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Heeding a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, millions of people took part in a voluntary "public curfew" on Sunday to demonstrate support for the nation's medical community.

Some of the strictest measures to contain COVID-19 are in Puerto Rico, where the governor has effectively shut the island down amid fears its health system is too weak after Hurricane Maria.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Nurith Aizenman, Juliette Kayyem, a former Homeland Security official, and NPR's Franco Ordoñez about how the coronavirus will reshape our lives for months to come.

The Federal Reserve on Monday announced several policies designed to strengthen markets during the coronavirus crisis. Still, stocks are down, minutes after the opening bell.

The next time you visit the eye doctor and need to update your glasses prescription, you may be asked if you want blue-blocking lenses. However, it…

"We don't want Dallas or New Orleans or Chicago to turn into the next New York," U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Monday morning.

Welcome to the Missouri Bicentennial Minute from the State Historical Society of Missouri. I’m Bill Eddleman.The Congressional debate on the petition for…

As classes move online, many schools fear students with disabilities could be left behind, in violation of federal laws. The department calls this reading of the law "a serious misunderstanding."

N95 masks are essential for medical workers exposed to the coronavirus. But in ordinary times, they're used by woodworkers, nail technicians and landscapers.

The Tablighi Jamaat, a global missionary group, brought together thousands of Muslim preachers from 80 countries. The Gaza Strip's first cases of coronavirus infection are linked to this gathering.