Health & Safety

In her video Weehawken to Gettysburg Cathy Cluck stands near a statue of Alexander Hamilton in New Jersey. Cluck took a 15-day road trip to visit some of the places she teaches her students about each year and posted daily highlights to her YouTube.

Texas Teacher Takes Her Students On A Road Trip Through U.S. History — Remotely

3:45pm September 11, 2020

When the pandemic forced high school teacher Cathy Cluck to rethink her teaching strategy, she went on a "Great American History Road Trip," holding virtual lessons along the way.

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A patron stands in front of a shelf full of wine bottles at a liquor story in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on March 20.

Hangover From Alcohol Boom Could Last Long After Pandemic Ends

2:44pm September 11, 2020

by Brian Mann

Americans are drinking far more during the COVID-19 pandemic. A beer in the evening can feel like a taste of normal life, but health experts worry about alcohol's deadly side effects.

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Esther Perel: How Can We Develop Resilience In Our Relationships?

9:15am September 11, 2020

by NPR/TED Staff

How do we build more trusting and empathetic relationships, even during a crisis? This hour, therapist Esther Perel shares ideas on creating lasting bonds in romance, family, and at work.

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Health & Safety

How The Pandemic Has Affected The Latino Community In L.A.

7:01am September 11, 2020

by Jackie Fortier

The latest NPR poll finds 70 percent of Latinos in Los Angeles have experienced serious financial problems because of the job losses and other economic impacts during the pandemic.

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COVID-19 Is Changing The Way We Spend Money, Affecting Inflation

6:56am September 11, 2020

by Scott Horsley

The pandemic has changed how people are shopping in ways that are not reflected in official measurements like the Consumer Price Index, due out Friday morning. Lived inflation is probably even higher.

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Trump Says He Downplayed Coronavirus Threat In U.S. To Avert Panic

4:57am September 11, 2020

by Tamara Keith

President Trump said he was averting panic by downplaying the threat of the coronavirus — a shift from his more common tactic of alarming people about immigration, hurricanes and other issues.

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News Brief: U.S. Wildfires, Coronavirus Relief Bill, Russian Election Hackers

4:57am September 11, 2020

Fires continue to rage in the West Coast. The Senate failed to advance another COVID-19 relief bill. And, Microsoft says the Russian hackers who disrupted the 2016 election are back.

President Trump on Thursday denies that his comments downplaying the severity of the coronavirus to the American public were a "lie."

Trump Says His Misleading Coronavirus Comments Were Meant To Show 'Strength'

5:51pm September 10, 2020

by Alana Wise

"I don't want to jump up and down and start screaming, 'Death! Death!' " the president said when asked about why he publicly downplayed the pandemic while privately acknowledging its severity.

Questions On Getting Flu Shot This Year Answered

4:26pm September 10, 2020

by Allison Aubrey

The flu season is around the corner, and doctors are encouraging people to get flu shots. A mix of COVID-19 and influenza could make for a tricky winter and burden the health care system.

Before the Ever After, by Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson Wants Kids To Know The Beauty — And The Danger — Of Football

4:26pm September 10, 2020

by Sacha Pfeiffer

Woodson's new novel in verse Before the Ever After follows a 12-year-old boy whose football star father is beginning to show the damaging effects of too many blows to the head.

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