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Brett Crozier was initially recommended to retain command of an aircraft carrier after being removed for protesting the Navy's response to the virus on the ship. The Navy now says he won't go back.

Tuesday's Democratic primary to choose who takes on Sen. Mitch McConnell this fall is suddenly competitive. Ex-Marine pilot Amy McGrath faces Charles Booker, an African American progressive.

As colleges shift to online classes, many schools are beginning to reevaluate how they grade students. One common option: going pass-fail.

NPR's Tom Gjelten speaks with law professor Kevin Cope about a survey he conducted on which civil liberties Americans were willing to give up in order to tackle the coronavirus.

Millions of Americans went back to work last month as the economy re-opened. But the job gains could be jeopardized by a new surge in coronavirus infections.

Instead of running a coronavirus test on every specimen, a lab combines multiple samples. If the batch is negative, then everyone is in the clear. A positive leads to a second round of testing.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas about reports that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

NPR's Noel Kings talks to House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff about what he hopes to learn in a White House briefing on reports that Russia paid Afghan insurgents to target U.S. troops.

No Gulf Arab country will seriously contemplate normalizing ties with Israel unless Saudi Arabia does it first. The Saudis, who officially condemned the annexation plan, are nowhere close to doing so.

The current surge in cases can be contained, says White House advisor Anthony Fauci. But it's going to take a real focus on social distancing — and mask wearing.