During Pandemic, Work Dries Up For Actors And Producers
Actors of the stage and screen talks about how their work is changing during the coronavirus outbreak.
Health & Safety
American Couple Quarantined In Italy On Effects Of Prolonged Isolation
NPR's Steve Inskeep checks back in with David Unger and his wife Kathleen Quinn, an American couple who have not left their home in Italy for two months.
Workers To Hold Mass Strike On May 1, International Workers' Day
Essential workers from Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart, Target and more are organizing a mass strike. They say the companies need to do more to protect frontline workers from the coronavirus.
Coronavirus Lockdowns Throw Agricultural Supply Chain Into Disarray
U.S. supermarket shelves are empty, and food banks across the country are besieged. So why are farmers dumping, destroying and giving away food?
Health Care Workers In Russia Pay Deadly Price Fighting COVID-19
As coronavirus infections continue to increase in Russia, the virus is taking the lives of Russian health care workers, who complain of a lack protective equipment and political support.
News Brief: Lockdown Orders Lift, Workers Strike, Biden Allegations
Stay-at-home orders lift in more than a dozen states. Essential workers plan to protest against big retail and delivery firms. And, Joe Biden is expected to respond to sexual assault allegations.
2 Orange County Cities To Challenge Calif. Gov. Newsom's Order Closing Beaches
Huntington Beach and Dana Point city council members both voted Thursday night to pursue legal challenges against the state's beach-closure order.
Opinion: Always The Bridesmaid, Public Health Rarely Spotlighted Until It's Too Late
Because the public health system mostly operates in the background, it rarely gets the attention or funding it deserves ― until there's a crisis.
With Trump's Coronavirus Response, U.S. Forfeits Global Leadership Role
The president has rejected the notion that the U.S. should lead a global response to the crisis. The current pandemic has unfolded in a world where no one has offered international leadership.
Trump Announces Panel To Look At Nursing Home Responses To Coronavirus Outbreak
The administration also said it will send two shipments of personal protective gear to every nursing home, each shipment containing a one-week supply, by July 4.