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President Trump is known for wielding fear as a political weapon. But on the coronavirus, he says he wanted to "play it down."

Run by a South Korean woman, the Cosmos Karaoke Bar in Namie, Japan, is a haven for residents who've come back to live in a town that was evacuated and fell into decay after the 2011 nuclear disaster.

Colleges and universities are trying to mitigate the risk of students spreading the coronavirus by moving social activities outdoors and mandating social distance in class and in dorms.

Do you have questions about voting in November? NPR is here to help.

The company had placed its worldwide vaccine trials on hold for several days. It now says a safety review by regulators and reviewers is complete. No word on when studies in the U.S. might resume.

In our regular segment, "New Normal," we hear from Soneida Rodriguez, a resident advisor at the University of Michigan, who recently went on strike.

A change in weather conditions is being seen as a needed assist for nearly 30,000 fire personnel battling blazes. Authorities are also attempting to debunk online rumors about the cause of the fires.

More than 12,000 refugees were displaced this week after multiple fires destroyed a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. Authorities are constructing a new camp nearby.

Freeman Vines is an African American luthier who creates what have been called "contemporary art sculptures hidden as guitars" out of old wood, some of it from a tree used for a lynching.

Extreme fires are more likely with climate change, and they're making it harder for some tree species to regenerate. Ecologists say this could transform large areas of Western forest into grassland.