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We often think of fatality rates as statistics — numbers on a chart. But each one represents a real person. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on some of those who have been lost so far in the pandemic.

The Florida National Guard began doing COVID-19 testing in Immokalee on Sunday.Two hours before testing was set to begin at the Collier Department of…

"You don't want to wear a mask — fine," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says. "But you don't have a right to then go into that store if that store owner doesn't want you to."

The Florida Department of Health is reporting 1,419 more people tested positive for coronavirus since Wednesday. It’s the highest number of new cases...

"It's time for people to go home," Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says, after a weekend in which three people were shot in the zone known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP.

The pope arrived in Cuba on Saturday for the start of a 10-day trip that will include his first-ever visit to the U.S. In Cuba, the pope's visit will highlight his role as peacebroker.

A new casino set to open in Atlantic City has announced it will set term limits for its front-line staff and employees will have to go through the hiring process again.

Federal forecasters expect 3 to 6 major hurricanes during the 2020 hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 1. Rising seas and a warmer climate make storms of all sizes more damaging.

An estimated 860,000 people were set to become citizens this year — with many also expected to become first-time voters. But the pandemic has put a temporary halt to naturalization ceremonies.

As the coronavirus pandemic grows, the item that some people are lining up for is not toilet paper — but guns. In some states, ammunition and gun sales have soared.