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After 7 Months In Space, Meir Will Return To A Very Different World

NPR's David Greene connects with American astronaut Jessica Meir at the International Space Station, as she observes the COVID-19 outbreak from the ultimate quarantine.

3 Austrian nuns in their 80s left a retirement home to break into their old convent

Three Austrian nuns have left a retirement home to break into their old convent — with local support and an Instagram following.

Visitors pose for photos in a field of blooming flowers near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve on Monday in Lancaster, Calif.

PHOTOS: See the wildflower 'superbloom' happening across California

Thanks to a very wet year, the Golden State is experiencing a rare "superbloom" that's blanketing the ground with a variety of richly colored plants.

Hundreds of public housing residents are becoming food entrepreneurs thanks to Food Business Pathways, a free 10-week program that offers food-loving New York City Housing Authority residents customized business training and resources.

New York Public Housing Is Home To City's Newest Food Entrepreneurs

Food Business Pathways is a free course that gives low-income participants a leg up in turning their ideas into successful businesses through training, mentoring, access to services and space to sell.

A new at-home test for the coronavirus has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The test will cost about $30 and will be available over-the-counter, according to the company who makes it, Ellume.

FDA Authorizes 1st Home Coronavirus Test That Doesn't Require A Prescription

The new tests produce results completely at home within 15 minutes. Experts say they could be a 'game-changer' in helping people find out quickly if they need to isolate.

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, an ally of President Trump, says she will continue to take a "targeted" approach and not issue a statewide stay-at-home order. City leaders in the state, including the mayor of Sioux Falls, where there has been an outbreak at a meat-processing plant, are begging the state for tighter restrictions.

Despite Outbreak, South Dakota Governor Hesitant To Issue Stay-At-Home Order

City leaders in South Dakota are asking Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, to reconsider her stance not to issue a statewide stay-at-home order. She says she wants to take each situation as it comes.

For this student newly arrived from India, Thanksgiving came to feel like home

She came to the U.S. for grad school. She was lonely. Then came an invitation for Thanksgiving — no turkey (strictly vegan) but a spirit that touched her soul. And her mango lassi was a hit!

Millions of low-cost homes are deteriorating, making the U.S. housing shortage worse

Millions of low-income Americans live in old homes that are crumbling, worsening the housing shortage. A first-of-its-kind program in Pennsylvania aims to help whole communities damaged by disrepair.

For two decades, Orlando Capote has struggled with developers and the South Florida city of Coral Gables to protect the home his parents bought more than 35 years ago.

A Florida man who refused to sell his home to a developer now lives in the shadows

Orlando Capote has been engaged in a two-decade struggle against developers and the city of Coral Gables to save his family's home. But his success comes with a price.

Uwani Musa Dure, 25, is one of the scores of mostly women and children who fled Gwoza and have recently returned. She now lives at a settlement for the displaced — and is searching for family members abducted by Boko Haram.

What It's Like To Come Home After Fleeing From Boko Haram

The terrorist network seized her town in 2014. Now they're gone and she's back. But life is not the same.

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