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Crimes including hoarding, price gouging and hawking fake treatments are spreading along with the virus, officials say. Prosecutors are focusing efforts on that "dark underbelly" of society.

In Canada, the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled this month that the excessive debt violates local gambling law. The case dates back to a 2011 game, and has been slowly making its way through the courts.

An adviser to the Department of Homeland Security gave a presentation during the White House COVID-19 briefing about "emerging" results that coronavirus could slow with direct sunlight and humidity.

From shorter days to smaller classes, school will likely look radically different in the fall.

NPR's Noel King talks to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about the coronavirus relief package that President Trump is expected to sign on Friday that deals with small businesses, and what's next.

For architect Grace Kim, the antidote to isolation is co-housing. She describes how she built a home—and a community—by designing an apartment building for her family and eight other families.

Psychologist Susan Pinker explains why face-to-face connection is a human necessity. But during this period of isolation, she says some ways of connecting online are better substitutes than others.

The COVID-19 crisis has forced us to move almost everything online. But more than one-third of the U.S. population in rural areas has little or no access to the Internet.

A leading U.S. arts organization released a survey of more than 10,000 artists and creative workers on Friday. It found 95% of them have experienced income loss as a result of COVID-19.

Over 880,000 cases have been confirmed, as of Friday afternoon. New York City and the surrounding area have been hit hardest, with about half of all deaths coming from New York state or New Jersey.