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Jul 20, 2020
Trump met with GOP congressional leaders, who are pushing for a much smaller relief package than Democrats. Citing TV ratings, he said he would resume daily press briefings.
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Jul 20, 2020
Studies show children have lower rates of COVID-19 and have milder symptoms than adults. But there's less information on how much kids spread the virus, which is key to safely reopen schools.
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Jul 20, 2020
The first gene therapy for hemophilia could be approved by the FDA within six months, according to the drugmaker, raising hopes among families. But the drug's price could be $3 million per patient.
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Jul 20, 2020
The United Arab Emirates successfully launched a Mars orbital probe known as Hope, or "Amal" in Arabic. It is expected to reach the red planet in February and will study the thin atmosphere of Mars.
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Jul 20, 2020
Nashville has rigid hierarchy of success — particularly when it comes to artists promoting themselves and ascending the city's ladder. And then came a virus.
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Jul 20, 2020
As Congress returns from its recess, the sticking points in another pandemic relief package include unemployment benefits. Plus, here are five more things to watch this week.
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Jul 20, 2020
The RNC raised nearly $37 million in June, according to figures shared first with NPR.
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Jul 20, 2020
If the electric carmaker enters the S&P 500 index, as is widely expected, Wall Street's most controversial stock would start appearing in even the most mainstream investment accounts.
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Jul 20, 2020
People who lose their job-based health plan usually get 60 days to decide to continue it — and pay more — under federal rules. But a recent pandemic-related rule change allows more decision time.
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Jul 20, 2020
Millions of Americans who lost jobs during the pandemic are in danger of having their incomes cut for a second time. The sudden halt in payments would be felt in households and throughout the economy.
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Jul 20, 2020
Several U.S. states reported new record-breaking coronavirus case counts over the weekend, as President Trump insisted again that the virus would "disappear."
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Jul 20, 2020
Several U.S. states reported record-breaking case counts over the weekend. President Trump insisted again that the virus would "disappear."
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Jul 20, 2020
A gunman dressed as a FedEx driver reportedly entered the North Brunswick home of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, fatally shooting her 20-year-old son and critically wounding her husband.
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Jul 19, 2020
Proposed ideas include renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of the late congressman and passing expanded voting rights legislation in his name.
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Jul 19, 2020
Demonstrations continued in Portland, Ore., Saturday night over police brutality and racism. State and local officials criticized Trump's use of federal agents to try to quell the protests.
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Jul 19, 2020
The U.S. has reported more than 140,000 total coronavirus deaths. Over the weekend, leaders around the world tightened restrictions in response to increases in cases.
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Jul 19, 2020
In a Fox News interview, the president weighed in controversially on the pandemic and issues of race.
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Jul 19, 2020
Federal officers have become an increased focus of protesters, who set fire to the headquarters of Portland's police union.
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Jul 19, 2020
Her political star has risen since Kim Jong Un took power in 2011, leading to speculation that she could one day become the country's first female leader — if North Korea's patriarchy would allow it.
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Jul 19, 2020
The longtime Georgia congressman died Friday of pancreatic cancer. Lewis, who devoted his life to activism and the civil rights movement, was known as "the conscience of the Congress."
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Jul 19, 2020
Many international students won't be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices.
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Jul 19, 2020
Many international students won't be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices.
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Jul 19, 2020
In wake of George Floyd's killing and the Black Lives Matter protests, conversations about race in America have a new urgency. Here's how Black parents are having 'the talk' with their children today.
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Jul 19, 2020
So many of us do it: the long scroll through grim news on social media before bed. A cognitive behavioral specialist offers advice on how to stop "doomscrolling" for the sake of your mental health.
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Jul 18, 2020
Nearly 260,000 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been reported over the past day, according to data from the World Health Organization. More than a quarter were in the U.S.
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Jul 18, 2020
Nearly 260,000 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been reported over the past day, according to data from the World Health Organization. More than a quarter were in the U.S.
