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Business owners lucky enough to get the federal rescue funds are wrestling with paying their employees, even when their doors are closed.

NPR surveyed the 50 states about their contact tracing capacity. Amid coronavirus, states expand Internet voting experiments — raising security fears. And, Airbnb bookings drop amid pandemic.

Voters with disabilities, as well as those who serve in the military and live overseas, could cast ballots via their phone or computer even as security experts warn the technology can't be trusted.

Microsoft Word is tipping the scales in the debate. Now the use of two spaces after a period will be flagged as a grammatical error. Other style guides already recommend using one space.

Muhammadu Buhari said stay-at-home orders imposed last month have come at a "very heavy economic cost," with many Nigerians left without enough money to eat.

What social science says about killing the office.

Instead of a lemonade stand, a six-year-old boy in British Columbia opened a joke stand at the end of his driveway. Here's a sample: What is red, white and blue? A sad candy cane.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Stephen Hahn, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, about how his agency is ensuring that the country has enough high-quality coronavirus tests.

Members of Brass-a-Holics and Mecca Notes pay tribute to lives lost to COVID-19 with a performance of "I'll Fly Away."

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, about supply chain issues hindering the military from increasing coronavirus testing capacity.