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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been working the phones to the Middle East — but at the same time he's continuing with talks about the Arctic during a visit to Iceland.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dahlia Scheindlin, a political strategist at The Century Foundation, about the violence erupting in streets between Jewish Israelis and Palestinian citizens of Israel.

For One-Hit Wonders/Second-Best Songs, Mark Anthony Neal recommends Ronnie Dyson's "Ain't Nothing Wrong." He's known mostly for 1970's "(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?"

As Georgia and South Carolina move toward reopening, some public health officials say it's premature. Local elected leaders say they need help to protect their communities from the pandemic.

For many families, the only connection they have to a loved one in their final moments is to a hospital chaplain. For COVID-19 patients at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, that's Rocky Walker.

Lawmakers in the House are poised to approve nearly $500 billion in additional coronavirus-related economic aid. NPR's Noel King talks to GOP Rep. Michael McCaul about how the money will be used.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed the Bundestag this morning, cautioning the country not to reopen too soon, lest the coronavirus spread uncontrollably.

The carriages usually take tourists around the city but it's under lockdown. Some carriage drivers make sure their horses get exercise by delivering meals to the elderly and soon to hospital workers.

Computerized voices read newspaper stories from the 1918 flu pandemic in this haunting audio project. "I wanted it to sound like a broadcast from a dystopian future," says artist Jordan Baseman.

The number of people forced out of work during the coronavirus lockdown keeps soaring. Last week, 4.4 million people filed for jobless benefits, boosting the total since last month to 26 million.