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NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Harvey Fineberg of the National Academies Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats. He has advised the White House on COVID-19.

The space agency is urging people not to travel to go see astronauts embark on their historic launch from Florida, the first time they will do so in nearly a decade.

SBA data show that demand is still very high for the loans, and that smaller amounts are going out this time. But large, multimillion-dollar loans are still eating up a good chunk of the money.

Because the public health system mostly operates in the background, it rarely gets the attention or funding it deserves ― until there's a crisis.

The White House says it might extend "opportunity zone" tax breaks to help struggling neighborhoods after the pandemic. But critics say the program mostly helps wealthy investors.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with former mayor of Philadelphia, W. Wilson Goode, Sr., about his recent op-ed calling for the city to apologize for the MOVE bombing, which took place 35 years ago.

We learn all about the techniques and technology used to track down people who've been exposed to the coronavirus.

Minecraft, one of the most popular video games in the world, is touted for its educational possibilities. But is that potential really accessible to all?

David Greene talks to Suzanne DiMaggio, a senior fellow at the think tank New America, about North Korea. In May, she facilitated informal talks, known as Track II diplomacy, with North Korea.

The Great Recession began exactly one decade ago this month. Although the economy has been growing steadily for years, the downturn's impact is still deeply felt by millions who lost homes and jobs.