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Jul 18, 2020
The Canadian government told the baseball team that the coronavirus would make it unsafe for players to travel between the U.S. and Canada. All MLB teams are set to begin games without fans.
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Jul 18, 2020
Lawmakers from across the political spectrum remembered Rep. John Lewis as a man who embodied the best of American ideals and a stalwart champion for civil rights.
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Jul 18, 2020
Up to eight accounts also had their private information compromised in a high-profile breach earlier this week, according to Twitter. Joe Biden, Elon Musk and Kanye West were among the users targeted.
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Jul 18, 2020
The state could also pursue criminal charges against an agent who seriously injured a demonstrator.
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Jul 18, 2020
The state could also pursue criminal charges against an agent who seriously injured a protester.
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Jul 18, 2020
The fire at the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul called to mind the one at Notre Dame Cathedral last year. French officials say they have controlled the blaze and avoided a "Notre Dame scenario."
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Jul 18, 2020
View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.
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Jul 18, 2020
Millions of babies have been born in this year of the coronavirus crisis. We asked photojournalists to introduce us to some of the new arrivals — and share the hopes and fears of their parents.
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Jul 18, 2020
Joe Biden is nowhere near as visible as Donald Trump, and yet polls show the Democrat's numbers overshadowing the president in every key battleground state.
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Jul 18, 2020
Joe Biden is nowhere near as visible as Donald Trump, and yet polls show the Democrat's poll numbers overshadowing the president in every key battleground state.
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Jul 17, 2020
Lewis began his nearly 60-year career in public service leading sit-ins at segregated lunch counters in the Jim Crow-era South. He went on to serve in Congress for more than three decades.
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Jul 17, 2020
The judge says those who alleged to have had their privacy violated are entitled to a bigger payout. He said "it just doesn't seem right" that members of the class action would be shortchanged.
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Jul 17, 2020
Prosecutors charged Sean Purdy and Jerry Cox with criminal confinement, battery and intimidation for their alleged role in the incident at a state park earlier this month.
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Jul 17, 2020
In a new order, Gov. Gavin Newsom outlined how and when school districts could reopen for in-person learning. Currently, more than 30 of the state's counties do not meet the criteria.
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Jul 17, 2020
Florida reported a positivity rate of 31% among those under 18 tested for the virus, while the state's positivity overall rate is 18%. Experts say there are good explanations for that high rate.
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Jul 17, 2020
"Nearly three decades after [Dustin Lee] Honken coldly ended the lives of five people, including two young girls ... he has finally faced justice," a spokeswoman said in a statement.
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Jul 17, 2020
"Nearly three decades after Honken coldly ended the lives of five people, including two young girls ... he has finally faced justice," a spokeswoman said in a statement.
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Jul 17, 2020
With cases on the rise, people want to know: How do I look after a family member who's been diagnosed and is at home? And how do I show support for a friend with the virus?
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Jul 17, 2020
The U.S. District Court in Maryland orders the Trump administration to restore DACA fully and begin accepting new, first-time applicants.
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Jul 17, 2020
In a Washington Post report, 15 women alleged they were sexually harassed and verbal abused while working for the football team. Owner Dan Snyder and the NFL pledge action on the allegations.
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Jul 17, 2020
Organizations in two states report that a Trump administration change to how pandemic data is collected has left them unable to access vital information.
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Jul 17, 2020
Government and hospital leaders in two states report that a Trump administration change to how pandemic data is collected has left them unable to access vital information.
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Jul 17, 2020
State and hospital leaders in two states report that a Trump administration change to how pandemic data is collected has left them unable to access vital information.
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Jul 17, 2020
Health and hospital officials in two states report that a Trump administration change to how pandemic data is collected has left them unable to access vital information.
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Jul 17, 2020
A key ally of Martin Luther King Jr., Vivian was one of the major organizers of the civil rights movement. His work took him across the South, and through it all, the minister preached nonviolence.
