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Millions of jobs have been lost as businesses keep their doors closed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Working women have been hit hardest, accounting for nearly 60% of the early job cuts.

Health care providers and nursing home operators say immunity is necessary because the coronavirus' constant change makes it difficult to address.

Deborah Watts, a cousin of Emmett Till, talks with NPR's Michel Martin about the reopening of Till's murder investigation and the potential justice and healing it could bring to his relatives.

Bill Cosby heads to trial again on sexual assault charges arising from a 2004 encounter in his home. Last year, a jury couldn't decide on a verdict, so the judge declared a mistrial.

Also this week, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down a bill that prompted thousands of teachers to protest this spring.

A recent study shows the cost of brand-name drugs is rising — not because of expensive new therapies entering the market but because manufacturers are raising prices on existing drugs.

President said he plans to announce new Federal Reserve chair choice Friday, after criticizing incumbent Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates more aggressively.

Vermont dropped some charges against Jack Sawyer after the state supreme court ruled his alleged school shooting plot wasn't an attempted crime. Now state legislators are looking to rewrite the law.

The percentage of Christians in the U.S. has dropped dramatically, though that loss may have leveled off in recent years.

A new video shows the moments before a fatal Chicago police shooting of an unarmed teenager suspected of car theft. Chicago Sun-Times reporter Carol Marin tells NPR's Scott Simon about the fallout.