News Brief: Health Implications And Economic Impact Of Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis President Trump and the first lady have tested positive for COVID-19. At 74, there are serious health implications for the president. The diagnosis has had a big impact on the stock market.
Trump Begins Quarantine After White House Adviser Hope Hicks Tests Positive Hope Hicks is the latest in the White House orbit known publicly to have contracted COVID-19. Alana Wise
Free at-home Covid testing is going to rich and white people in King County Racial equity is a matter of good science, critics say. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Senate Democrats Call On Congress To Fix Racial Disparities In Health Care A new report highlights the disproportionate harm the pandemic has done to Black people, Latinos and Native Americans, and systemic factors behind it. It lays out steps to repair the problems. Patti Neighmond
As COVID-19 Cases Rise, S.D. Gov. Noem Says Pandemic Is Under Control Gov. Kristi Noem, who has national political ambitions, says her state proves "you don't need lockdowns to be responsible and flatten the curve." Health experts and coronavirus survivors disagree. Will Stone
It's Good Idea To Double-Check The Outfit Before Leaving Home Dr. Vera Etches, Ottawa's medical officer of health, made it to City Hall before realizing she forgot to put on a skirt under her raincoat. The busy doc tweeted: "Yikes! Time for another break..."
Trump Often Gives 'Complete Opposite' Of Health Experts' Advice, Former Staffer Says Olivia Troye, who worked for Vice President Pence for two years, recently resigned from the Trump administration's coronavirus task force. Bill Chappell
988: National Suicide Prevention Hotline To Have A New Number NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sam Brinton, vice president of advocacy and government affairs at The Trevor Project, about the soon-to-be new number to reach the national suicide prevention hotline.
Juggling Financial Stress And Caregiving, Parents Are 'Very Not OK' In The Pandemic The pandemic economy is squeezing families with kids: 74% of those earning less than $100,000 report serious financial woes, in an NPR poll. Experts worry about lasting impacts on kids' mental health. Rhitu Chatterjee
'This Is Too Much': Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic The coronavirus did not create the struggles that working mothers face daily. But it has exacerbated them and made them more visible, forcing women of all income levels to make hard choices. Andrea Hsu