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Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the plan to shut down the subway system each night "a massive undertaking." Essential workers will be able to take alternative transportation at no cost.

Ranger Peter Densmore has a front row seat on the beginning of spring in the national park. With the absence of visitors, prairie dogs have overrun the roads and other wildlife have grown bold.

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.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio, about the city's financial struggles amid the pandemic and a lack of federal help that might affect essential services.

With the 2020 election well underway, the older voters are still making their minds up as health care, retirement and the economy loom during the pandemic.

Shalondra Rollins tested positive for COVID-19 and died three days later. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter Anna Wolfe of Mississippi Today about lessons to learn from Rollins' story.

Both demand and prices for crude oil have plummeted due to the economic shutdown. Now, U.S. oil regulators are debating whether to cap the production — for the first time since the 1970s.

As sports events are canceled, newspapers around the country are now reassigning sports journalists to cover other subjects: including the pandemic.

An iconic drag queen and a performing artist Nashom Wooden, also known as Mona Foot, died last month from a suspected case of the coronavirus.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with American poet Mark Doty about his new book, What Is the Grass: Walt Whitman In My Life.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with American poet Mark Doty about his new book, What Is the Grass: Walt Whitman in My Life.

Restaurants, retailers and malls in Texas are allowed to reopen on May 1. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kyle Hall, an independent bookstore owner, about his plans on getting back to work.

Some people in Pakistan hide COVID-19 symptoms, fearing stigma, and dying alone as a result. Others claim that the virus is fake and that doctors just kill patients.

With New York having the largest coronavirus outbreak among U.S. states, activists and community organizers are putting together strikes, refusing to pay rent on May 1.

While most of the country is under lockdown, the U.S. military continues its operations. Troops continue their training, and the Air Force keeps delivering supplies worldwide during the pandemic.

Essential worker Kate Budd is a mobile pantry coordinator for Food Bank of the Rockies in Denver. She shares how the pandemic has changed her life and workflow.

More than 30 million Americans have applied for unemployment in just six weeks. NPR's economics and science correspondents update on the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis.

European governments are paying workers without jobs directly. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michael Birnbaum, Brussels bureau chief for the Washington Post, about lessons the U.S. can learn.

The prime minister voiced the positive outlook at his first briefing since recovering from COVID-19. Johnson did not, however, lay out specifically when or how the U.K.'s lockdown measures would lift.

A new NASA satellite is providing a detailed look at how much polar ice is melting, raising sea levels around the world.

Most U.S Christians say their faith has been unaffected by the coronavirus. Those who attend historically black churches are the exception.

"We call it a 'social distancing clamp' or a 'lockdown-breaker catcher,'" a policeman in Chandigarh, India, tells NPR.

With wedding halls closed, Palestinians have saved big money with low-key parties.

Noting that trials are still in the early phase, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the plan is to develop a vaccine that is safe and effective — and can be quickly scaled up for distribution.

The American photographer intimately documented the upheavals of the Great Depression. Now, amid the upheavals of the coronavirus, Lange's portraits of humanity and adversity still have a lot to say.