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The Texas education commissioner has notified Houston's school board that he will strip it of its elected powers — a move that was widely expected but still marks an unprecedented takeover.

Jerrica Vowels of Louisville, Ky., shares her "signature song," "This Must Be The Place" by the Talking Heads. It helped her form a special connection with her daughter while she was was pregnant.

At Shenandoah University, students are learning the ins and outs of the esports business.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks again with Pisso Nseke, a Cameroonian business consultant stuck in Wuhan, China — the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Suicide rates often drop after disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes, only to increase months later. Public health officials are trying to get ahead of an expected uptick related to COVID-19.

For people battling addiction or mental health issues, the coronavirus situation could put up more roadblocks to treatment and recovery. But service...

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.

Engineer Alex Minot emigrated from his native France to Cleveland in mid-February for a new job. At the time, he and his wife Wendy Lovinger were aware of the coronavirus, but they weren't much concerned about it affecting their lives. "Mostly I was just afraid that airport security would be a lot longer, that clearing immigration might take longer, that I'd miss my connecting flights," he said.

Some states are urging child care centers to stay open to keep essential workers on the job. But providers say they're not trained to keep everyone safe and there's no social distancing with toddlers.

The coronavirus pandemic is an example of when Americans want competence from their government at all levels and need to be able to trust their leaders.