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President Trump held a press conference Wednesday evening where he designated Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the adminstration's coronavirus response.

Disney head Bob Iger announced he will no longer be CEO, designating a successor on Tuesday. Iger has strengthened the company and is leaving it in a strong position to compete against digital rivals.

The United Service Organizations aims to bring the comforts of home to armed forces around the world as well as help civilians understand more about modern military life.

When asked if former officer Derek Chauvin's restraint of George Floyd followed proper protocol, Minneapolis Inspector Katie Blackwell said, "I don't know what kind of improvised position that is."

As part of NPR's series "One-Hit Wonders / Second-Best Songs," NPR Music's Ann Powers nominates "Jesse" by Janis Ian. She's known mostly for her 1975 hit "At Seventeen."

When some fast-food workers in New York went on strike one morning in 2012, they had no idea it was the beginning of an unusual movement that would propel an economic revolution.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his newly named running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., made their first joint appearance in Delaware on Wednesday.

Two years after Russian state media began radio broadcasts in Washington D.C, Radio Sputnik has made its way to Kansas City. Sputnik officials are negotiating to start broadcasting in other cities.

The state of Texas has 228 delegates up for grabs on Super Tuesday — a lot more voters to reach than those who have voted so far. Here's how the primary contest is shaping up in the Lone Star State.

Nearly 1 in 7 women suffers from depression during pregnancy or postpartum. But very few get treatment. Doctors in Massachusetts have a new way to get them help.

NPR's Life Kit podcast team discusses its latest reporting: on why sex education for teens needs a 21st century update.

The treatment of Meghan Markle by the British tabloids is said to be one of the main reasons why she and her husband Prince Harry have chosen to distance themselves from the royal family.

The daily activity at the Calgary Zoo where you can watch king penguins waddle around was called off because of cold weather. Zoo officials caution these are not Antarctic penguins.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mark Alexander, dean of Villanova University's law school, about the latest Democratic debate. He has prepped candidates, such as Barack Obama, for previous debates.

President Trump is expected to hold a press conference this evening where he will discuss how the United States is responding to the coronavirus threat. Here's what he may say.

A new season Ari Shapiro's musical chain of gratitude, Play It Forward, begins with Indigo Girls' Amy Ray and Emily Saliers talking about their lifelong bond and the poetic flair of Kae Tempest.

Even as the unprecedented rate of unemployment continues to climb, protections for renters are running out, as extra unemployment benefits and suspension of evictions expire.

Syrian and Russian armed forces are advancing quickly on rebel areas, killing civilians and intensifying suffering as nearly 1 million refugees huddle in camps near Turkey. Little relief is in sight.

A devastating outbreak of swine fever in China has increased Chinese demand for European pork, and that's leaving less meat available for sausages in Germany.

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to classify lynching as a federal hate crime. The vote came at the end of Black History Month.

New Yorkerwriter Jane Mayer talks about the criminal investigation into whether Donald Trump engaged in tax, banking and/or insurance fraud. If convicted, he could be sentenced to prison.

COVID-19 has turned one end of the food industry — stores and restaurants — on its head. At the other end, food production hums along as usual, but that could change if workers catch the virus.

Kyana Stallworth, a 5th-grade teacher in Fairfax, Va., shares how the outbreak has upended her plans for the year and what she's doing to help students remotely.

We talk about the White House's handling of the coronavirus crisis and the timeline for the now-delayed democratic primaries in several states.

Lynn Bryson, who will livestream services to his congregants at Twin Falls Adventist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho, says there is value in embracing this experience of being alone, quiet and still.