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The warehouse employee helped organize a walkout to demand closure of the facility following several COVID-19 cases. Amazon fired him the same day, saying he violated quarantine and safety measures.

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 300 New Yorkers died from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, a somber-sounding Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday as temporary…

The retailer also plans to distribute masks and gloves to workers and add one-way aisles. The company continues to urge shoppers to be "prudent" in stocking up on toilet paper and other supplies.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with sociologist Eric Klinenberg on harnessing lessons about social infrastructure from the 1995 Chicago heat wave to navigate the coronavirus crisis ahead.

The shipping season on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River is getting underway nearly two weeks later than industry stakeholders had hoped. The extra…

With a lack of tests, epidemiologists say the next best way to monitor the pandemic is by tracking hospitalizations. But hotspots like California and Washington are releasing little information.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report finds that 78% of COVID-19 patients in the U.S. requiring admission to the intensive care unit had at least one underlying condition.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said legalizing recreational marijuana is not going to be part of the state budget this year.Cuomo made his comments as the budget…

Epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist Anne Rimoin answers listener questions about treating, and preventing the spread, of COVID-19.

People who migrate South for winter are being told not to return to their year-round homes in the North. Some places that typically welcome their return are asking people to stay away.