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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with American poet Mark Doty about his new book, What Is the Grass: Walt Whitman in My Life.

Dayton, Ohio, is one of many U.S. cities facing financial struggles amid the pandemic. The city has already laid off 25% of its workforce, says Mayor Nan Whaley.

Dr. Krista Miller, a veterinarian in Baton Rouge, La., takes listener questions about the chances of pets contracting the coronavirus and pet care during the pandemic.

Tony Allen was one of the founders of the deep-grooved Afrobeat style — alongside his musical collaborator, Fela Kuti. The drummer died Wednesday evening in Paris of a heart attack.

Because the public health system mostly operates in the background, it rarely gets the attention or funding it deserves ― until there's a crisis.

Housing activists are enlisting renters who can and can't pay rent starting May 1 to sign a pledge with the goal of putting pressure on landlords and policymakers.

Huntington Beach and Dana Point city council members both voted Thursday night to pursue legal challenges against the state's beach-closure order.

As the pandemic reveals the weaknesses of our economy, businesses and consumers are rethinking what they value. This hour, TED's Corey Hajim shares ideas on shifting the role of business in society.

In Our Daily Breather, we ask artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Michael Trotter has been revisiting the television shows of his childhood.

As hundreds of demonstrators, some armed, amassed Thursday, Republican lawmakers declined to extend a state of emergency, instead voting to sue Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her response to COVID-19.