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The remote community of Nanwalek on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula is accessible only by boat or seaplane. Now, it's running out of water because of a lack of rainfall and low snowpack.

The number of refugees being allowed into the U.S. is the lowest it's been since 1980. Some smaller resettlement agencies particularly in rural states are closing putting refugees' lives further in limbo.

Ross is under the microscope again — this time for reportedly pressuring government scientists to back President Trump over a misleading tweet about Hurricane Dorian.

"There is no pressure to change the way we communicate forecast risk in the future," acting NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs said at the National Weather Association's annual meeting in Huntsville, Ala.

U.K. tween Omari McQueen began to cook at age 7, when his mother experienced paralyzing migraines. It wasn't long before he appeared on TV, opened a trendy food hall booth and sat on an expert panel.

Recent arrests of public interest workers have dealt a blow to the country's now-vanishing civil society groups, which security officials deem as a national security threat.

Thousands of medical workers have left the country. Those who remain at public institutions earn very low wages — and often have to moonlight to make ends meet.

Jewish Family Services launches free legal services program for students and faculty members with immigration concerns.

There's mounting evidence that the measles virus can erase our immunity to everything from influenza viruses to diarrheal disease.

Evacuating away from a hurricane is difficult for elderly people who are ill, don't have access to transportation or live on a fixed income. Slow, rainy storms such as Dorian are particularly tough.