Politics It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President The spread of COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis and the reckoning around social injustice has made 2020 a year like none other. NPR wanted to know how these events might shape political choices. Arezou Rezvani David Greene Danny Hajek
Health Seattle Now: How we can fix the pandemic The US response to the Covid pandemic was an epic failure. But it's not too late Patricia Murphy Clare McGrane
World Global Coronavirus Case Count Surpasses 20 Million According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 20 million people worldwide have tested positive for the virus. The milestone comes almost exactly five months after the WHO declared it a pandemic. Rachel Treisman
Government Pros and cons of disbanding Seattle's Navigation Team ‘We believe there's a much better model’ vs. ‘I think there is benefit to having police involved in that work.’ Paige Browning Andy Hurst
Health CDC Employees Call Out Agency's 'Toxic Culture Of Racial Aggressions' Pointing to the coronavirus's disproportionate impact on people of color, 1,007 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call on the agency to declare racism a public health crisis. Selena Simmons-Duffin Pien Huang
Health Coronavirus FAQs: Is It Safe To Dine Indoors — Or Outdoors? We look at the risks to consider (and precautions to take) before a restaurant meal. Also: How risky is it to fly on fully booked flights? Pranav Baskar
National Some States To Out-Of-Towners: If You Come Visit, Plan To Quarantine For Two Weeks The 14-day quarantine rule — which in some areas carries fines of up to $10,000 — is meant to help contain the spread of COVID-19, but enforcement varies from state to state. Brian Mann
Health Mount Rushmore Fireworks Revival To Feature Trump But No Social Distancing Environmental dangers, including wildfires and groundwater poisoning, ended the Rushmore pyrotechnics a decade ago. Now they're back, defying a pandemic and protests. David Welna
Health Seattle Now: Why people won't wear masks Masks are now mandatory in most public spaces, to stem the deadly spread of Covid. But masks have become a political statement, making the conversation around public health much more complicated. Patricia Murphy Clare McGrane
Health Covid-19 cases still on the rise in Phase 2 of reopening King County Seattle and King County are officially in phase two of reopening. But over the past week, the number of people with a confirmed case of Covid-19 has trended upwards, quickly. Kim Malcolm Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
