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As Democratic Party officials and election security experts dissect what happened Tuesday in Iowa, concerns are growing that similar failures could occur elsewhere.

Approximately 350 passengers landed Wednesday in California, where they will be quarantined after leaving China. Worldwide, the number of confirmed cases of the respiratory virus continues to rise.

Under the new policy, families are entitled to a total 14 months of paid leave. The health minister says the goal is to both improve gender equality and boost a declining birth rate.

Scientists say we can expect more viruses from the corona family, like the one currently afflicting thousands of people primarily in China. And one of the…

Science writer David Quammen says the new coronavirus is the latest example of the way pathogens are migrating from animals to humans with increasing frequency — and sometimes deadly consequences.

Charlottesville and Albemarle have confirmed what critics have been saying for years. African-American men are treated differently in the local courts and…

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who was Hillary Clinton's campaign co-chair in 2008, about how Democratic candidates who lagged in Iowa can spark their campaigns.

British press boycotted a briefing from Prime Minister Boris Johnson after he banned some reporters. Oxford political communication professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Caitlin Jewitt, assistant professor of political science at Virginia Tech, about differences between caucuses and primaries, and why some states are favoring primaries.

Right now, the CDC in Atlanta is the only place that can definitively test for the new coronavirus. But soon regional public health labs will get in the game, and kits are being developed for doctors.