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The president had faced fierce criticism for scheduling the event on the holiday commemorating the effective end of slavery, in a city that was home to a horrific incident of racial violence in 1921.

The anonymized, countryfied singer-rapper came barreling into the mainstream in February, seemingly out of thin air.

A rich country might spend $5,000 or more on health care per person. A poor country might spend as little as $19 per person. How will that affect responses to the novel coronavirus?

The federal government is planning a massive system of floodwalls, pumps and surge barriers for Miami. But it doesn't address the more frequently felt threat from rising sea levels.

Our panelists predict the solution to the mystery of why a man in Belgium has been receiving surprise pizzas at his house for 10 years.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Live Free or Dial, Angry Birds, Weight Weight Don't Sell Me.

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Bobby Bare is reflecting on time spent with family and loved ones.

The Chinese capital closed some markets, locked down parts of the city and banned outsiders from some neighborhoods after finding links between a massive wholesale market and a spate of new cases.

Oregon's number of known confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases stands at 5,535 as of Saturday.

More than 35,000 people in nursing homes and assisting living facilities have died from COVID-19. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to resident Virginia Chandler about the toll the lock down has taken.