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Humor essayist Shani Silver tells NPR's Michel Martin that being single is much harder when you're also quarantined alone.

The government has failed to issue social distancing orders. And after weeks out of public view, President Daniel Ortega reemerged Wednesday and decried the coronavirus as a sign from God.

They're using music to raise awareness about COVID-19 — and how to reduce its spread. Researchers say that songs can help transmit important information during a disease outbreak.

Tara Reade, who worked in Joe Biden's Senate office, has accused the presumptive Democratic nominee of a 1993 sexual assault. His campaign said it "absolutely did not happen."

David Daley, who wrote a book on Republican redistricting efforts earlier this decade, worries that the next round of map-making could be just as bad.

The deal would include $300 billion to replenish a tapped-out small-business loan program, as well as additional funding for hospitals and testing.

Listeners share the songs that make them feel calm during this stressful time.

The offshore drilling industry now has equipment on standby to respond to a similar emergency. But critics says stronger regulation is still needed to prevent another massive oil spill.

School counselors say the coronavirus pandemic has so destabilized kids' lives that the result is genuinely traumatic. And closed schools make it harder for counselors to help.

NPR's David Greene talks to Dr. Harvey Fineberg of the National Academy of Medicine's Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats about reopening the economy.