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The new coronavirus has spread to South Korea. NPR's Anthony Kuhn discusses the situation in that country.

Holden Matthews has stated that he committed the crimes in an attempt to break into the "black metal" music scene. He set three historically black churches on fire during a 10-day period.

The first U.S. COVID-19 death took place on Feb. 6, an autopsy shows. The person died at home in Santa Clara County, Calif., at a time when testing in the U.S. was tightly limited.

Mayor Carolyn Goodman said she is not responsible for ensuring businesses adhere to social distancing guidelines. "They better figure it out. That's their job. That's not the mayor's job," she said.

In Baton Rouge, Raj Patel is offering free rooms to medical workers and first responders during the coronavirus outbreak.

His tweet comes days after Iranian gunboats pulled to within yards of a U.S. military ship in the Persian Gulf. There's a history of such confrontations, and Trump's announcement could raise tensions.

The president said he thought the move to re-open businesses like hair salons and tattoo parlors was premature in the face of the continuing coronavirus pandemic.

The FBI joins investigation into who left a noose inside NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace's garage at the Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. NASCAR plans to ban the perpetrators from the sport for life.

The symbol of violent white racism was found in Bubba Wallace's stall. The only Black driver in the top stock car racing circuit, he had led the campaign to ban Confederate flags from NASCAR events.

The company says it didn't intend to suggest that fairness or white was "better than your own unique skin tone." Other major companies have announced changes to advertising tactics seen as racist.