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Struggling to keep up with a COVID-19 surge in Michigan, overwhelmed local health departments turned to schools, and recruited principals and teachers as supplemental contact tracers.

The first monthly enhanced child tax credit payment has landed, but some families are now opting out. Here's how to decide whether it makes sense for you.

China's economy contracted by 6.8% in the first three months of 2020 from the same period a year ago — its biggest drop since 1992.

U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate declined, signs that people are returning to work as states reopen their economies. President Trump celebrated the news.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest school guidelines are running into complicated facts on the ground, especially when it comes to physical distancing and community spread.

Just one week before he will leave office, Trump has now become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.

President Trump leaves fault lines in the GOP after the Capitol insurrection and his second impeachment, on top of the party having lost the White House, House and Senate on his watch.

The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a bulletin warning of violence by domestic extremists. NPR takes a snapshot of the current threat.

With the backdrop of the U.S. Capitol, where anger and fear are raw after the Jan. 6 riot, President-elect Biden will give his address on Inauguration Day. Biden has vowed to bring Americans together.

Many in law enforcement have cheered on former President Donald Trump. After his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, some say police expressions of that support threaten police legitimacy.