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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on how people who die from complications related to COVID-19 might spend their last days isolated and alone.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Dennis E. Staples about his debut novel, "This Town Sleeps."

It was a roller-coaster week on Wall Street as investors struggled to understand the potential fallout from the coronavirus.

Local ambulance and emergency medical service agencies were already on tight budgets before coronavirus. A local ambulance crew and the head of a national EMS organization tell us their concerns.

Why is there a massive run on toilet paper in countries worried about the Coronavirus? The short answer: Fear.

"We think of refugees as people who wait a lot and suffer," says author Kyo Maclear. She was determined to tell a different kind of story. Her illustrator, Rashin Kheiriyeh, fled Iran as a child.

Warren occupied an awkward place in the field. She was popular enough to draw those big, loud crowds but wasn't able to mount a serious challenge to the front-runners.

Police are accused of failing to protect Muslim citizens during deadly riots that erupted during President Trump's visit to India last month. More than 50 died in the violence.

James McBride's latest novel starts with a shooting: A broken down preacher shoots the local drug dealer, who dodges at the last minute, losing an ear — and kicking off a chain of consequences.

Vice President Pence said 46 people have been tested so far, and that 19 crew members and 2 passengers tested positive for the COVID-19 illness.