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The U.S. has hit another grim milestone in the pandemic. As of Tuesday, 200,000 people in the country have died because of coronavirus, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

Social distancing fell dramatically between spring and fall and the gap between Democrats and Republicans widened. But both ends of the political spectrum agree on some measures to fight COVID-19.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Peter Wittig, the former German ambassador to the U.S., about the state of the trans-Atlantic relationship, and expectations for the Biden presidency.

NPR's David Greene talks to Dr. Steven Woolf, lead author of a study that finds U.S. life expectancy is declining, and is not keeping pace with other wealthy countries.

China summoned the U.S. ambassador and issued a sharp response over the legislation, which allows the U.S. to sanction individuals who violate Hong Kong residents' rights.

The World Trade Organization sided with the U.S. in a years-long dispute over European loans and subsidies to Airbus, putting a value on the damage done to U.S. industry — particularly Boeing.

The price of Irish butter, Scotch whisky and other European goods will be going up soon. The U.S. is imposing tariffs after the World Trade Organization ruled that Europe illegally subsidized Airbus.

NPR's David Greene talks to Mary Kate Cary, professor of Political Speechwriting at the University of Virginia, about the importance of President Trump's speech to world leaders at the U.N.

The sixth stop on the 2019 Sound of Ideas Community Tour happened November 13 at the Woodhill Homes Community Center. More than 120 people attended, including Woodhill residents and people from the surrounding neighborhoods, to talk about the future both of Woodhill and of public housing in general.

London suffered another deadly terror attack Friday. The attacker was a home-grown Islamist terrorist. Normal people, armed with whatever they could find, took down the attacker until police arrived.