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NPR's Yuki Noguchi reflects on her reporting of the opioid crisis in Muncie, Ind.

Pullman and Yakima County declare emergencies. And events with more than 250 people are prohibited in Washington's King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. That's among many updates this week to the expanding COVID-19 outbreak in the Northwest.

Reps. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced legislation to give further protections to people under guardianship and conservatorship.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and others rebuked President Trump's equivocation about whether he might transfer power peacefully against a backdrop of uncertainty about the ongoing election.

The updated guidance promotes vaccination for those old enough and says vaccinated children may not need masks. What about kids too young for vaccines? And as summer begins, what about vacation risks?

With a federal judge poised to approve Purdue Pharma's controversial Chapter 11 plan, the company is working behind the scenes to preempt a legal challenge by the DOJ.

NPR surveyed all 50 states about their contact tracing work. The workforce has barely grown since mid-June, while cases have skyrocketed.

The death of George Floyd in police custody has prompted scrutiny of Sen. Amy Klobuchar's record as a Minnesota prosecutor. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to the senator.

The State Department staffer who overheard a newly revealed phone call was then told the president cared more about looking into the Bidens than Ukraine policy, the House committee learned.

Residents of one of the world's most polluted cities are getting fed up with government inaction — and a few questionable tweets aren't helping.