Schools Race To Feed Students Amid Coronavirus Closures
Nearly 30 million U.S. children count on schools for free or low-cost meals. Most are home now, and school leaders are working hard to make sure they have food to eat.
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Coronavirus FAQs: Can I Go Running? Is Food Shopping Too Risky? What's Herd Immunity?
Each week we're answering pressing questions about the coronavirus pandemic. This week the topics range from outdoor exercise to ibuprofen.
California Orders All Residents To Stay Home Save For Certain Essential Activities
California has issued a statewide order to all residents to stay at home to slow the coronavirus epidemic. The state is home to around 40 million people.
New U.S.-Mexico Border Restrictions Set To Take Effect Due To Coronavirus Threat
Mexico and the U.S. are restricting nonessential cross-border traffic as Mexico slowly ramps up its response to the coronavirus threat.
A Dallas Taqueria Copes With The Age Of COVID-19
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Luis Olvera, who owns the Trompo taqueria in Dallas, about how the coronavirus has impacted his small business.
What Last Year's Government Simulation Predicted About Today's Pandemic
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New York Times reporter David Sanger about how "Crimson Contagion," a U.S. government simulation from 2019, predicted weaknesses in handling today's pandemic.
Seattle Hospitals Brace For Wave Of COVID-19 Patients
The wave of critical patients is expected to arrive first at Seattle-area hospitals, which have spent recent weeks trying to shore up supplies of "staff and stuff." No one is sure they have enough.
Trump Administration Says U.S. Border With Mexico To Close To Nonessential Travel
The agreement is similar to one announced earlier this week to partially close the U.S. border with Canada. Both will go into effect on Saturday, Trump administration officials said.
Education Dept. Makes Changes To Standardized Tests, Student Loans Over Coronavirus
The department announced it will waive testing requirements, and federal student loan borrowers will automatically have their interest rates set to 0%, with an option to suspend payments.
Getting Bored? Here's A List Of Free Things That Weren't Free Before Coronavirus
From Broadway plays to playwrights giving writing lessons to online courses from Ivy League schools, here's a look at some things (but not everything!) that have suddenly become free.