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Amid criticism of the government's recent handling of the pandemic, the country is seeing more cases than at any time in the past nine months.

The grim milestone passes as the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads out of control from coast to coast.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, who is a medical doctor, tells Morning Edition that underlying health issues like diabetes contribute to the disproportionate number of African Americans dying of COVID-19.

Followers of President Jair Bolsonaro demand that the country returns to work and ends closures imposed to reduce the spread of COVID-19, which has killed 77 in Brazil.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been widely accused of endangering the public by greatly underestimating the threat posed by the coronavirus, which has claimed more than 2,500 Brazilian lives.

Since mid-March long-term care facilities in Florida have not allowed visitors to enter their buildings. But the number of positive cases there have...

The rules include a ban on spitting and a threat of immediate ejection if a player or coach gets too close to an umpire or opponent in the course of an argument.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on how people who die from complications related to COVID-19 might spend their last days isolated and alone.

Arts and cultural events and institutions across the country are announcing cancellations and closures, including SXSW in Austin, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Gov. Tom Wolf hopes a New Deal-inspired plan will help get the state's more than 1.7 million unemployed residents working again.