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Europe is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. The number of deaths in Italy and Spain is horrifying, but another statistic also stands out: Germany's relatively low death rate.

Only men are currently obliged to register with the Selective Service System for possible military conscription. Now a blue ribbon panel says that obligation should extend to women.

NPR economics and science correspondents answer listener questions about what the federal government is doing. Are the latest measures working? What is happening with the economic relief bill?

A record number of Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week as the coronavirus hammered the economy. It's nearly five times the levels seen during the Great Recession.

NPR's Noel King talks to Robin Givhan, fashion critic for The Washington Post, about how the coronavirus outbreak is changing the way we dress, and how we communicate with our clothes.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Steve Hill of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in California about how emergency medical responders are staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Senate overwhelmingly approved the $2 trillion package Wednesday night. It is designed to alleviate some of the worst effects of the economic downturn as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ABC's White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl about his book: Front Row at the Trump Show. Karl was a cub reporter for the New York Post when he first met Donald Trump.

Hand washing, we're told, is essential to help stop the spread of the coronavirus but what does that mean for the many Mexicans who don't have reliable supplies of clean running water?

Whole pallets of personal protective equipment have reportedly been stolen from hospitals, and some health care workers have even become targets of violence, a nurses' union says.