Mount Rushmore Fireworks Revival To Feature Trump But No Social Distancing Environmental dangers, including wildfires and groundwater poisoning, ended the Rushmore pyrotechnics a decade ago. Now they're back, defying a pandemic and protests. David Welna
Alabama's Top Health Officer: Without Compliance, Health Orders Can Only Go So Far Alabama extended its health orders in response to the jump in coronavirus infections. But State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris says officials have had trouble enforcing the orders already in place. Ari Shapiro
International Doctors Start Residencies At U.S. Hospitals Amid COVID-19 Surge Totaling about 4,000, they began working Wednesday. They'll face two historic challenges: the coronavirus pandemic and some of the most restrictive immigration policies the U.S. has seen in decades. Joel Rose
A User's Guide To Masks: What's Best At Protecting Others (And Yourself) They're made of cotton. Or polyester. Or paper. Or polypropylene. Here's what researchers say about the effectiveness of the different types of face masks during this pandemic. Maria Godoy
Why Some People Don't Wear Masks Health officials and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging Americans to wear face masks in public. NPR looks into several reasons people give for not wearing masks. Maria Godoy
'It Does Not Have To Be 100,000 Cases A Day': Fauci Urges U.S. To Follow Guidelines NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leading member of the White House coronavirus task force, about new coronavirus cases, wearing masks and a timeline of a vaccine.
Foreign-Born Doctors Start Their Residencies At U.S. Hospitals Amid The Pandemic Thousands of foreign-born doctors started their residencies at the U.S. hospitals Wednesday amid two historic challenges: the coronavirus pandemic and the White House's new immigration restrictions. Joel Rose
'It's Really Hard For A Younger Couple': Coronavirus, Policies Keep Families Apart The Trump administration's move to limit green cards and reduced operations at consulates around the world have added to wait times for families trying to reunite in the United States. Hafsa Fathima
Teen Invents Watch To Stop You From Touching Your Face Experts have said to avoid touching your face to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This 15-year-old invented a watch that would help do just that.
Green, Yellow, Orange or Red? This New Tool Shows COVID-19 Risk In Your County As cases of coronavirus surge in many states, a new color-coding tool backed by a coalition of top scientists provides an apples-to-apples way of comparing outbreak severity, down to the county level. Carmel Wroth