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Alejandro Díaz greets a cat on Oct. 23 at an apartment complex in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. He's an outreach worker with Healthy Little Havana, going door to door to talk to people about getting tested for COVID-19.

Door To Door In Miami's 'Little Havana' To Build Trust For Testing And Vaccination

COVID-19 has hit hard in Miami's low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. Outreach teams are meeting people where they live, answering questions and connecting people to free testing.

A worker pushes a cart past refrigerators at a Home Depot in Boston in January, before the coronavirus pandemic threw a monkey wrench into the supply and demand of major appliances.

Why It's So Hard To Buy A New Refrigerator These Days

Some shoppers looking to buy new fridges, freezers or washers have been finding themselves out of luck. The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into both supply and demand.

Michigan utilities asked to watch for 'reliability' issues in wake of DTE fire

Officials are asking Michigan utilities to be ready in case there are any problems with getting enough electricity to consumers today. The Midcontinent…

Qatar charity workers prepare food parcels for migrant laborers living under quarantine on April 16 amid the coronavirus pandemic in Doha. A restaurant better known for fine dining has lent its facilities to Qatar Charity to feed migrant workers, of whom tens of thousands are strictly confined to an area of Doha's southern industrial area.

Migrants Are Among The Worst Hit By COVID-19 In Saudi Arabia And Gulf Countries

Even with stringent lockdowns, the coronavirus has spread through migrant communities in some Middle Eastern countries where foreign workers live in cramped quarters.

Last year, in her first year of medical school at Harvard, Pooja Chandrashekar recruited 175 multilingual health profession students from around the U.S. to create simple and accurate fact sheets about COVID-19 in 40 languages.

How Medical Jargon Can Make COVID Health Disparities Even Worse

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.

Mott Community College, Cypress Creek Renewables team up on new solar degree

Mott Community College will use a $20,000 grant from Cypress Creek Renewables to help develop a solar energy training program.The grant will support…

Head of Enbridge Line 5 tunnel project talks about transparency, what’s happening at the Straits

Work continues this week on the Enbridge tunnel planned beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The tunnel would house replacements for the twin pipelines known…

A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled

On March 13, President Trump promised to mobilize private and public resources to respond to the coronavirus. NPR followed up on each promise and found little action had been taken.

A normally busy intersection in Orlando is nearly deserted on April 6. Restaurants and retail stores in most of Florida will be allowed to open at limited capacity on Monday.

Florida Chamber Of Commerce President: Businesses Will Promote Safety In Reopening

Mark Wilson of the Florida Chamber of Commerce says businesses will emphasize their health practices to attract customers when reopening. Restaurants and retailers will open at 25% capacity Monday.

Barry Myers of AccuWeather has been nominated to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, but has yet to be confirmed by the Senate.

'A Kind Of Vague Hostility': Michael Lewis On How Trump Loyalists Run Agencies

In The Fifth Risk, Michael Lewis examines the Trump administration's impact on federal agencies, where inexperienced loyalists have been sent to manage nuclear weapons or the National Weather Service.

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