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Nimia Uropari Velásquez, age 28, is a native of Peru's Manati indigenous community. She took a four-hour boat ride to the port town of Indiana to take care of banking business — and possibly get a vaccine. In the end she passed on the shot.

Vaccinators in Peru's Amazon are challenged by religion, rivers and a special tea

Peruvian health officials face many obstacles as they try to get everyone vaccinated, including those who live in remote and rural areas.

Richard Moore, who is scheduled for execution later this month, has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair.

A South Carolina death row inmate picks a firing squad over the electric chair

Richard Bernard Moore is the first prisoner in South Carolina to face the choice of execution methods since the state made electrocution the default and gave inmates the option to face rifles instead.

This photo taken from video provided by WISN 12 News shows police responding to the scene of a shooting at Water Street and Juneau Avenue in Milwaukee Friday night. At least 20 people were injured in two shootings.

At least 21 people were injured in 3 shootings after a Bucks game in Milwaukee

Officials enacted a curfew for young people and added extra patrols. The shootings took place near an area where thousands had been watching the Bucks play in the NBA's Eastern Conference semifinals.

Michigan Radio announces first Community Engagement Reporter

Michigan Radio is pleased to announce the hiring of Jamie Simmons as the station's first Community Engagement Reporter.

Sharon Macharia read in a Kenyan newspaper that baby bottles would be banned. As a working mom, she depends on bottles to feed her youngest baby. She was happy to learn that the report was untrue — although the government is introducing a new law to clamp down on ads that promote the use of baby formula.

There's a baby formula controversy in Kenya, too. But shortages are not the issue

Some media reports say the government is banning baby bottles. Not true. A new law clamps down on advertising for bottles and infant formula. But bottle users are still concerned.

8 people were killed at Houston's Astroworld Festival after crowd rushed the stage

Authorities in Houston said the victims range in age from 14 to 27, with one unknown. A criminal homicide and narcotics investigation is now underway.

A 4-year-old can run errands alone ... and not just on reality TV

A Japanese TV show now on Netflix, 'Old Enough!,' has sparked much debate about the wisdom of allowing very young kids to be very independent. Risky? Beneficial? Child development experts weigh in.

Police officers investigate a scene in Kongsberg, Norway after a man armed with bow killed several people before he was arrested Wednesday.

Norwegian authorities say a deadly bow-and-arrow attack appears to be terrorism

The alleged assailant in Wednesday's attack that killed five people and seriously wounded three others is a Danish citizen and Muslim convert who had been flagged for concerns over radicalization.

Irina Garmash, a mother of four from the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, sits on an evacuation train that has stopped in the center-eastern city of Dnipro, on July 8. The train carries residents from the eastern Donbas region fleeing war during the Russian invasion.

Riding Ukraine's last train line out of Donbas with families fleeing for their lives

Russia is fighting to conquer the entire Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. To help civilians escape, the Ukrainian railway runs a free evacuation train out of the east. Here's what it's like.

Michigan Attorney General announces first charges in Boy Scouts abuse investigation

The 51-year-old Mark Chapman faces ten counts of criminal sexual conduct. Those charges stem from alleged abuse of two people who were children at the time of the incidents more than 20 years ago, according to the Michigan attorney general's office.

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