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Retail sales saw record drops for the second month in a row. Other categories with huge declines included a 59% dive in furniture sales and 29% decreases in department stores and gas stations.

A coronavirus expert tells NPR the outbreak is only getting started and the global spread will get worse — including in the U.S.

The cancellation comes as reports surface that a Live PD camera crew's raw footage of the March 2019 death of Javier Ambler, a black man who died in police custody, had been destroyed.

The breach in two dams in Michigan has caused major flooding in two counties. Floodwaters are forcing thousands of people, who have been sheltering in place, to evacuate.

Cincinnati officials are now projecting a $91.4 million general fund deficit for the budget year starting July 1. That's a $10 million increase from two...

It may seem crass to be thinking about presidential approval ratings in the middle of a deadly pandemic that is sweeping the country. But be assured of...

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg sees a chance to seize the moment in the Democratic primary as a trusted leader in times of crisis as fears rise over the coronavirus outbreak.

The Federal Reserve on Monday announced several policies designed to strengthen markets during the coronavirus crisis. Still, stocks are down, minutes after the opening bell.

Gov. Mike DeWine has closed all the state's bars and dine-in restaurants until further notice, starting at 9 p.m. Sunday. Restaurants will still be…

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Muge Cevik, an infectious disease specialist at the University of St. Andrews in the U.K., about scientists using contact tracing to learn how the coronavirus spreads.