Coronavirus FAQs: Is It Safe To Dine Indoors — Or Outdoors? We look at the risks to consider (and precautions to take) before a restaurant meal. Also: How risky is it to fly on fully booked flights? Pranav Baskar
Coronavirus Outbreak Continues To Accelerate In Arizona, Positivity Rate Nears 25% Vice President Mike Pence visited Arizona Wednesday. He said 500 federal health care workers would be sent to the state, as the number of cases soars and the positivity rate hovers around 25%. Will Stone
Tips For Staying Safe On July 4th This Year The Fourth of July is traditionally a time when Americans gather with family, friends and neighbors for celebration. NPR shares tips for staying safe during July Fourth festivities this year. Allison Aubrey
Some States To Out-Of-Towners: If You Come Visit, Plan To Quarantine For Two Weeks The 14-day quarantine rule — which in some areas carries fines of up to $10,000 — is meant to help contain the spread of COVID-19, but enforcement varies from state to state. Brian Mann
UW frat brother's advice amid Covid-19 outbreak: 'Please don't party' Fran Dukic has some advice for University of Washington students living in fraternities and sororities: "Please don't party. You can wait. you can wait." Casey Martin
Hiring Surged In June. Employers Added 4.8 Million Jobs Before New Spike In Infections U.S. employers added 4.8 million jobs last month as the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%. There are indications that the job growth has slowed recently amid a surge of new coronavirus infections. Scott Horsley
Seattle Now: Taking care of the mentals George Floyd’s killing brought up a lot of emotions — fear, anger, frustration — but for some it also raised bigger issues, like anxiety and PTSD. Clare McGrane
What The U.S. Needs To Do To Control The COVID-19 Surge NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about the federal response to coronavirus surge in the U.S
Another Unwanted U.S. Record: 50,000 New Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day Johns Hopkins University's tracking site shows almost 2.7 million confirmed cases in the U.S. as of Wednesday. Total U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are more than double those of Brazil, which ranks second. Mark Katkov
House Follows Senate In Passing Extension Of COVID-19 Business Loans The Paycheck Protection Program, part of the $3 trillion pandemic response package passed by Congress in March, has been extended to Aug. 8. Scott Neuman