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"The timing seemed perfect as NASCAR is evolving and embracing social change more and more," Michael Jordan, the basketball icon and majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets NBA franchise said.

Over 100,000 people worldwide are taking part in coronavirus vaccine trials. NPR answers common questions, such as why so many people are needed and what it means to say a vaccine works.

The United Kingdom's top science adviser says, "The epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days" — warning of a dangerously high rate of new coronavirus cases.

Some shoppers looking to buy new fridges, freezers or washers have been finding themselves out of luck. The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into both supply and demand.

Early in the pandemic, most deaths occurred in large cities. But now, as COVID-19 spreads across the U.S., smaller communities are suffering many losses as well.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Mary Ziegler, a law professor at Florida State University, about how the death of Justice Ginsburg could impact the remaining abortion cases headed to the Supreme Court.

Two high-ranking Trump administration officials have been to the island recently. The visits come against a backdrop of deepening mistrust and deteriorating relations between the U.S. and China.

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.

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control says the COVID-19 variant spreading across England appears to be more contagious. Scientists examine what that means for the rest of the world.

The pandemic has intensified the U.S. nursing shortage, creating opportunities for nurses willing to take on the riskiest work. The booming gig economy has given some a chance to double their pay.