Pandemic Overwhelms New York City's System For Handling Its Dead
With the COVID-19 death toll rising, officials in New York City are considering creating a temporary cemetery on city property.
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In An Age Of Screens, Looking For 'Attention' In All The Wrong Places
Casey Schwartz writes of her reliance on Adderall and her realization that the focus it brought was not genuine. But she leaves readers wanting to hear more on the relationship of attention and love.
Why Some COVID-19 Patients Crash: The Body's Immune System Might Be To Blame
An overblown immune response could be killing a portion of the sick, and some doctors think that new treatments being tested could help at least some of those patients.
What Happened Today: Racial Disparities In COVID-19 Deaths, Economic Relief Details
NPR science and economics correspondents answer questions about the federal government's efforts to confront the virus.
Coronavirus State-By-State Projections: When Will Each State Peak?
Wondering how bad the coronavirus crisis is going to get where you live? New modeling offers state-by-state projections.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Reports 'Largest Single-Day' Increase In Deaths
Cuomo says 731 people died on Monday. "Behind every one of those numbers is an individual, is a family, is a mother, is a father, is a brother, is a sister. So a lot of pain again today," he adds.
Fenway Park's Organist Gives Fans That Ballpark Sound At Home — And He Takes Requests
Josh Kantor streams the music show on Facebook Live each day from his house in Cambridge, Mass. He says he'll keep going "until people get sick of it or until baseball starts up."
Trump Tells The Story Of A 'Miracle' Cure For COVID-19. But Was It?
President Trump continues to promote hydroxychloroquine, a drug that has not been proved to work against coronavirus and COVID-19. He's relying on anecdotes, not science.
Trump Touts Administration's Pandemic Handling
Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he wanted to be positive but also that his actions in response to the pandemic came as quickly as practical.
In Another Pushback Against Oversight, Trump Removes Pandemic Inspector General
President Trump removed the head of a group charged with overseeing the Coronavirus package passed by Congress. Trump has bristled at the oversight actions of several inspectors general.