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The agency that oversees the U.S. intelligence community has released an unusual public statement ruling out the theory that the coronavirus was manmade.

The order is much more targeted than had been announced in a California Police Chiefs Association memo that said Newsom would require all California beaches and state parks to close.

Dayton, Ohio, is one of many U.S. cities facing financial struggles amid the pandemic. The city has already laid off 25% of its workforce, says Mayor Nan Whaley.

Dr. Krista Miller, a veterinarian in Baton Rouge, La., takes listener questions about the chances of pets contracting the coronavirus and pet care during the pandemic.

An NPR business editor and Jennifer Nuzzo, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, answer listener questions about businesses that can reopen and safety guidelines to follow.

Because the public health system mostly operates in the background, it rarely gets the attention or funding it deserves ― until there's a crisis.

Housing activists are enlisting renters who can and can't pay rent starting May 1 to sign a pledge with the goal of putting pressure on landlords and policymakers.

Speaking during a videoconference with President Vladimir Putin that was broadcast on state-run TV, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced that he had tested positive for the virus.

In Jakarta, special police units have guarded burial processions for COVID-19 victims, after protesters blocked streets to prevent the dead from being transported to cemeteries.

Massachusetts is still practicing extreme social distancing measures, but many businesses, including on the Cape and Islands, are planning for what life…