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North Carolina recently saw its highest number of new daily coronavirus infections. "If we need to go back to stay-at-home, we will," says Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen.

President Trump is planning to celebrate Independence Day at Mount Rushmore Friday evening. But hours before the event, protesters have blocked one of the major highways into the site.

With coronavirus worries, election officials are scrambling to assure voters they can still safely participate in upcoming primaries. One way is to vote from home, which has its own challenges.

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai's new novel is a luminous, complex family saga that stretches across decades of Vietnamese history, from the French colonial period, through war and upheaval to the present day.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas about devastating unemployment numbers among Latinos, and why they have been hit so hard.

Erik Larson's new book about the sinking of the liner Lusitania by a German U-boat in 1915 brings the past stingingly alive. Reviewer Jean Zimmerman calls Dead Wake "thrilling, dramatic and powerful."

Arun Chaudhary, the first official White House videographer, says having a cameraman around can be a "dangerous proposition." He has written a book about his sleepless nights and adventure-filled days following Barack Obama's every move.

They were indicted over allegedly conspiring to obstruct Congress' certification of the Electoral College, including in discussions on encrypted messaging apps.

U.S. stocks had one of their best days in weeks Thursday: The Dow jumped nearly 3 percent and prices in Europe went through the roof. The surge came after the announcement that European leaders finally agreed on a comprehensive plan to tackle their debt problems. Does the rally mean investors think the crisis is over?

Nelson, who spent six days in orbit aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1986, would succeed Trump-era Administrator Jim Bridenstine.