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New York state is mobilizing the National Guard to help contain coronavirus in New Rochelle, N.Y. It will help enforce new restrictions on public gatherings and distribute food starting Thursday.

It happens only once a decade, so it can be hard to make sense of the census. NPR's census reporter has rounded up facts that debunk some of the most common misconceptions about the national count.

What had seemed unimaginable just days earlier is suddenly the new reality: Sports in America are on hold.

The deadly wildfires scorching the west coast have produced smoke that has reached the east coast and Europe. The smoke started seeping into Montana...

Firefighting alone may never be enough to control extreme fires in the era of climate change. Acknowledging this reality, some communities are trying to remake themselves to be fire resistant.

The World Health Organization declared Thursday that the deadliest outbreak of Ebola has ended. But a day later, Sierra Leone confirmed another death from Ebola. Survivors struggle to overcome stigma and mental illness. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Foday Gallah, an Ebola fighter and survivor in Monrovia, Liberia.

On Sunday, renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform a solo concert at the Cathedral of Milan. It will be live streamed on YouTube, but there will be no audience in the church.

Jeff Muhlstock from New Jersey has contracted the coronavirus and spent nearly two weeks in the hospital. He filmed his routine, offering a rare glimpse into the inside of a COVID-19 isolation unit.

There isn't much public space to be creative. Artists Arwa Alneami and Ahmed Mater are trying to change that. They host a salon where creative people gather and exchange ideas.

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has held his first campaign event outside his home since the pandemic lockdown, meeting with community leaders at an AME church in Wilmington, Del.