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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. and a physician, about congressional efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Davenport, Iowa, faced historic flooding last year that damaged much of the city's downtown riverfront. Business owners are concerned about future floods and how climate change plays a part.

Over 1,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Wayne County, Mich., home to Detroit. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Michigan Advance reporter Ken Coleman about how the community is coping with the loss.

Some people who are carless by choice find themselves reassessing that decision. And those who can't afford cars face increased risks, in yet another example of the pandemic exacerbating inequalities.

The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) has received a competitive tax credit allocation that will allow it to break ground next year on 77 units of new housing. The construction would be part of the plan to rebuild the 80-year-old Woodhill Homes public housing neighborhood on Cleveland's East Side.

It's not that young adults aren't worried about the pandemic, psychologists say, but they are at far greater risk of dying by suicide. Finding ways beyond screens to foster social bonds is crucial.

An extra $600 a week in federal unemployment runs out at the end of July — even for people with underlying health conditions who are at much greater risk if they contract COVID-19.

"A disaster." That's how Joe Rozzi, vice president of sales for Rozzi's Famous Fireworks, describes business these days. What's normally the 90-year-old...

Vaping-related illnesses underscore how addictive nicotine is. A study involving the psychedelic psilocybin is showing promise as a way to permanently kick the smoking habit.

As COVID-19 takes over the political conversation, Americans' ambivalence about science — and "experts" in general — is likely to come to the forefront.