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With so many infections and deaths from COVID-19 in nursing homes, many in the industry and in government are considering how to make the facilities safer.

The housing market is on a tear, setting all kinds of records, including prices. But it's also a reflection of the uneven economic recovery and more first-time homebuyers are getting priced out.

Rodrigo y Gabriela play a relaxed Tiny Desk home concert from their studio in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced stay-at-home orders for five regions of the state when local hospitals hit 85% of their ICU capacity.

Americans face a challenge in the search for quality nursing home care. Expectations are low and news reports on the industry are bleak. But a group of homes in Wisconsin is trying to change that, and they've found some unexpected leaders to show the way: nurse aids. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports for Morning Edition.

The British government was slow to pour resources into nursing homes where COVID-19 left an extraordinary death toll.

For much of this year, prices soared and homes were being sold almost as soon as they were listed.

The Middle Eastern duo's music marries traditional Arab sounds of magam, religious songs of ancient Syria, jazz, and slick pop hooks.

At least 20,000 people had to be evacuated from their homes in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday. Hundreds of blocks are submerged, threatening the city's drinking supply. Emergency officials expect it will be at least four days before water levels are low enough to get crews in pump out the excess water. About 200 homes are expected to have extensive damage due to the levee breach. Many of the same homes were also extensively damaged when the same levee broke in 1993. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Weber talkes to volunteers of all ages, as they filled sandbags.

A Los Angeles Times analysis finds just 38% of homes have been rebuilt after some of the most destructive fires in California history.