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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said it was another day of mixed news about the coronavirus. Another new daily high for deaths was reached, while the overall rate of...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the highest daily death toll yet, saying that 799 New Yorkers died on Wednesday of the coronavirus. “You’re talking about...

The carriages usually take tourists around the city but it's under lockdown. Some carriage drivers make sure their horses get exercise by delivering meals to the elderly and soon to hospital workers.

Fifty years ago Saturday, Apollo 13 lifted off for the moon. After 55 hours, the mission was rocked by an explosion. The ensuing drama to return the crew safely captured the world's attention.

An NPR science correspondent answers listener questions about the search for a vaccine to fight the coronavirus.

For National Poetry Month, NPR's Life Kit team offers some tips to help you better appreciate the art form — and encourages listeners to write their own haikus.

An American nurse who worked during Africa's Ebola outbreak compares that experience to treating coronavirus patients in a U.S. ER. One difference: she had better protective gear in the Ebola clinic.

Hollywood stars, Jews and non-Jews, celebrated Passover by streaming a Seder online Saturday night. It raised some $2 million for the CDC Foundation's Emergency Response Fund to battle COVID-19.

Schools across New York are struggling to cope with mandatory closures, distance learning and uncertain funding. WXXI's Karen DeWitt spoke with the New...

The cruise industry is reeling from the effects of the coronavirus. Most ships are now docked and the industry has gotten no relief in the bills passed by Congress.