job more demanding.

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.