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Medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people for the coronavirus. They lined up in vehicles last week in a Phoenix neighborhood.

Drill Down To County Level And The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Looks Even Worse

Local data reveal a deeper picture of where the current hot spots are in the United States — and where new ones could surface.

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Groundbreaking 'Old Guard' Expands The Possibilities Of The Superhero Genre

Charlize Theron plays the world-weary leader of a group of heroes in a new film that broadens the notion of who can be a superhero — and what it might feel like to be one.

Morris Koll, grandfather of NPR correspondent Pam Fessler's husband, enlisted in the U.S. Army and was sent to the Philippines in 1902. That's when he contracted leprosy. In 1935, public health authorities took him to the national leprosarium in Carville, La. Right: A treatment room at the facility is depicted on the cover of Fessler's new book, <em>Carville's Cure.</em>

A Family Secret Inspired A New Book About Leprosy

NPR correspondent Pam Fessler, author of Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice, talks about her research into this once feared disease — and its connection to COVID-19.

'Celebrate Today, Fight Tomorrow': DACA Case Plaintiff On Supreme Court's Decision

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Antonio Alarcon, one of the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court's DACA case, about the court's ruling Thursday.

Interview With Bob Woodward, Part 2

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Bob Woodward about his book Rage, which has made news for revelations about President Trump, and the controversy around it.

Anti-coal activists march down the train tracks near Merrimack Station in Bow last fall.

Climate Activists Will Launch Utility Bill Strike In New England Sept. 1

Activists are calling on electric customers in New Hampshire and New England to stop paying their utility bills on Sept. 1 , in a strike that aims to...

China, India Handled COVID-19 Differently. Results Differed Too

In China, authorities handled the coronavirus pandemic by centralizing control and locking down vast swaths of the country. India didn't. How has that affected health outcomes in the two countries?

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Adm. Brett P. Giroir, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, testified before Congress in June on the status of the pandemic. Fauci is just one of the public health leaders and their families across the U.S. who have received death threats and harassment since the pandemic began.

Opinion: Public Health Leaders Deserve More Respect

This pandemic is like war, and federal, state and local health officers are leading the U.S. response. Yet unlike war heroes, who are lionized, they are facing unprecedented attacks and death threats.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters Thursday after meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council and calling for the restoration of sanctions against Iran.

Pompeo Tries Starting 'Snapback' Clock To Restore Sanctions Against Iran By U.N.

A U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo against Iran failed last week. Now the U.S. secretary of state wants to bring back all sanctions lifted by the Iran nuclear deal.

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