2020

President Trump is set to give a high-stakes speech on Thursday night at the Republican National Convention — a sequel to his "I alone can fix it" message of four years ago.

Politics & Government

Amid Crises, Trump To Give Sequel To 'I Alone Can Fix It' Convention Pledge

4:19pm August 27, 2020

by Tamara Keith

In 2016, as an upstart outsider, Donald Trump vowed, "I alone can fix it." On Thursday night, he gives his sequel after twin crises of the coronavirus and racial injustice have exploded on his watch.

President Trump at a Keep America Great rally in Las Vegas earlier this year.

Politics & Government

Why The 2020 Presidential Election Is Not 2016

11:13am August 08, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

With Joe Biden leading in the polls, Democrats are haunted by the ghosts of 2016 when Hillary Clinton led, too. But there are a few key factors that make this year's election different.

Photographer Sarah Waiswa's image of her daughter, Ria: "She spends a lot of time in our bed. Babies bring the hope of goodness and light, but 2020 has been a heavy year. I am afraid about the type of world I have brought her into. I hope by the time Ria

Health & Safety

Global Photos: Babies Of The Pandemic Bring Love, Light — And Worries

7:31am July 18, 2020

by Everyday Projects

Millions of babies have been born in this year of the coronavirus crisis. We asked photojournalists to introduce us to some of the new arrivals — and share the hopes and fears of their parents.

View of Seltun geothermal field in Krysuvik on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on July 5, 2014.

World News

App Lets You Destress By Screaming Into Icelandic Wilderness

3:21pm July 17, 2020

2020 has been a stressful year. Iceland wants to help. A group developed an app that will let you record and broadcast a scream, pent up by the pandemic, into the Icelandic wilderness.

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Ashley Robinson, 37, is a clinical supervisor in the emergency room at New Orleans East Hospital.

National

Dear Class Of 2020: Graduation Messages From Frontline Workers

5:00am June 12, 2020

by Barry Gordemer

NPR asked essential workers — who normally would not be asked speak at a commencement ceremony — to offer insight forged by the simple act of showing up every day and doing what needs to be done.

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Kristin Doherty (left) and Gina Kappes, advisers at North Salem High School in New York, performed a skit as part the video announcement that the 2020 graduation ceremony would take place at Four Brothers Drive In Theater next month.

National

Students To Get Graduation Pomp At Drive-In Theater Despite Circumstances

2:18pm May 07, 2020

by Tovia Smith

One high school in New York has found a way to have safe and memorable graduation: hold it at a drive-in movie theater.

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The Olympic rings displayed outside the National Stadium, a venue for the 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo on April 7. The games have been delayed until 2021 because of the coronavirus.

Japan, IOC Jostle Over Who Will Pay Billions To Delay 2020 Olympics Over Coronavirus

4:02pm April 21, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The cost of moving the summer games to 2021 is expected to be massive. The International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday Japan would pay. Japanese officials said they didn't agree to foot the bill.

Coronavirus Forces Organizers To Cancel San Diego Comic-Con

4:10pm April 17, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

This is the first time in the event's 50-year history that it will not held. "Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures and while we are saddened to take this action," a spokesperson said.

Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg will not be creating a super PAC. Instead, he's transferring $18 million to the Democratic Party and will likely spend more during the campaign.

Politics & Government

Bloomberg Decides Against Super PAC, Transfers $18 Million To Democratic Party

3:02pm March 20, 2020

by Asma Khalid

The former presidential candidate's campaign had suggested it would create a super PAC to take on President Trump, but it has decided to change course.

President Trump takes questions at a press conference with, from left, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci, Vice President Mike Pence and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield.

Trump Says 'Markets Will Take Care Of Themselves' After Stock Sell-Off

11:38am March 01, 2020

by Tamara Keith

President Trump used to boast about stock market gains at every turn. But after coronavirus fears caused the worst plunge since 2008, he has gone silent on this pillar of his reelection pitch.