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Jul 17, 2020
Florida's death count from COVID-19 continues to be in the triple-digits as coronavirus cases continue to surge in many parts of the state.
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Jul 17, 2020
Federal prosecutors in New York had failed to turn over evidence to defendant Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad, accused of violating U.S. sanction laws against Iran.
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Jul 17, 2020
"If there is to be college sports in the fall, we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic," said NCAA President Mark Emmert.
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Jul 17, 2020
The most dramatic case occurred earlier this month when a scramble to steal gasoline ended in a hellish fireball. Other recent incidents involved residents pilfering a humanitarian aid vehicle.
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Jul 17, 2020
Defense Secretary Mark Esper did not actually ban the Confederate flag's display. He simply listed the flags that could be shown by the military, and the controversial banner was not on his list.
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Jul 17, 2020
Federal law enforcement personnel have been deployed in the Oregon city since early July due to anti-police protests. Residents say they're using unmarked vehicles to snatch protesters off the street.
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Jul 17, 2020
Agents are deployed in the Oregon city amid anti-police protests. Homeland Security official Ken Cuccinelli tells NPR the tactic is being used to move detainees to a "safe location for questioning."
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Jul 17, 2020
The deadly fire at the warehouse-turned-arts space killed 36 people.
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Jul 17, 2020
The deadly fire at the warehouse-turned-arts space killed 36 people.
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Jul 17, 2020
India has been breaking its own record for new cases almost every day. Only the United States and Brazil have more confirmed cases, and India is slowly climbing toward Brazil's figures.
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Jul 17, 2020
The Supreme Court justice revealed she on Friday that she had begun a course of chemotherapy on May 19. In a statement, she said she is still able to do her job "full steam."
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Jul 17, 2020
Adversaries have exploited Twitter from the bottom up and the outside in. Now the case has been proven that it also can be seized from the inside out with implications for the fall election.
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Jul 17, 2020
The education advocate and former middle school principal's victory is a win for New York's progressive movement.
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Jul 17, 2020
The education advocate and former middle school principal's victory is a win for New York's progressive movement.
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Jul 17, 2020
Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan Jr., pleaded not guilty to counts including felony murder. The men are accused of killing a black jogger in Georgia.
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Jul 17, 2020
As the coronavirus shut down homeless shelters in Southern Oregon, civic leaders told those in need to relocate to the nearby woods. Now sheriff's deputies are relocating them before fire season.
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Jul 17, 2020
As the coronavirus shut down homeless shelters in Southern Oregon, civic leaders told those in need to relocate to the nearby woods. Now sheriff's deputies are relocating them before fire season.
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Jul 17, 2020
Heavy rains in the northeastern region have caused flooding and landslides, killing at least 80 people. Workers are also rushing to save species including the greater one-horned rhino.
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Jul 17, 2020
Forty Americans die every day from overdoses linked to prescription opioids, but researchers say many doctors and dentists still have a "prescribe and forget" attitude toward the medications.
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Jul 17, 2020
A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousands of people.
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Jul 17, 2020
The NBA and Major League Soccer are getting underway in their 'protective' bubbles near Orlando. They get regular COVID-19 tests and quick results. But that's not the case for regular Floridians.
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Jul 17, 2020
In their first face-to-face since the pandemic exploded, European Union leaders hope to hammer out a 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and COVID-19 recovery plan.
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Jul 17, 2020
The number of multiracial churches is growing in the United States, but the leaders of color who work in them still see attitudes of white supremacy.
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Jul 17, 2020
Congress will vote next week on the annual defense bill. After failing to pass police reform, some lawmakers see a chance to revive the debate about discrimination, but a presidential veto looms.
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Jul 17, 2020
President Trump gave a foreign aid agency an unusual task: give loans to domestic companies to help refill the depleted U.S. medical stockpile. House appropriators want an independent review.
