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Joe Newman was 5 when the 1918 flu pandemic broke out. Now 107, he and his 100-year-old fiancée are living in lockdown together in Florida and have a decidedly long view on the current crisis.

There's a lot of room for dangerous misunderstanding when doctors and public health officials talk to diverse groups about COVID-19. Health literacy projects aim to dispel confusion in all languages.

Angela Merkel is stepping down after 16 years as Germany's chancellor. Earlier this fall, NPR caught up with some people who remembered her earliest days as a politician and reflected on her legacy.

Stanley Martin wants to rethink Rochester police — a radical new plan to abolish the police gradually. Others also talk about "reimagining" police, though they mean the same word very differently.

During the pandemic, people are using the green space in Dupont Circle, a historic traffic circle downtown, for picnicking and dancing. Parks across D.C. are drawing crowds normally seen on weekends.

The president has been sharply critical of the World Health Organization. "As the organization's leading sponsor, the United States has a duty to insist on full accountability," he said Tuesday.

School boards and superintendents are facing backlash over mask and vaccination policies. What were once nonpartisan public service jobs have now become more political — and dangerous.

Michigan movie theaters and other indoor entertainment venues will soon be allowed to re-open. Doors closed at cinemas and similar businesses in March…

Michigan lawmakers introduced new bills designed to make polluters pay. It requires that the polluter clean up the pollutant as much as technically…

The Legislature is in session Thursday to vote on measures to restrain the governor’s emergency authority. The House has adopted a bill to reduce the…