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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Margaret Harris, of the World Health Organization's coronavirus response team, about the group's decision to officially call the oubreak a pandemic.

Chris Matthews is stepping down as anchor of MSNBC's politics talk show Hardball. He resigned and retired abruptly Monday night following mounting criticism over embarrassing on-air moments.

Former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg suspended his presidential campaign Sunday night — but not before exceeding early expectations.

The coronavirus has forced jurisdictions nationwide to close in-person sex offender registration offices. That has made it tougher for law enforcement to verify and track offender whereabouts.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Elias Husamudeen, president of the Correction Officers' Benevolent Association of New York City, on the lack of protective and cleaning supplies available to jail staff.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, on the federal health response to COVID-19.

Clusters of large drones have been flying grid patterns over eastern Colorado and western Nebraska in recent weeks. No one knows who's flying them or why.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rand Corporation Iranian expert Ariane Tabatabai about what could be next for the U.S. and Iran following the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

From Moses Sumney's upcoming double album to a folk supergroup starring two of the minds behind Hadestown and Fruit Bats, here are some of Stephen Thompson's early picks for 2020.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution about rising income inequality amid the longest period of economic expansion in U.S. history.

The Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case that involved both a 300-year-old pirate ship — and a contemporary fight between two powerful forces: states' rights and property rights.

Record flooding on the Mississippi River sent too much fresh water into the Gulf of Mexico, killing oysters and crippling other seafood harvests that depend on saltwater to survive.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is starting to study lung tissue and chemicals from electronic cigarette vapor to track down the root cause of lung damage caused by vaping.

Amid bipartisan pushback on the administration's policy shift in the Mideast the State Department's special envoy for Syria faces tough questions from senators on the decision to pull those troops.

A rise in subway fares in Chile triggered huge anti-government protests that killed at least 11 people. The president declared a state of emergency and said Chile was "at war."

Jack Welch, one of the United States' best-known CEOs, has died. Welch ran General Electric for two decades and built the company into one of the world's most valuable corporations. He was 84.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Suzanne Mettler, professor of government at Cornell University, about how the coronavirus pandemic could change Americans' attitudes about government.

Video later emerged of the dinosaur scurrying up the street after tossing out garbage — prompting some to wonder whether the T. Rex was simply taking precautions against the coronavirus.

Experienced bakers share some bread-making tips with the apparently many people taking up the hobby while staying at home.

On Monday, Jupiter and Saturn will look as if they are merging in the night sky. This hasn't happened in nearly 400 years.

Most Democratic voters say they could change their minds about whom they support. So be prepared for surprises as voting begins in the Democratic nominating contests next month.

NPR's Noel King talks to Ryan Crocker, former U.S. ambassador to Iran, about the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which is renewing scrutiny about U.S. policies in Iraq and Iran.

The North Korean leader made his remarks to a session of the ruling Workers Party Central Committee. He accused the U.S. of failing to reciprocate the North's diplomatic gestures.

"Fiction is life with the dull bits left out." That is just one of the many clever observations of the writer, TV host and cultural critic Clive James. He died Sunday in Cambridge, England.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has managed to hold onto power after Monday's election, but by a very slim margin. He will now have to work with a minority government.