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NPR's David Greene speaks with Illinois Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike about the spike in COVID-19 cases in her state. She says more people need to wear masks.

Illinois is seeing big spikes in COVID-19 cases that appear, in part, to be related to the political stance being taken by some county officials in regards to safety protocols.

Following a Supreme Court decision that requires absentee ballots to arrive by the evening of Election Day, Wisconsin's parties are trying to ensure voters turn in their ballots as soon as possible.

Hurricane Zeta came ashore in Louisiana on Wednesday as a Category 2 storms. The hurricane strengthened before landfall and is expected to bring a storm surge up to 11 feet.

Dr. Ogechika Alozie, chief medical officer of the Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, talks about how the Texas city is handling the surge in COVID-19 cases.

Amid a global pandemic and tensions with the U.S., China's Communist Party has unveiled its next Five Year Plan. It includes an ambitious campaign to reduce economic reliance on foreign countries.

According to the New York Post, the skeleton is one of the country's most popular Halloween decorations. It costs $300 and is sold at Home Depot — if you can find it.

A man was arrested in Nice after he allegedly stabbed three people to death, beheading one of them. Earlier this month, a man beheaded a teacher outside Paris before being shot dead by police.

The ogre-faced spider hunts at night. In addition to its night vision, researchers have now found that the spider can hear the sounds of predators and prey, using hairs on its legs.

After a year away, an NPR reporter returns to Lebanon to find a country racked by inflation, degraded services and the pandemic and still picking up the pieces from August's explosion in Beirut.