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Health officials and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging Americans to wear face masks in public. NPR looks into several reasons people give for not wearing masks.

Alabama extended its health orders in response to the jump in coronavirus infections. But State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says officials have had trouble enforcing the orders already in place.

Tony Hudgell, a 5-year-old boy with prosthetic legs, walked six miles to raise money for a London hospital that saved his life. He lost his legs as an infant due to abuse.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about the federal response to coronavirus surge in the U.S

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nathan Law, founder of the pro-democracy party Demosisto, who has fled Hong Kong after China passed a law putting him and other pro-democracy activists at risk.

After a major surge of coronavirus cases, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered nearly all residents to wear masks. The order also allows local officials to impose restrictions on some outdoor gatherings.

NPR's Noel King talks to historian David Blight, who puts the Declaration of Independence into historical context. He reminds us what was going on in this country when the document was drafted.

Despite her dedication to her work, a pharmacist is following the advice of her daughter and granddaughter — who are also pharmacists — to stop working during the coronavirus pandemic.

New rules regarding who can be held on bail in New York state took effect Thursday. The new law rolls back some bail reform measures passed in 2019, and...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Richard Montgomery, a mayor in California, Dr. Ali Khan of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Chicago epidemiologist Dr. Emily Landon about the rise in cases.