Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Mo., and also previously covered Congress for NPR.
Scientists predict the small Pacific nation of Tuvalu will eventually be submerged by rising seas. As a result, more than one-third of its citizens have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia, according to officials. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
For decades, the federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program has provided relief to people struggling to pay their utility bills. But this might be the last year that assistance is available.