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Arkansas is expediting the licensing of nursing students to help medical centers around the state deal with increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients.

"You have stolen my dreams, and my childhood, with your empty words. And yet I'm one of the lucky ones," activist Greta Thunberg, 16, tells world leaders.

A hearing this week will determine the fate of Missouri's only remaining abortion clinic. State officials are fighting against Planned Parenthood in an effort to shut down the clinic.

Dunkin' is dumping polystyrene foam cups, and that means stamping out what's called "double cupping" — the habit of requesting a foam outer cup around your cold drink cup.

Shiori Ito did a rare thing for Japan: She reported an alleged assault to police. When prosecutors opted not to press charges, she came forward publicly and sued her alleged attacker.

Huge crowds are expected to turn out Monday for the memorial service honoring Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in Los Angeles. The city is encouraging those without tickets to watch it on TV.

Updated: 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, 2020. A fourth person in Ohio has tested positive for coronavirus, the Ohio Department of Health announced Wednesday afternoon. The patient is a 53-year-old man in Stark County. He had no known connection to anyone with the virus or a history of international travel, signaling the state's first case of community spread, according to Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton.

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to serve 23 years in prison. NPR's David Greene talks to Alyssa Rosenberg from The Washington Postabout the case.

Following the Iowa caucuses meltdown, the organizers of the Nevada caucuses are working to make sure their presidential contest goes off smoothly.

Nick Benson upholds the ancient craft of stone-carving letters. His work has been recognized with a MacArthur "genius" grant. Now he's working on the new Eisenhower Monument in Washington, D.C.