WNYC | The Coronavirus Crisis
August 8, 2020
New York City is setting up quarantine "checkpoints" for travelers from states that are COVID-19 hot spots. The city wants travelers from high-risk states to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.
Simon Says
August 8, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon remembers Pete Hamill, former columnist for the New York Post and Daily News, who's memoir A Drinking Life told tough truths. Hamill died this week at the age of 85.
Health
August 8, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jordan Stivers, of Santa Clara, California whose last year to showcase and auction livestock at the county fair was disrupted by the pandemic.
Sports
August 8, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about the NHL Playoffs and the new COVID-19 infections in the MLB.
Health
August 8, 2020
At 95, Florence Rigney is believed to be the oldest working nurse in the U.S. But she's not allowed to work during the pandemic. NPR's Scott Simon talks to her about her wish to go back to the job.
Health
August 8, 2020
Talks between top Congressional Democrats and White House officials have failed to reconcile the coronavirus relief bills of the House and the Senate.
History
August 8, 2020
75 years ago this weekend, the U.S. killed tens of thousands when it dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. It was a mission marked by arbitrary decisions, technical problems, and bad weather.
Health
August 8, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon talks with New Mexico's Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham about how state has been handling the pandemic.
Middle East
August 8, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Lebanese journalist Alia Ibrahim about the Beirut blast and why she finds hope in the tragedy.
Religion
August 8, 2020
Mary Tate's church in central West Virginia was part of the first cluster of coronavirus cases in the state. Five months later, she shares that experience and how it's made her faith stronger.
