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In many states , emergency medical services are not considered essential, like fire or police. That means when you call 911, there’s no guarantee an...

Chinese officials also said that six health workers have died from the disease now known as COVID-19. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases worldwide rose to more than 64,000.

It was a vibrant industry in the late 1800s and while ice harvesting is no longer commercially viable, the tradition is being kept alive in the small town of South Bristol, Maine.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Anita Dunn after she took a leadership role in the Joe Biden campaign — and in advance of results from the New Hampshire primary.

Pressure is mounting on CEOs as everyone from investors to employees sounds the alarm about the climate crisis. Some companies are responding, but even ambitious targets won't be enough on their own.

Lawmakers voiced concern Friday about the Trump administration's messaging on the outbreak. They backed the medical response, but pressed for more information and test kits from public health experts.

There's still a big gap between what the federal government is promising in terms of testing capacity in the U.S. and what state and local labs can deliver.

Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, May 13: Plain Dealer union is dissolved; Cuyahoga County Public Library sets reopening plan; Akron...

If the Diamond Princess were a country, it would now have the second-highest number of coronavirus cases outside of mainland China.

Underlying issues such as poverty and chronic disease make the South particularly vulnerable. The region is also at high risk for natural disasters at a time when emergency resources are stretched.