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The carmaker will be able to manufacture 50,000 ventilators by July 4, a Ford official tells Morning Edition. It is retooling a plant in Michigan, which is scheduled to begin operations Monday.

President Trump has said he believes many states could begin to re-open even before the federal guidelines for social distancing and mitigation expire on May 1.

School closures aren't just hard on kids; they're also hard on the economy. And many of the states that haven't closed schools for the rest of the academic year may yet do so.

Idaho, Ohio and North Dakota at least have told nonessential businesses they may be OK to reopen May 1. Their optimism echoes the line coming from the White House — but others fear it's too soon.

A 99-year-old British World War II veteran has now raised more than $18 million for the United Kingdom's National Health Service after reaching his goal of walking 100 laps in his garden.

It's hard to do nothing — and it's harder to be funny doing nothing. Comic and Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me panelist Maeve Higgins weighs in.

The coronavirus pandemic — and the resulting shutdown — have now eliminated at least 22 million American jobs. NPR correspondents relay the latest on the United States response.

Her husband has now endorsed his former vice president, Joe Biden. But former first lady Michelle Obama is making a return to politics in 2020 on her own terms.

Health care workers treating COVID-19 patients sometimes get sick themselves. Those who recover often go right back to work.

President Trump laid out new guidelines to states to start retracting their restrictions as early as Friday. But there are still a lot of questions to consider.