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The United Nations' policy brief laid out concerns that the spread of COVID-19 and its economic consequences will take a heavy toll in ways that may not be immediately obvious.

The hourly pay at Amazon is much lower than what Theodore Johnson earned as a massage therapist, but the new job comes with a key benefit he didn't have before.

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is stepping aside during the Justice Department's investigation, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement Thursday.

Some people worry reopening beaches may lead to more COVID-19 cases, but Mayor Richard Montgomery says the coastline is large enough to facilitate safe social distancing.

Two new CDs of serious music feels just right: Johnny Gandelsman plays violin transcriptions of Bach's Complete Cello Suites, and Kate Lindsey sings arias by Handel, Haydn, and Scarlatti on Arianna.

John Barry, author of the 2004 book, The Great Influenza, draws parallels between today's pandemic and the flu of 1918. In both cases, he says, "the outbreak was trivialized for a long time."

Can pandemic literature serve as a tool to understand the coronavirus?

Communities in states such as Texas vary reopening times. Sen. Richard Burr will step down as chairman of the intelligence committee. And, the FDA cautions about accuracy of rapid test for COVID-19.

Normally Alaskans endure a crush of summer tourists and restricted access to some sites. But in this season of staycations they'll have the run of the place, and are being courted with special deals.

Public health has come a long way since the deadly flu, but we find ourselves in an oddly similar moment, using many of the same measures employed in 1918, a medical historian says.