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The Senate confirmed President Trump's 15th appeals court nominee. It's a strategy endorsed by the conservative Federalist Society. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to professor Jonathan Adler.

Government orders to restrict religious gatherings have emerged as a new religious freedom issue. Churches have filed lawsuits claiming that such restrictions violate the First Amendment.

Using methods developed with help from the U.S., South Africa has deployed an army of 28,000 contact tracers to track the spread of the coronavirus, and has flattened the curve of infections.

Lawmakers in the House are poised to approve nearly $500 billion in additional coronavirus-related economic aid. NPR's Noel King talks to GOP Rep. Michael McCaul about how the money will be used.

Tonight's NFL draft will be like no other in history. College's top football prospects won't meet in a big banquet hall. Instead, many will connect from home through TV and remote cameras.

Pakistan has reported thousands of cases of COVID-19, but the more immediate threat for many there is hunger. The lockdown has dried up income for millions of tradesman, beggars and day laborers.

Most of the world's major economies are on lockdown to combat the coronavirus. But the Swedish government has kept the country open — claiming it is better for the economy and for public health.

India call centers provide tech support to credit card companies, airlines and even police and fire departments in the United States. They too have had to adapt under coronavirus lockdown.

Democrats and Republicans have launched major legal campaigns to try to shape voting laws in their favor. The effort has taken on new urgency with the pandemic.

How might a pandemic affect racial prejudice? A new study finds that living in a region with higher infectious disease rates is linked to greater racial prejudice.