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Here's irony: tobacco plants may be key in preventing COVID-19. Two companies are using the plants to produce proteins for a vaccine. One candidate vaccine is already in a clinical trial.

The funding from the casino magnate and his wife provided a late cash infusion for President Trump's reelection effort as his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, raked in record-breaking sums.

More than 19,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employees can get free COVID-19 testing during the last two weeks of October, as the district gears up to bring K-5 students back Nov. 2.

Research published this week finds that home sales volume and prices have declined in coastal census tracts vulnerable to sea level rise, relative to coastal areas less threatened by climate change.

In a call with constituents, the Nebraska senator blasted President Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the way he speaks about women.

At the same time but on different networks, the candidates answered questions about a range of issues, including the coronavirus pandemic, which was part of the reason for the separate events.

Qingdao city officials say no new infections were identified. The extraordinary testing effort followed the appearance of a small cluster of COVID-19 cases centered in a city hospital.

The latest round of women's marches is against the filling of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat. It's also an opportunity for activists to take stock as the stakes of the election loom.

When Wade Hudson joined the Million Man March in Washington in 1995, it was part of a lifelong effort to honor the civil rights icons of the past - and prepare a new generation to fight for equality.

Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film Requiem for a Dream spawned a musical motif that's rippled through media — and jumpstarted a new career for Clint Mansell, the composer of its haunted score.

The Pac-12 kicks off its new season in early November. But there won't be any fans in the stadiums. Businesses in two college football towns in Oregon are looking forward to football's return.

Women often bear a heavier burden at times of crisis. But in this pandemic, they're also part of the solution. Read about inspiring women from China to Iceland to India.

What can we discover when we allow ourselves to sit in silence and just... listen? Sound designer Dallas Taylor explores how tuning into silence is key for understanding the beauty of the sonic world.

As a deaf person, Rebecca Knill is anti-noise and "neutral" on sound. She explains how technology allows her to hear what she wants to hear, and asks why our mindset about ability hasn't caught up.

Democrats enter the presidential contest's homestretch with a big cash advantage.

Here's how the environmental priorities of the Republican president and his Democratic challenger compare.

As Gov. Roy Cooper ponders whether to tighten restrictions or reopen the economy further — a decision which is expected to be announced next week — the state has struggled to get those with COVID-19 to help reduce transmission by answering questions about who they've come into contact with.

Trump and Biden hosted separate but competing town halls in lieu of a debate. And, states are rushing to come up with COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans, without knowing when one will be available.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with health economist Emily Oster about what available heath data tells us about when and how to safely reopen schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Advertising spending on the presidential election is expected to break records this year. Where the money goes says a lot about what the campaign's priorities are.