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COVID-19 has led to the suspension of many clinical studies of experimental treatments. About a quarter of the stopped trials involved new cancer treatments, an NPR analysis finds.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the public broadcaster lost about a quarter of its radio audience in the second quarter of 2020, compared with a year earlier. Even so, digital audiences surged.

Some people have skipped care because of finances or fear of the virus, doctors say. Others find medical practices closed to new patients. Many are suffering health consequences, an NPR poll finds.

Tens of thousands of people marched Saturday with few reports of problems in scenes that were more often festive than tense.

Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell insists any coronavirus relief bill must protect employers from lawsuits filed by workers who get sick. Workers' rights advocates oppose such a move.

One in 10 U.S. college students doesn't have access to a laptop. The pandemic is pushing colleges to change that.

A federal judge in San Diego ruled the law banning the possession of magazines that hold more than 10 bullets was unconstitutional.

U.S. stock indexes fluctuated Thursday as investors tried to absorb the latest financial impacts of the coronavirus. The Dow and other indexes quickly went from being down, to up, then down again.

As people continue to lose income in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, tenants and landlords fear a domino effect in San Diego’s already strained housing market.

Small groups of students, organized at the local level, may offer a more equitable alternative to "pandemic pods." But they're far from universally accessible.