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A new U.N. report estimates a half-billion people worldwide could slide into poverty due to the coronavirus pandemic. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Oxfam's Paul O'Brien about international aid needs.

India call centers provide tech support to credit card companies, airlines and even police and fire departments in the United States. They too have had to adapt under coronavirus lockdown.

NPR economic, science and diplomatic reporters recap the latest developments in the response to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

The White House has told states to find scarce medical supplies on their own in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Now state and local officials accuse FEMA of poaching supplies they ordered.

Before France's lockdown began on March 17, around 100 workers were present at the site. Now only a security team guards the entrance. Work to clear debris was to have begun last month.

Hoffa, who spoke to Trump on a call with other leaders Wednesday, says there's concern that testing is still not readily available and that workplaces will need new rules and supplies.

Demonstrators jammed streets around the state Capitol on Wednesday, saying Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order goes too far.

Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., defended President Trump's decision to halt funding for the international health body, and said both Beijing and the WHO must show more accountability.

The leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division say they are taking aggressive action to combat potential investment fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Texas has one of the strictest vote-by-mail programs in the country. Democrats have sued, saying such rules don't work during a public health emergency.