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A nurse conducts a coronavirus test at a mega drive-through site in July at El Paso Community College's Valle Verde campus in El Paso, Texas.

Amid COVID-19 Upswing, El Paso, Texas, Doctor Says ICU Is 'Surreal' And 'Strange'

Dr. Ogechika Alozie, chief medical officer of the Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, talks about how the Texas city is handling the surge in COVID-19 cases.

An artist paints a mural indicating which presidential candidate has won certain states on election night in 2016. Once again, NPR will rely on The Associated Press to provide election results and race calls.

Here's how NPR reports election results

The network relies on results and race calls from The Associated Press for presidential races, other federal elections and statewide contests.

President Trump addresses a rally this week at Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Mich.

Agencies, Contractors Suspend Diversity Training To Avoid Violating Trump Order

President Trump's recent executive order banning some diversity training has had a widespread effect as government agencies, contractors and universities scramble to figure out how to comply.

Even when President Trump unveiled his plan for Black economic empowerment, he put most of his emphasis on telling people why they shouldn't vote for his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden.

With Lil Wayne, Ice Cube And 50 Cent, Trump Makes Final Push For Black Voters

The Trump campaign has spent more than $20 million on a strategy to appeal to Black voters. But a big part of Trump's message is about what Black people shouldn't vote for Joe Biden.

Voting trainers prepare to instruct poll workers in preparation for early voting at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 19.

NBA Arenas Are Becoming Voting Centers. Will They Draw The Same Crowds?

After NBA players stopped play to protest racial justice issues over the summer, they resumed with a commitment from owners: to turn their arenas into voting precincts. Go inside one of them.

Cruise ships are docked at the Port of Miami in the spring. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suspended cruises from U.S. ports in March after coronavirus outbreaks on a number of ships.

Cruise Lines Can Sail Again From The U.S., But It's Not Clear How Soon

The federal government has given the go-ahead for cruise ships to sail from ports in the United States. Officials stopped cruise lines in March as the coronavirus pandemic ramped up.

An election worker opens envelopes and removes ballots so they can be counted at the election office on Octo. 26, 2020 in Provo, Utah.

A Long Tradition Of Mail-In Voting For Service Members, With Few Problems

Most overseas troops use the mail and the law requires their ballots to go out early.

Colorado Abortion Ban Could Be Felt Nationwide

Colorado's Proposition 115 could shut down one of the few clinics nationwide that specializes in later abortion.

Election workers sort ballots at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix. Mail-in ballots in Arizona are already being counted.

With Deluge Of Mail Ballots, Here's When To Expect Election Results In 6 Key States

Rules in several key states don't allow election workers to begin processing or counting mail-in ballots until Election Day, so the winners may not be declared for days.

Blues singer Shemekia Copeland uses her new album, <em>Uncivil War</em>, to tell the story of the Clotilda — what's thought to be the last slave ship to smuggle African captives to American shores.

On 'Uncivil War,' Shemekia Copeland Sets Fire To A Relic Of American Slavery

The centerpiece of Copeland's latest album is a song born from the wreckage of the Clotilda — the last known slave ship to smuggle African captives to the United States.

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