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The guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd arrives in San Diego on April 28, 2020, as part of the Navy’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak onboard the ship.

USS Kidd Leaves San Diego Wednesday Following COVID-19 Outbreak

While in San Diego, the ship underwent a strategic deep-cleaning that balanced decontamination with preventing damage to the ship's critical systems, Navy officials said.

Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks via video at a funeral service for George Floyd in Houston on Monday.

Joe Biden Has Come A Long Way On Criminal Justice Reform. Progressives Want More

The former vice president is calling for broad reforms to policing and criminal justice in the wake of George Floyd's killing. Progressives are cautiously optimistic, but want to see more.

Joe Biden Has Come A Long Way On Criminal Justice Reform. Progressives Want More

The former vice president is calling for broad reforms to policing and criminal justice in the wake of George Floyd's killing. Progressives are cautiously optimistic, but want to see more.

Visitors to the New York Department of Labor are turned away at the door by personnel because of closures over coronavirus concerns in New York on March 18. New York state began offering job protections for those required, or cautioned, to self-isolate or quarantine by a government entity.

From Rent Freezes To Liquor Buybacks: How States Are Helping People Cope

With limited resources themselves, states are having to get creative helping residents deal with the COVID-19 economic slowdown. But how much help you can get depends on where you live.

Modelers Suggest Pandemic Lockdowns Saved Millions From Dying Of COVID-19

Researchers cast a backward look to see what might have happened during the first months of the coronavirus crisis without any preventive measures.

Lory Buck had been homeless for eight years before she was put up in a motel through a homeless nonprofit organization. At the onset of the pandemic, she says she was frightened, May 28, 2020.

Coronavirus Magnifies Social Inequity In At-Risk Communities, Like The Unsheltered Population

The coronavirus pandemic magnifies existing social issues. But, controlling the pandemic in at-risk communities, like the unsheltered, presents a unique set of challenges.

NPR reviewed a database of thousands of contracting actions connected to the COVID-19 public health crisis and identified more than 250 companies that got federal contracts worth more than $1 million without going through a fully competitive bidding process.

Feds Spend Billions On COVID-19 Contracts, Often Without Fully Competitive Bidding

In the government's hurried pandemic response, more than 250 companies, some with little or no medical supply experience, got contracts worth more than $1 million without fully competitive bidding.

Even In A Pandemic, WHO Believes That Public Protests Are Important

The World Health Organization, in a press conference on Monday, expressed solidarity with the demonstrations calling for racial justice — and shared advice to reduce the risk of catching COVID-19.

A man passes a store that closed as part of efforts to combat the spread of the new coronavirus Thursday, April 9, 2020, in San Diego.

Some San Diego Economists Bullish, Others Bearish On Economic Recovery

San Diego economists run the gamut on their predictions of the post-pandemic economic recovery, with some saying it will be a long protracted struggle, and others predicting it will go quicker than anticipated.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a news conference about COVID-19 at Parliament in Wellington on Monday.

With No Current Cases, New Zealand Lifts Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement weeks after her government began easing restrictions as the number of cases in New Zealand continued to drop.

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