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Jul 17, 2020
Preliminary evidence suggests the coronavirus can pass through the placenta, and pregnancy slightly raises a woman's risk of a severe case of COVID-19. Medical experts urge calm and common sense.
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Jul 17, 2020
New South Wales will restrict "high-risk activities," as neighboring Victoria state reports a record single-day increase of 428 new cases.
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Jul 17, 2020
The launch of the $10 billion spacecraft, which scientists hope will see back to the time when the first galaxies were formed, has been rescheduled for Oct. 31, 2021.
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Jul 16, 2020
The new policies follow similar moves by a growing number of retailers acting to fill a void left by local, state and federal authorities who have refused to set mandatory policies.
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Jul 16, 2020
Moore raised more than $40 million for health care workers this spring, and won hearts in the U.K. He will be knighted by Queen Elizabeth in a private ceremony at Windsor Castle.
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Jul 16, 2020
"Mayor Bottoms does not have the legal authority to modify, change or ignore Governor Kemp's executive orders," Kemp argues in the lawsuit intended to stop masks from being required in Atlanta.
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Jul 16, 2020
Stores, supermarkets and gas stations are grappling with low supplies of pocket change. The national shortage is due in part to people going out less to spend money during the pandemic.
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Jul 16, 2020
The first snapshots capture an unprecedented level of detail, including miniature solar flares that scientists are calling "campfires."
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Jul 16, 2020
The city aims to provide relief for working parents who either can't afford to stay home or can't find alternate child care for the days that students aren't in school.
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Jul 16, 2020
Lawmakers and government agencies say the attack exposes vulnerabilities in the social network's systems that could be exploited to spread disinformation.
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Jul 16, 2020
Lawmakers and government agencies say the attack exposes vulnerabilities in the social network's systems that could be exploited to spread disinformation.
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Jul 16, 2020
Coronavirus patients "were lined up along the walls in the ER," said a Georgia health care worker. "We never have had an influx like that. Since the Fourth of July, it has just exploded."
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Jul 16, 2020
A step-by-step manual for investigating and reporting sexual abuse cases involving clergy calls on church authorities to alert civilian officials even if not required to do so by law.
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Jul 16, 2020
A step-by-step manual for investigating and reporting sexual abuse cases involving clergy calls on church authorities to alert civilian officials even if not required to do so by law.
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Jul 16, 2020
With around four out of 10 homes nationwide left uncounted, Census Bureau workers are set to start making early in-person visits on July 30 to unresponsive households in more areas of the U.S.
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Jul 16, 2020
In its ruling Thursday, the European Court of Justice found that the agreement known as Privacy Shield fails to adequately protect Europeans' data, largely because of U.S. surveillance programs.
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Jul 16, 2020
Dr. Christine Montross says people with serious mental illnesses in the U.S. are far more likely to be incarcerated than to be treated in a psychiatric hospital. Her new book is Waiting for an Echo.
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Jul 16, 2020
Many colleges, even the elite schools, rely on summer camps for additional revenue during the summer. This year the cancellation of those camps because of the pandemic is costing them millions.
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Jul 16, 2020
The National Security Agency, as well as its counterparts in Britain and Canada, say they're seeing persistent attempts to hack into organizations working on a potential vaccine.
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Jul 16, 2020
The National Security Agency, as well as its counterparts in Britain and Canada, say they're seeing persistent attempts to hack into organizations working on a potential vaccine.
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Jul 16, 2020
Companies that made hats, socks and teddy bears have started producing surgical masks to protect people from COVID-19. Some sellers exaggerate their standing with the Food and Drug Administration.
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Jul 16, 2020
Remains of thousands of people are still being recovered and laid to rest at a nearby genocide memorial after the 1994 mass slaughter.
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Jul 16, 2020
NPR correspondent Pam Fessler, author of Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice, talks about her research into this once feared disease — and its connection to COVID-19.
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Jul 16, 2020
About 3 million more guns than usual have been sold since the pandemic started. And nearly half of all the sales appear to be to those buying guns for the first time.
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