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Freemasons once counted Founding Fathers, ex-presidents and titans of industry among their members. But for many, the allure is gone from the once shadowy fraternity, and membership has fallen off.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Erica Simon and her grandmother, Cora Whitlock, about sharing family recipes via Zoom and an unusual Thanksgiving during a pandemic.

When the coronavirus hit, thousands of unsheltered people in the state were moved into hotels under a plan known as "Project Roomkey." Now many are ending up back on the street.

On Tuesday, it will be a year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the U.S. Now there are almost 24 million cases and nearly 400,000 people are dead.

An insurance regulation known as "the birthday rule" is tripping up couples who are putting their newborn children on the wrong policy and risk losing thousands of dollars.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's United Arab Emirates peace deal sets a precedent: Israel need not cede captured land to the Palestinians in order to win friends in the Arab world.

The pandemic economy is squeezing families with kids: 74% of those earning less than $100,000 report serious financial woes, in an NPR poll. Experts worry about lasting impacts on kids' mental health.

John Brennan discusses national security implications of Trump's coronavirus infection and what he'd have done differently post-Sept. 11. The former CIA director's memoir,Undaunted, is out this week.

In the largest U.S. cities, at least half of all households have seen a serious financial loss such as lost job, wages or savings. Many problems are concentrated in Black and Latino households.

Recent trends in public sentiment run parallel to deteriorating U.S.-China relations. In China, the pandemic "increased people's satisfaction and support for their government," says a sociologist.