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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Loretta Christensen, Navajo Area chief medical officer at the Indian Health Service about the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on Native Americans.

NPR's David Greene talks to Jenny Town, of the Stimson Center and managing editor of the website 38 North, about North Korea sealing its border with China to try to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Author Amir Ahmadi Arian talks about his new novel, a portrait of an Iranian bus driver who is arrested during a strike and tortured and forced to confess in prison.

Humans are adaptable, even in pandemic times. As the coronavirus spreads, ordinary citizens in several U.S. cities hit early say they are shifting daily routines to survive and thrive.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Phyllis Schilp, a public health nurse, who has been leading contact tracing efforts in Massachusetts.

Using the COVID-19 pandemic to score political points is dangerous and will result in "many more body bags," the WHO's leader said less than a day after President Trump criticized the organization.

President Biden and Vice President Harris are heading to Atlanta as pressure grows on police to file hate crime charges in the killings of 6 women of Asian descent.

In a 4-3 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has eliminated the state's mask mandate. The court decided Gov. Tony Evers exceeded his authority by unilaterally extending the mandate for months through multiple emergency orders.

After production disruptions and shipping delays, fireworks are expensive and in short supply. Some retailers have shut down, and others warn customers their stock might be gone before July Fourth.

New York police are teaming up with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents to combat illegal guns, which may be driving gun violence. But hard-hit communities want better policing.