President Trump told journalist Bob Woodward the coronavirus was "deadly stuff" while publicly downplaying the severity of the virus, according to Woodward's new book, Rage.
Ballots are already being mailed to North Carolina voters ahead of the November election, and other states will join soon. NPR takes a look at how the U.S. Postal Service prepares for the election.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with psychologist Dolores Albarracín about how reluctance to get a coronavirus vaccine and anti-vaccination misinformation could affect efforts to combat the pandemic.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has established new diversity and representation rules for films that want to qualify for best picture, beginning in 2024.
Generation Z is the most diverse and digitally connected generation in the U.S. As the general election nears, NPR talks with three young Los Angeles voters about the issues that matter most to them.
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to ESPN.com writer Katie Barnes about the latest in South African runner Caster Semenya's case against regulations of athlete testosterone levels on track and field.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chris LaVoie, whose Oregon business and home were destroyed in the Holiday Farm Fire. LaVoie is the owner of McKenzie River Mountain Resort in Blue River.
In major cities, at least 1 in 5 Americans reported being unable to get medical care or delaying medical care for serious problems due to the pandemic, according to a new poll by NPR and two others.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Robert Costa, The Washington Post reporter and host of PBS' Washington Week, about the revelations in journalist Bob Woodward's book Rage.
The governor, a Democrat, holds out hope that Congress can come up with another round of pandemic relief. He discusses the measures he's taking in the meantime to shore up the state's finances.
Scientists and engineers in California are building a unique 3.2 billion pixel camera for a telescope under construction in Chile. The camera has taken its first test pictures — of broccoli.
President Trump continues to float the possibility of a vaccine before the election, while the Democratic ticket urges caution about the president's messaging on health.
A Chinese fighter jet and a U.S. surveillance plane collided over the South China Sea 19 years ago. Analysts say that currently deteriorating China-U.S. relations may lead to another mishap.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Deanna Schwartz, managing editor of Northeastern University's student newspaper, about the recent dismissal of 11 students for breaking social distancing rules.
