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Fifty years ago Saturday, Apollo 13 lifted off for the moon. After 55 hours, the mission was rocked by an explosion. The ensuing drama to return the crew safely captured the world's attention.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kelly Fields, owner of New Orleans restaurant Willa Jean, about how the coronavirus has affected her business.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Thandie Newton about her role on the HBO drama Westworld, which returns for its third season shortly.

Pulmonologists at some New York City hospitals are changing the ways they work to keep up with critically ill COVID-19 patients. They are changing who does what — and training lots of people.

General Motors has begun ventilator production in Kokomo, Ind. In addition to the challenges of making medical devices instead of cars, the company has had to safely recall around 1,000 workers.

With the country shut down for the month of April, Roman Catholic churches are bringing their Holy Week celebrations online to continue rituals and reach the faithful.

The Bronx-born González often played with his brother, Jerry, and had turns in the bands of Dizzy Gillespie and Tito Puente, among many others.

NPR science and politics correspondents relay the latest news in the United States response to the coronavirus epidemic.

The funds aim to help tourism workers pay their rent and buy food, among other things.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says he's cautiously optimistic that the COVID-19 infection rate is slowing in New York. He called for federal help to ramp up mass scale testing as a step to ease the shutdown.