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According to the United Nations, almost two dozen countries on three continents have closed schools because of the virus. China by far has the most students affected: more than 233 million.

Stock indexes tumbled so fast Monday that marketwide trading was halted temporarily for the first time since October 1997. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2,013 points, or nearly 8%.

The ninth of a seemingly endless string of Democratic presidential candidate debates takes place tonight in Las Vegas. Mercifully, the crowd of...

Tales of life on a ship quarantined in Japan amid a coronavirus outbreak are hurting bookings for the growing cruise line industry. But the industry has shaken off worse crises, an analyst says.

Two Princess cruises have faced high-profile problems because of the spread of the coronavirus. The company's president described this as "perhaps the most difficult decision in our history."

Health policy researchers have strongly recommended that state governments update their quarantine policies to protect individual rights.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tells All Things Considered that she disagreed with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to open up businesses in late April.

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Gregory Porter has been honing his mother's knack for creative cooking.

The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on nearly every aspect of life. And people who lack stable housing or food supplies are among the most vulnerable.

"Out of respect for the health of the volunteers, employees and other community members," Public Media Connect of Southwestern Ohio will delay April's...