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President Trump speaks during a teleconference with governors at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters Thursday.

Trump Administration Seeks $46 Billion For Agencies To Deal With The Coronavirus

The White House is asking Congress to approve billions for agencies and programs across the federal government. Here's a breakdown of what each agency would get.

Federal workers and their families enjoy at meal at the San Diego Air and Space Museum courtesy of local restaurants, Jan. 23, 2019.

Furloughed Federal Employees Served Lunch Courtesy Of San Diego Restaurants

Yelp and local restaurants came together Wednesday to feed to federal employees and their families affected by the ongoing government shutdown.

Inmates are seen at the Hudson County Correctional Center in Kearny, N.J. in 2015.

Internal ICE Reviews Of Two Immigrant Deaths Stoke Fears About COVID-19 Care

As COVID-19 spreads in detention, ICE documents shared with NPR reveal new details about the health care provided to two immigrants who died in 2017. Those facilities now face coronavirus outbreaks.

As people make efforts to stay apart from each other physically, video games are filling the socializing gap.

As Hanging Out Gets Difficult, More People Are Turning To Social Video Games

Online video games are proving popular as people look for a way to socialize during this time of social distancing. Some game developers are even changing games' rules to cater to the new reality.

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal waves during an official visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah in 2014. The Saudi billionaire was detained last month in Riyadh and has not been seen since.

A Saudi Billionaire's Detention Is Making Some Investors Nervous

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was swept up in early November with more than 200 other Saudi businessmen and princes in a massive anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who has been elected president of Algeria, cast his ballot outside at a polling station in Algiers on Thursday.

Algeria Elects A New President In Controversial Election

Amid huge protests and a boycott, five candidates with links to the Bouteflika regime squared off and former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune came out ahead.

A Saudi Billionaire's Detention Is Making Some Investors Nervous

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was swept up in early November with more than 200 other Saudi businessmen and princes in a massive anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to reporters in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, after releasing her plan to pay for single-payer health care.

Here's How Warren Finds $20.5 Trillion To Pay For 'Medicare For All'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren released her plan to pay for single-payer health care without imposing new taxes on the middle class. She's looking to employers and billionaires, in addition to other sources.

Medical personnel use specialized swabs to gather samples to test for coronavirus, such as at this drive-through COVID-19 testing station in Seattle. The supply of these swabs is getting tight.

Testing Swabs Run In Short Supply As Makers Try To Speed Up Production

The specialized swabs required for coronavirus tests are quite different from your standard Q-tips. And U.S. hospitals are running out of them, creating another delay in efforts to expand testing.

A growing field of science shows that friendship is vital to our health.

Survival Of The Friendliest: How Our Close Friendships Help Us Thrive

In her new book, Lydia Denworth makes the case for the vital necessity of friendship, tracing its effects on your genes, on your brain and even on animals like sheep and fish.

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