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New York says more than 25,000 workers have come from outside to help in their hospitals. That's left leaders in other states worried they may not have the help they need when cases peak elsewhere.

The Navajo Nation has the third-highest COVID-19 infection rate in the U.S., after New York and New Jersey. The pandemic is exposing a longtime lack of federal funding for Indian Country health care.

Florida officials release a plan Friday to reopen the economy, which is dependent on tourism. Businesses from restaurants to theme parks believe they can open without risking a COVID-19 resurgence.

Crimes including hoarding, price gouging and hawking fake treatments are spreading along with the virus, officials say. Prosecutors are focusing efforts on that "dark underbelly" of society.

NPR's Noel King talks to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about the coronavirus relief package that President Trump is expected to sign on Friday that deals with small businesses, and what's next.

From shorter days to smaller classes, school will likely look radically different in the fall.

The 18 second clip was of YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim standing in front of some elephants. That humble video, uploaded 15 years ago this week, has now been viewed over 90 million times.

The way Illinois finally got the masks it needed was practically the plot to a heist thriller — so we turned it into one for the first of our Quarantine Edition of Planet Money Shorts.

Psychologist Susan Pinker explains why face-to-face connection is a human necessity. But during this period of isolation, she says some ways of connecting online are better substitutes than others.

A typical spring for Jason Benetti would have him perched above a baseball field, broadcasting games for the Chicago White Sox. Not this year.Like others,…