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Nearly 5,000 people have died from COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in New Jersey. Some of the worst outbreaks have occurred at two of the state's homes for veterans.

Some 150,000 Afghan migrants arrived in Germany last year. But the Germans estimate more than half won't qualify for asylum. A small number have turned around and headed home.

More than 600 Afghan refugees are being resettled in Iowa. But the state has a housing shortage which makes finding new homes for the refugees challenging.

Illinois has more than 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Remote workers can find themselves in tricky situations if they get injured on the job.

A new NPR investigation finds thousands of homeowners face foreclosure over so-called zombie second mortgages. The loans come back to life after they get bought up by debt collectors. NPR's Planet Money: "Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming to life, threatening thousands of Americans' homes"

He also predicted more than half of Californians will be infected with the virus.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Xavier Becerra, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, after the Biden Administration proposed a new national standard for staffing nursing homes.

A key hearing on COVID-19 takes place in the Senate Tuesday. The Supreme Court hears arguments involving President Trump's financial records. And, pandemic exposes cracks in the nursing home system.

New Mexico is using time-motion studies to sue a chain of nursing homes for fraud. State prosecutors say the facilities couldn't possibly have provided the care promised — and billed for.