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The California Department of Public Health on Tuesday returned Riverside County to the most restrictive purple tier under the governor's color-coded coronavirus regulatory scheme, meaning some businesses that have opened are supposed to close again — a move one supervisor said equals "putting the nail in the coffin" of some operations.

Officials may be relying on people to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19 at a time when the public is simply not afraid enough anymore to keep up the recommended behaviors.

"U.S. military aid represents a physical manifestation of American support, which is essential," retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges tells NPR. The U.S. has given $1.5 billion in such aid in the past 5 years.

Heather Shkliarov warns that her Belarusian American husband's health is in "immediate danger" following his late-July arrest by security forces of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

In a surreal Easter service, Pope Francis delivered his remarks to a nearly empty basilica, saying the world is "oppressed by a pandemic severely testing our whole human family."

San Diego Zoo Global officials have announced that both the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park will reopen on June 20, ending the longest closure in the organization's 103-year history.

A rugged Northern California coastal city named for a Confederate general may ask voters to change the city's name.

The coronavirus, the rescue of an abused elephant, harassment of Black diplomats and the hunt for Nazi-looted instruments are some of the subjects of the year's most popular NPR international stories.

The first snapshots capture an unprecedented level of detail, including miniature solar flares that scientists are calling "campfires."

Following a brief spike in the president's approval ratings, more than half of Americans now say they disapprove of his job performance.