National Harvard And Other Universities Turn Down Relief Funds Amid Swell Of Criticism President Trump and others criticized "elite, wealthy institutions" for money allocated to them by a federal package. Colin Dwyer
National Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine: Reopening State Demands A 'Nuanced Balance' "No one is more anxious to do that than I am," DeWine told NPR, after protesters gathered to demand the state's coronavirus restrictions lifted. "But we also have to do it in a rational way." Colin Dwyer
Health Trump Criticizes WHO And Threatens To Pull U.S. Funding Trump said that the United States funds the majority of the organization's budget. The U.S. provided 14.67% of the WHO's funding in 2018-2019. Laurel Wamsley
Gen. McChrystal's Advice To Trump On Coronavirus: 'Fight It As An American Fight' Retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal's leadership guidance for managing the coronavirus crisis: instill confidence, tell the truth and fight it like a war. Heidi Glenn
Health How 15 Days Became 45: Trump Extends Guidelines To Slow Coronavirus After two weeks of wavering on guidelines that put normal American life on hold, President Trump extended until April 30 measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Tamara Keith Franco Ordoñez Ayesha Rascoe Roberta Rampton
National Trump Issues Travel Advisory, Not Quarantine, For New York, New Jersey, Connecticut The president's decision came hours after floating the possibility that he would issue quarantines for the hard-hit states. The CDC later advised residents against non-essential travel for 14 days. Colin Dwyer Aubri Juhasz
Opinion: NPR's Evolving Coverage Of Live White House Coronavirus Briefings Listeners praise and criticize broadcasting the daily briefings in real-time. Elizabeth Jensen
Politics Bloomberg Decides Against SuperPAC, Transfers $18 Million To Democratic Party Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign had suggested it would create a superPAC to take on Donald Trump, but it has decided not change course. Asma Khalid
National 'We Love Them': Trump Tours And Consoles Tornado-Ravaged Tennessee At least 24 people died and dozens more were injured in the storms across the state earlier this week. On Friday, the president visited some of the hardest-hit areas with a message of hope. Colin Dwyer
World U.S. Launches 'Defensive Strike' At Taliban As Fragile Afghan Peace Deal Teeters The strike followed President Trump's call with the Taliban, during which he says they agreed "we don't want violence." Still, the group has led a wave of attacks since signing the landmark deal. Colin Dwyer
