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A worker in a protective suit uses a large fogger to disinfect outdoor areas in a village in Qingdao, Shandong province, as the deadly new coronavirus continues to spread in China.

Coronavirus Has Now Spread To All Regions Of Mainland China

A coronavirus expert tells NPR the outbreak is only getting started and the global spread will get worse — including in the U.S.

Ambassador William Taylor is the first witness to appear in the first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday. He's a career diplomat who outlined the effort to get Ukraine's president to commit to political investigations in return for military assistance.

Impeachment Hearing FAQ: Who Will Testify And How The Questioning Will Work

Democrats have called three career public servants to appear for the first public hearings in the Trump impeachment inquiry: William Taylor, George Kent and Marie Yovanovitch.

Love By The Letters In 'How To Speak Boy'

Fans of You've Got Mail will find a lot to love in Tiana Smith's tale of a high-achieving high-schooler who gets distracted by a correspondence with another student whose identity is a mystery.

Sharon Lavigne and other members of Rise St. James, who oppose a recently approved chemical complex. They stand on its site, where archaeologists have discovered the graves of former slaves.

Louisiana's Chemical Corridor Is Expanding. So Are Efforts To Stop It

An industrial corridor in Louisiana is expanding again, fueled by the U.S. boom in natural gas. Residents worried about air pollution have launched new efforts to stop the factories.

Staff in biohazard suits hold a metal stretcher on Tuesday by the inpatient department of Wuhan Medical Treatment Center, where some people infected with a novel coronavirus are being treated in China.

Americans Evacuated From China Virus Zone Pass Health Test

A plane evacuating 201 Americans from the Chinese city at the center of the virus outbreak continued Wednesday on to Southern California after everyone aboard passed a health screening test in Anchorage, where the aircraft had stopped to refuel.

A COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center, Houston, Texas on July 28th, 2020.

Another COVID-19 Medical Mystery: Patients Come Off Ventilator But Linger In A Coma

Doctors are researching why some patients remain unconscious for days or weeks, even after sedating drugs are withdrawn. They also worry that these patients aren't being given time to recover.

People brought to the U.S. illegally as children, known as DREAMers, and other supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program listen as lawmakers speak at the U.S. Capitol.

Supreme Court Takes Up DACA Appeal

The high court agrees to review the Trump administration's elimination of a program designed to help children brought to the country illegally.

Paul McKay, a molecular immunologist at the Imperial College School of Medicine in London, checks a dish of bacteria containing genetic material from the new coronavirus. He and his team are testing a candidate vaccine.

Timetable For A Vaccine Against The New Coronavirus? Maybe This Fall

Recent advances in biotech make scientists optimistic that they might have a vaccine that has passed basic tests of human safety and efficacy ready to go to clinics as soon as this fall.

Fire crews battle the Gate fire in Jamul in San Diego's East County, May 21, 2017

Dry, Windy Weather Brings Increased Fire Danger To San Diego County

Dry conditions and gusty winds will increase the danger of fire in San Diego County Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Adult puffins on an island off Maine's coast. By the late 1800s, Atlantic puffins had almost disappeared from their historical nesting grounds in the Gulf of Maine, killed off by hunters for food and feathers, but over a century later, the birds are back.

Living With Puffins? Better Duck And Cover

Project Puffin interns spend the summer cataloging the health and habits of endangered Atlantic puffins. The job is loud and messy.

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