Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, remembers Pope Francis
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago and a member of the College of Cardinals - the group that will help elect the next pope.
Since Aquarium Closed To The Public, Eels Appear To Be Lonely
Employees at Tokyo's Sumida Aquarium are using video calls to keep the aquarium's eels from getting lonely during quarantine. Two biologists weigh in on the science.
Mask Fashion Week Is Underway In Lithuanian Capital Vilnius
Lithuania requires masks. Vilnius erected billboards featuring residents — including the mayor — modeling designer masks. Some are custom-sewn and some are decorated surgical masks.
States' Unemployment Funds Begin To Dry Up
Around 30 million people have applied for unemployment benefits since mid-March, and state unemployment funds are struggling to keep up with the flood of claims.
Venezuela's Maduro Says U.S. Sent Men To Assassinate Him
Two U.S. citizens were arrested in Venezuela Monday. President Nicolas Maduro went on TV and said they had tried to invade his country, overthrow him and assassinate him.
J.Crew Files For Bankruptcy. More Retailers Are Expected To Follow
NPR's David Greene talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the state of U.S. retailers now that J.Crew has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Trump Administration Rejects Government Report On COVID-19 Death Toll
The administration pushed back against an internal government report, obtained by The New York Times, predicting the daily coronavirus death toll could nearly double in the U.S. by early June.
As Economies Reopen, Businesses Worry About Liability Lawsuits
NPR's Noel King talks to Neil Bradley of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce about what the chamber is hearing concerning how the pandemic is impacting small businesses, and how the chamber is helping.
Scientists In Arctic Prepare To Return To Society On Lockdown
The Mosaic expedition is an international project to study the warming Arctic. For a year, scientists are taking turns living in an icebreaker, frozen alongside an ice floe in the Arctic Ocean.