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Rep. Justin Amash, seen here on Capitol Hill in June, says he is launching an exploratory committee for the Libertarian Party's 2020 presidential nomination.

Michigan Rep. Justin Amash Takes Step Toward Libertarian Presidential Bid

The Republican-turned-independent from western Michigan is a persistent critic of President Trump, but some worry Amash's third-party bid could help Trump.

Irish American musician Séamus Egan is featured in this week's show.

The Thistle & Shamrock: New Spring Sounds

As we work through the challenges of our times, let a new spring tide of recordings carry you along.

With many U.S. cities on lockdown, demand for rides has dried up, exacerbating the financial woes of ride-hailing apps like Lyft.

Lyft Lays Off Nearly 1,000 Employees As Virus Saps Demand For Rides

The ride-hailing company is also furloughing hundreds of workers and cutting pay as it tries to reduce costs during the coronavirus pandemic.

People work in a call center of Covidom, a new remote medical monitoring app, inside the Paris public hospitals' Campus Picpus last month.

In France, A New App Is Helping Doctors Monitor COVID-19 Patients Remotely

The Covidom app allows thousands of patients with non-critical cases of COVID-19 to ride the virus out at home. They answer questions on a range of health indicators and doctors follow up by phone.

Former Rep. Kweisi Mfume won a special election in Maryland and will return to the congressional seat he last held in 1996. He is pictured here after speaking during a service at a church in Windsor Mill in December.

Kweisi Mfume Wins Special Election To Fill Elijah Cummings' Seat In Congress

Voters return Kweisi Mfume to the seat he held for five terms; he was replaced by the late Elijah Cummings in 1996.

Courtney Meadows says the coronavirus has changed how other people see her job as a grocery store cashier.

Grocery Cashier Is 'Putting A Little Positivity' Into Seniors' Shopping Trips

Grocery stores have carved out special shopping times for seniors and others. "Just to be able to spend that one-on-one time with ... them. They definitely make me laugh," Courtney Meadows says.

This Bornean horseshoe bat and other bat species can harbor coronaviruses. The nonprofit group EcoHealth Alliance had U.S. government funding for an ongoing research project in China on bats and coronaviruses — until the money was cut on April 24.

Why The U.S. Government Stopped Funding A Research Project On Bats And Coronaviruses

The project, run by the nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, aimed to identify places to monitor, come up with strategies to prevent spillover of the virus and get a jump on creating vaccines and treatments.

Global Health Expert Answers More Questions On The Properties Of The Coronavirus

Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, takes listener questions about the properties of the virus four months after the first coronavirus case.

To Keep Services Flowing, St. Vinnie's Re-opens 2 Store Locations

St. Vincent de Paul has re-opened two of their Eugene locations after in-store supplies have begun to dry up. The nonprofit says they’ve implemented a…

Jeru The Damaja: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Jeru The Damaja, the '90s emcee, shares a medley of classics for his Tiny Desk home concert.

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