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The pair of ships, the USNS Comfort and the USNS Mercy, will help local medical workers grapple with an influx of patients. But it remains unclear precisely when they will be ready to go.

Princeton Profs. Anne Case and Angus Deaton make the case that something has gone grievously wrong, starting with the shift to declining life expectancy numbers around the year 2000.

The specialized swabs required for coronavirus tests are quite different from your standard Q-tips. And U.S. hospitals are running out of them, creating another delay in efforts to expand testing.

The Trump administration recently imposed a new limit on visas for Chinese state-owned media in the U.S.

Many small businesses have just a couple of weeks worth of cash on hand to pay rent and make payroll. Half of Americans own or work at a small business and they need help soon to stay afloat.

On March 18, 1990 — 30 years ago — two thieves walked into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, tied up security guards and made off with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art.

Ventec Life Systems CEO Chris Kiple claims his company could ramp up ventilator production fivefold if needed for coronavirus. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks him how — and if hospital staff are ready.

The new coronavirus can survive on hard surfaces such as plastic and stainless steel for up to 72 hours and on cardboard for up to 24 hours. To prevent transmission, keep surfaces clean.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted about the state's economic relief for the 78,000 Ohioans who applied for unemployment in the first three days this week.

While the Trump administration blames China for what Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls the "Wuhan virus," China is now offering aid to Italy and sending more money to the World Health Organization.