MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani returns to the mound in pitching debut for the Dodgers
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani made his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday and returned to the mound for the first time since 2023 after elbow surgery.
Pizzeria Takes Hawaiian Pizza Off The Menu After Customers Vote
Bàcaro Pizzeria in Montreal, Canada, took a poll to let its customers settle this matter: Pineapple — yay or nay? Pineapple haters won with 53%. The pizzeria took Hawaiian pizza off the menu.
Canadian Band Sets Record For Deepest Underground Concert
The Shaft Bottom Boys played for nearly an hour — more than 6,00 feet below sea level. The venue was the Creighton Mine in Sudbury, Ontario - a community with a deep history in mining.
Planet Money: Why The Market For Emergency Vaccines Is Like No Other
The U.S. government didn't have anyone dedicated to biological threats, like viruses, until the anthrax attacks in 2001. Now it helps fund new vaccines, for things such as the COVID-19 outbreak.
How The Lack Of Coronavirus Test Kits Is Playing Out
Much of the responsibility to test for and respond to the coronavirus is at the state level. But states' capabilities vary and they face challenges.
How Are Wuhan Residents Coping Mentally After 7 Weeks Of Quarantine?
In China, where COVID-19 was first discovered, people talk about feeling anxious and angry after being locked down for weeks. Online support groups from other parts of China help them manage stress.
Price Gouging Incidents Follow Coronavirus Outbreak
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to New York Attorney General Letitia James about her office's efforts to stop price gouging on coronavirus prevention products like hand sanitizer.
News Brief: Coronavirus Effects And Trump Travel Ban
Social distancing is good for public health, but bad for the economy. As workplaces close down, so are schools. And, President Trump's ban on most travelers from Europe is in effect.
Financial Markets Rattled By The Multiple Effects Of COVID-19
NPR's Noel King talks to economist Megan Greene, a senior fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School, about how President Trump's European travel ban will impact financial markets.
Research: Coronavirus Can Live For A Long Time In Air, On Surfaces
A new study is first to examine how long the new coronavirus can survive on steel, plastic and cardboard. It can live up to 72 hours, but that's under idealized lab conditions, not the real world.
State Officials Consider Closing Schools Due To Coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak has moved into a new phase, compelling some state leaders to take the unusual step of closing schools statewide. More states may soon do the same.
U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries About Containing COVID-19
As the U.S. manages the coronavirus, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to three NPR correspondents in some hard-hit countries: China, South Korea and Italy, to ask what lessons the U.S. should learn.
