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The U.S. unemployment rate rose to nearly 15 percent — and no one knows where it ends. NPR's Life Kit talked to one woman who's lived through years of economic uncertainty about how to cope.

The Jazz Coalition Commission Fund is trying to help struggling musicians by doling out $1,000 micro-grants through a nomination and jury process. Winners will create new musical pieces.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dropped the message to stay at home in England and outlined a road map for exiting the lockdown. But leaders in the rest of the U.K. disagree with him.

More than half of New Jersey's coronavirus fatalities were at long-term care facilities, including nursing homes. The state's attorney general, Gurbir Grewal, has opened an investigation.

Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, answers listener questions on the infection rates, death toll, and what they mean going forward.

Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Security, answers listener questions on the infection rates, death toll, and what they mean going forward.

The latest inflation data offers a snapshot of Americans' new pandemic spending habits. Prices are down for most goods and services but up sharply for groceries.

China plans to test every resident in Wuhan for COVID-19. New study examines how many people have lost health insurance since the pandemic. And, swabs for coronavirus testing are in short supply.

The family of Breonna Taylor is demanding accountability after the black woman was fatally shot by police in her apartment in Louisville, Ky.

Michigan's governor has started lifting restrictions but critics say not fast enough. Officials worry armed protesters will refuse to follow safety measures when they gather at the Capitol Thursday.