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Indian policemen stand guard on a deserted road in New Delhi as India remains under lockdown over the coronavirus.

Blamed For Coronavirus Outbreak, Muslims In India Come Under Attack

In India, Muslims have been accused of deliberately spreading the virus. Many say they have faced increased discrimination, harassment and attacks.

Girón Merchy, 45, works in the radiology department at Riotinto Hospital in Huelva. On March 18, she began to feel the symptoms of the coronavirus. One day later it was confirmed that she had been infected with COVID-19. She has been in isolation at her home, avoiding physical contact with her two children and her partner.

In Spain, Photographers Come Together To Tell The Full Story Of The Pandemic

Photographers from around the country are sharing their work via the Instagram account #Covidphotodiaries.

Meg Elison Releases Coming-Of-Age Story With A Viral Video Twist

Oakland-based author Meg Elison reads from her book "Find Layla." It's about a girl named Layla who is having a hard time growing up.Click the play button…

Charles Bowers, known by the nickname "Country," says he has spent at least half of his 51 years living in outdoors.

Unsheltered And Uncounted: Rural America's Hidden Homeless

Homelessness is often considered an urban problem. But rural Americans often experience homelessness as well. Advocates struggle to reach homeless rural residents and connect them with services.

A Road Trip In 'America For Beginners'

NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Leah Franqui about her new book, America for Beginners.

Fog City Blues: Canada, America, and Baseball

On the eve of the 4th of July, just two days after Canada Day, celebrate a shared national pastime -- Wednesday 7/03 at 9 pm.

Author Keri Smith rode out the pandemic in Canada, where she was born. Now she's worried about returning to her home in Northampton, Mass.

Permanent Residents Who Left The U.S. During The Pandemic Worry They Can't Come Home

Many green card holders are still stuck outside of the country, worried about returning to their lives in the U.S. because of broad disruptions to the immigration system during the pandemic.

Frank Sinatra onstage in the 1970s. Though the star was ambivalent at best about the song's message, "My Way" became emblematic of this era of his career.

A Toast To 'My Way,' America's Anthem Of Self-Determination

Made famous by Frank Sinatra — who grew to hate it — "My Way" represents the quintessentially American outlook that nothing in life matters more than living on your own terms.

Norway's Halden Prison is a model for a different way to approach incarceration, says psychiatrist Christine Montross. "The living quarters essentially look like a new and clean youth hostel," she says.

Psychiatrist: America's 'Extremely Punitive' Prisons Make Mental Illness Worse

Dr. Christine Montross says people with serious mental illnesses in the U.S. are far more likely to be incarcerated than to be treated in a psychiatric hospital. Her new book is Waiting for an Echo.

America's School Funding Crisis: Budget Cuts, Rising Costs And No Help In Sight

Budget cuts + rising pandemic costs + zero federal relief = a school funding crisis.

Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court's 50-Year Battle For A More Unjust America

On this edition of Your Call, we’re speaking with Adam Cohen, author of Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court's Fifty-Year Battle For A More Unjust…

Godzilla Comes To Comic-Con In San Diego

Japan's cinema legend Godzilla turns 65 this year. And for the first time, Japan's Toho Studios will have a booth at Comic-Con to celebrate the giant monster.

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