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As the U.S. tries to get international cooperation for harsher sanctions on Iran, people in the country strain under the double economic hits of the pandemic and sanctions that are already in place.

Churches are taking extra precautions regarding the coronavirus, as practices such as passing the peace through handshakes and drinking from the common cup at communion could spread the illness.

Listeners pose questions about the coronavirus and the illness it causes, COVID-19.

NPR's Michel Martin reflects on the coronavirus and how it's impacting daily life in the United States.

Some of the strictest measures to contain COVID-19 are in Puerto Rico, where the governor has effectively shut the island down amid fears its health system is too weak after Hurricane Maria.

Texas has one of the strictest vote-by-mail programs in the country. Democrats have sued, saying such rules don't work during a public health emergency.

Three of Matanuska Brewing Company's four locations are operating under new coronavirus safety guidelines, such as hourly sanitizing and a maximum capacity of 25%. Business is brisk, the owner says.

The author's new memoir, Winter Journal, is a history of his body — scars, panic attacks and near-death experiences. He tells Fresh Air how he got a reputation as a dirty fighter, why he doesn't drive and how hard it was to see his mother's dead body.

The city's murder rate has dropped dramatically over the first three months of the year. The police superintendent says it's not a victory but it is progress. After a year in which murders in the country's third largest city topped more than 500, the homicide rate has declined to a level not seen since 1959.

The FBI released videos showing 10 people suspected of assaulting police during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. "Some of the most violent offenders have yet to be identified," the bureau said.