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The coronavirus appears to transmit unevenly: A few people can infect many, while others don't pass the virus on at all. Researchers are working to understand the factors that drive superspreading.

The tech companies say their software would protect privacy while helping public health officials trace the spread of the coronavirus.

Urban planners say cities must make it possible to return to the streets and shop without losing the safety of physical distancing.

Emily Dickinson is all over Tucson, Ariz. Reading, lectures, classroom lessons — it's all part of the Big Read Project, which is devoted to "inspiring people across the country to pick up a good book."

Incoming Acting Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson says he’s taking a stand against reckless driving in the city through his S.T.A.N.D for Safer Streets plan.

As Thanksgiving approaches and families need to stay safe during the pandemic, NPR offers tips from lessons learned during the Jewish High Holidays and Islamic Eid celebrations this year.

The FDA on Friday granted emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna booster shots. The boosters have already been available for people 65 and older and to high-risk adults.

Milton Rogovin has spent more than 40 years photographing the denizens of the rough, forlorn neighborhoods that dot Buffalo's Lower West Side. For Weekend Edition Saturday, NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rogovin about a new retrospective of his work opening next week at the New York Historical Historical Society. See photos online.

The U.S. air raid that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and several associates prompted a variety of reactions in neighboring nations. Rami Khouri, editor at large of Beirut's Daily Star, discusses developments with Scott Simon.

Hurricane Dennis has left Cuba and is now on track to blow into the Gulf Coast between Florida and Louisiana. NPR's Tom Gjelten is in Cuba and describes the damage the hurricane did to the island nation.