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The drag performer and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars champion talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about her folk and country music icons and performs a song from her new album.

The breakdown of the system used to report Iowa caucus results raises a warning for the rest of this year's elections.

Antonio Guterres laid out a sobering view of the current state of the world Tuesday, saying, "A wind of madness is sweeping the globe" as instability erupts into violence.

Rush Limbaugh told his listeners on Monday that he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. The broadcasting icon is a powerful voice in Republican politics.

Travel agencies that arrange trips to and from China are taking a hit from the coronavirus. The CDC's recommendation to avoid non-essential travel there means tourism business is at a standstill.

Both Republicans and Democrats agreed that a small-business program that ran out of money needed a major infusion. Negotiators also added resources for hospitals and testing.

The pandemic means the world is using far less oil. But pumps are still going, creating a huge oversupply. Companies are often willing to operate pumps at a loss — for a little while.

Public health experts say finding and isolating coronavirus patients will be key to reopening public life. That's going to take a lot of work.

"Many, like John, made statements early on not fully aware of the severity of COVID-19," Lisa McDaniel says of her late husband. It's now clear, she adds, that shutdown orders were necessary.

Phuc Tran was a toddler in 1975 when his family fled Vietnam and landed in a small town in Pennsylvania. His memoir is a scrambled story of great books and punk rock.