As New Coronavirus Cases Slow In China, Factories Start Reopening
Strict quarantine measures have prevented 300 million migrant workers from returning to work. Now local authorities are trying to get businesses going again. The main bottleneck: a shrunken workforce....
View ArticleU.S. Signs Peace Deal With Taliban After Nearly 2 Decades Of War In Afghanistan
The agreement follows 18 months of negotiations and comes after a seven-day "reduction in violence" period in Afghanistan. Here's what to know about the agreement and what may come next. (Image...
View ArticlePresident Trump Confirms 1st U.S. Coronavirus Death; U.S. Heightens Travel...
A man in his 50s has died, according to Washington state health officials. It's the first death from COVID-19 in the U.S. The president defended the administration's response. (Image credit: Roberto...
View ArticleDemocratic Candidates Step Up Criticism Of Trump's Handling Of Coronavirus
In response, President Trump has said: "The Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus." (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP)
View ArticleJoe Coulombe, Founder And Namesake Of Trader Joe's, Dies At 89
The original Trader Joe, who died Friday, opened the first store in 1967 with oddball nautical decor and a guiding principle: "Trader Joe's is for overeducated and underpaid people." (Image credit:...
View Article'Very Much Alive': Biden Projected To Win South Carolina
The crucial win has the potential to resurrect Joe Biden's campaign after a series of poor finishes in other early voting states. (Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
View ArticleTom Steyer Drops Out Of 2020 Presidential Race
The billionaire climate-change activist had staked his campaign on doing well in South Carolina but ended with a disappointing finish on Saturday. (Image credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
View Article2020 Presidential Candidates: Which Democrats Are Running
The Democratic presidential field started out as the most diverse ever, and the largest in at least 40 years. It's since winnowed down. (Image credit: Photo Illustration: Getty Images; Renee Klahr and...
View ArticleSuper Tuesday Was Created To Nominate Someone Moderate. It Backfired
The biggest day of the primary season began in the mid-to-late 1980s when Southern Democrats pushed their states to move up to try to stop whom they saw as liberal candidates who couldn't win. (Image...
View ArticleLGBTQ Youth Fight For Equality In Sex Ed In South Carolina Classrooms
A 32-year-old law makes it illegal for teachers in that state to speak about queer relationships, unless it's about sexually transmitted infections. But a federal lawsuit could change that. (Image...
View ArticleAirport Workers Fear They're Unprotected From The Coronavirus
Appeals for calm by the Trump administration and the CDC haven't done much to ease the worries of airport workers, who say they're on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak. (Image credit: Daniel...
View ArticleAs Testing Quickly Ramps Up, Expect More U.S. Coronavirus Cases
More labs will soon have the ability to test sick people for the novel coronavirus, and experts say they'll finally have more of a sense of how it's spreading through communities in the U.S. (Image...
View ArticleJack Dorsey, Twitter's Eccentric CEO, Could Be Looking For A Job Soon
Twitter's CEO Jack Dorsey is at risk of losing his job after a powerful investor is pushing for change. It thinks Dorsey, who is also CEO of another company, is not focused enough on Twitter. (Image...
View ArticleAfghan President Rejects Timeline For Prisoner Swap Proposed In US-Taliban...
One day after the United States signed an agreement with the Taliban, Ashraf Ghani said a proposed prisoner swap between the Taliban and his government could not be a precondition for talks. (Image...
View ArticleHong Kong Has Contained Coronavirus So Far — But At A Significant Cost
Hong Kong has avoided large-scale outbreaks. But that containment has come at a significant cost to the city. (Image credit: Vernon Yuen for NPR)
View Article'We Sent A Message': Buttigieg Ends Historic Presidential Bid
The 38-year-old rose from being mayor of a midsize Indiana city to mounting a serious Democratic presidential run. He was the first openly gay candidate to win delegates in a presidential race. (Image...
View ArticleLove Actually: Britain's Prime Minister Is Engaged To Be Married
Boris Johnson is engaged to his girlfriend, Carrie Symonds. The couple is expecting their first child. (Image credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
View ArticleJudge Says Ken Cuccinelli Was Appointed Unlawfully To Top Immigration Post
The ruling by a federal judge on Sunday invalidates two directives issued by Cuccinelli at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that were designed to tighten federal asylum guidelines. (Image...
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