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Pittsburgh's Jewish community began the first funerals on Tuesday for those killed at the Tree of Life synagogue on Saturday. President Trump also visited the city, but was not welcomed by everyone.

A lawsuit filed last week alleges that North Carolina courts are ignoring state and federal orders to limit evictions during the coronavirus pandemic.

Union County’s Wesley Chapel Elementary School will be closed for in-person learning until after Thanksgiving break after three students tested positive for COVID-19.

The American troop presence will decline in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500, and in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500. Senior military leaders reportedly oppose the move.

The U.S. biotech company Moderna announced its experimental COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective. Operation Warp Speed science adviser Dr. Moncef Slaoui says he was ecstatic when he heard the news.

The new LEGO Star Wars Holiday Specialgently satirizes the franchise, but the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special nearly killed it.

One of the two leading vaccine candidates requires deep, deep freezing. Here's how communities are working to solve for this and how the new Moderna vaccine could help.

A man was doing yardwork over the weekend when he found what he suspected to be a mortar round. He called authorities, and it turns out he was right. Thankfully, no one was hurt.

President-elect Joe Biden focused his plan for rescuing the pandemic-battered U.S. economy on getting the coronavirus under control.

The shift into the "purple tier" for most counties comes as the number of daily new coronavirus cases doubled in the past 10 days, Gov. Gavin Newsom said. He also apologized for breaking the rules.

Becky Stark has one of the most beautiful voices in rock: Opera-trained and pitch-perfect, it's almost hard to believe, given how soft-spoken she is. Watch Stark work her magic at KEXP.

Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis and Nate Walcott perform songs from their latest album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, for our quarantine series.

The nation closes nonessential businesses, halts tourism and moves schools online as it battles rising infections.

The city is taking sweeping steps to control the coronavirus by banning indoor activities, including holiday season gatherings among people of different households.

With hospitals in the state filling up with patients, Gov. Kim Reynolds, who once dismissed restrictions as "feel-good" measures, said Monday: "If Iowans don't buy into this, we'll lose."

Afghan officials and citizens react to reports that President Trump is planning to accelerate the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan — reducing the number to 2,500 by January.

The Baltimore Museum of Art's plan to sell three pieces of art to fundamentally alter its diversity drew so much criticism it had to be canceled.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks toWashington Post reporter Amy Gardner about her interview with Georgia's secretary of state who says fellow Republicans are pressuring him to find ways to exclude ballots.

It's been months of the pandemic and you might be feeling frustrated or upset. But there are lots of different ways to deal with your worries — like giving yourself a big hug!

Ventilators and other key supplies still are badly needed in New York, the state hardest hit by the COVID-19 virus so far. Social distancing may be slowing growth, but the worst is yet to come.