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The nation's battle against the coronavirus has entered a new phase, with health officials increasingly abandoning efforts to track down every case and instead turning to more drastic measures.

Should you take that trip? How long does the virus last on surfaces? And what does it mean to "flatten the curve?"

Joe Queenan reads so many books, it's amazing that he can also find time to write them. Queenan estimates he's read between 6,000 and 7,000 books total, at a rate of about 125 books a year. His latest work, One for the Books, is all about what he reads and why.

Georgia election administrators are still trying to understand all that the state's new voting law might do. Many officials are worried the law will make things more expensive and labor-intensive.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Tracy Borman, royal historian and author of Crown and Sceptre, about the life and legacy of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

Where are you from? Jessica Hong, a Korean-American, is constantly asked about her heritage, often before people learn anything else about her. Charley Sullivan found himself on the wrong side of the same question when he was 12 years old.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Kimberle Crenshaw, who coined the term "critical race theory," about anti-racism and why she believes it must be part of American discourse.

It's been one year since a flood tore through Waverly, Tenn., and killed 20 people. There's been lots of effort to rebuild but it's still unclear if the town will ever be the same.

The baby formula shortage continues and NPR's Cheryl Corley talks to FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf about why.

Denmark Vesey's planned slave rebellion was meant to be extensive.