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In this Nov. 5, 2009 file photo, Reginald Dwayne Betts, writing workshop program director, speaks during a school forum on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Betts, a convicted felon who graduated from Yale Law School and won acclaim as a poet, was admitted to the state bar Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, by the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee.

In 'Felon,' Poet Reginald Dwayne Betts Returns To His Time In Prison

Betts wrote his latest collections of poems 15 years after serving more than eight years in prison. That dark, isolating period marked the beginnings of his poetry career.

A vehicle enters a Canadian border station at the U.S./Canada border after the two countries closed their border for all non-essential travel in Lansdowne, Ontario, on March 22, 2020.

Reporter's Notebook: Crossing Into Canada Before Coronavirus Closes The Border

NPR health reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin reflects on her family's decision to travel to Canada to be closer to extended family during the coronavirus pandemic.

Patients wait in their car instead of waiting in the hospital in Guilan, Iran.

The Coronavirus Through The Eyes Of 5 Iranian Photographers

A group of independent documentary photographers shared their experiences on the ground in Iran covering the pandemic.

Medical staff members check on a patient at the COVID-19 ICU in United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Cases and hospitalizations rose dramatically in the U.S. this week.

The Pandemic Is Entering A Dangerous New Chapter. Here Are The Week's Big Takeaways

With record cases and hospitalizations and newly rising deaths, experts wonder, will this surge ever slow down? Find out where the virus is hitting hardest and what is being done to stop it.

These bills could change who decides environmental rules in Michigan

A trio of bills making their way through the state legislature would change how environmental regulations are determined in Michigan.Senate Bills 652,…

National Action Network to rally over 'no-black-nurses' lawsuit

Update 4:43 p.m.The CEO of the Hurley Medical Center in Flint denied accusations that it kept black nurses from caring for an infant after a father made a…

Pump jacks draw crude oil from the Long Beach Oil Field near homes in Signal Hill, Calif., on March 9. The world's crude oil supply is rising even as demand is cratering.

We're Barreling Toward An Epic Glut Of Oil

The supply of oil has surged as the coronavirus pandemic has destroyed demand. Prices have plummeted and analysts are starting to ask if the world will have enough space to store all the extra oil.

A statue of John Harvard, namesake of Harvard University, wears a face mask last month on the school's campus in Cambridge, Mass.

Harvard And Other Universities Turn Down Relief Funds Amid Swell Of Criticism

President Trump and others criticized "elite, wealthy institutions" for money allocated to them by a federal package.

'Sadly He Is Not With Us': Family Mourns A Dad Who Denied, Then Died From, COVID-19

"Many, like John, made statements early on not fully aware of the severity of COVID-19," Lisa McDaniel says of her late husband. It's now clear, she adds, that shutdown orders were necessary.

A dog awaits rescue from Florence's floodwaters. The flooding hit Maxton, N.C., rapidly, the<em> Asheville Citizen-Times</em> reported, when temporary levees failed.

PHOTOS: As Florence Floodwaters Rose, Rescuers Helped Hundreds Of Animals In Danger

Some evacuees are unwilling or unable to bring their pets with them, leaving them in a dangerous position. Rescuers have been tracking down scared animals in danger and bringing them to safety.

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