Nearly 700,000 Texans have lost health insurance during the pandemic, and the state already had more uninsured people than any other. Many Texans with COVID-19 symptoms hesitate to seek treatment.
Face coverings are key to stopping spread of the coronavirus, but also slow communication, especially for people who don't hear well. Volunteers and companies suggest some transparent alternatives.
After lengthy negotiations, Senate Republicans rolled out their plan for the next wave of coronavirus aid. Under it, supplemental unemployment payment would fall to $200 per week through September.
A new NPR News data analysis looks at what's been happening in Louisiana, Idaho and Washington and how institutions in those states are handling hospital and ICU bed capacity problems.
Major League Baseball has postponed three games because of a coronavirus outbreak in the Miami Marlins' organization. At least 13 players and coaches have tested positive for COVID-19.
After delays, Republicans roll out pandemic relief bill. The crisis is overwhelming public health capacity in many states. And, Major League Baseball postpones 3 games after a coronavirus outbreak.
Inmates who usually aid in the battle against wildfires are not on the job this summer because of COVID-19. As California enters peak fire season, its forces are down by more than a thousand.
The $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America as people earn more staying home than they did in the jobs they lost.