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Widespread testing is key to lifting social distancing and preventing more waves of COVID-19. But how do communities know if they're doing sufficient testing to stay on top of outbreaks?

The high coronavirus infection rate means Navajo Nation schools are closed. But online learning is impossible for many who lack electricity and can't access the Internet.

Millions of children are taking classes online because of the coronavirus pandemic. But for families who live in homeless shelters, it's more than just inconvenient. It's overwhelming.

The National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma is closed during the pandemic. NPR's David Greene talks to Tim Tiller, who's in charged of the museum's security, and is manning the museum's Twitter feed.

Afghans who helped U.S. troops back home in Afghanistan have ended up in the New York area with their families, and they're helping fight the coronavirus.

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp says he is reopening the state based on White House criteria. Soon, hair salons, gyms, restaurants and movie theaters can open despite some opposition and fear.

In a first, Syrian witnesses and plaintiffs, some of whom survived torture in a Damascus prison, will see a former high-ranking Syrian official in court on charges of crimes against humanity.

The first U.S. COVID-19 death took place on Feb. 6, an autopsy shows. The person died at home in Santa Clara County, Calif., at a time when testing in the U.S. was tightly limited.

His tweet comes days after Iranian gunboats pulled to within yards of a U.S. military ship in the Persian Gulf. There's a history of such confrontations, and Trump's announcement could raise tensions.

House Democrats had sought to permit voting by proxy during the coronavirus pandemic and allow remote committee meetings. Republican opposition forced the speaker to hold off.