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Many people with disabilities have been left behind during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Center for Disability Rights in Rochester. Some...

The New York City subway system has suspended its 24-hour service due to the coronavirus pandemic. Transit officials say they need more time to clean and have to save money while ridership is down.

Some of the U.S. animal shelters have reported having all their dogs fostered during the quarantine. But it is not just that the pandemic made people want pets more — a dog supply chain has broken.

State law enforcement authorities in Georgia say they will investigate the February shooting death of a black jogger. A video was released this week showing the shooting.

Teruyuki Okazaki, a famous Shotokan karate master and the founder of the International Shotokan Karate Federation, died of a suspected case of COVID-19 last month.

As the country mourns Ahmaud Arbery's death, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with University of Maryland sociology professor Rashawn Ray about why men of color disarm themselves as a defense mechanism.

What do the latest unemployment rates mean for the U.S. economy? NPR's Noel King speaks with Heidi Shierholz of the Economic Policy Institute and Claudia Goldin of Harvard University.

The Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa, reopened Thursday after a coronavirus outbreak there. Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson says he'd support a second shutdown if the changes aren't enough.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with University of Texas at San Antonio professor of clinical psychology, Dr. Mary McNaughton-Cassill, about common stress responses to disasters and other traumatic events.

Chinese nationals have been charged with stealing U.S. medical technology in many recent cases. As U.S. firms race to find a coronavirus vaccine, U.S. authorities tell companies to safeguard research.