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This week, Amazon announced it would raise the minimum wage for 350,000 of its workers — but some employees have mixed feelings.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Andrea Bernstein, a host of the podcast Trump, Inc., about her new book American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps and the Marriage of Money And Power.

El Salvador's troops deployed in congress. Bolivia's army advised the president to step down. Brazil's leader surrounds himself with top brass. The armed forces have made a comeback across the region.

Democratic candidates debate in Charleston, S.C., tonight, ahead of the state's Saturday primary. With Bernie Sanders now a clear front-runner, others are stepping up attacks on the Vermont senator.

The Earth's entire land mass is being photographed by satellites every single day. Trying to make sense of all these images falls to a U.S. spy agency many have never heard of.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said discussions included payments to small businesses, loan guarantees for industries like airlines and hotels, and a stimulus package for workers.

President Trump has said he believes many states could begin to re-open even before the federal guidelines for social distancing and mitigation expire on May 1.

"We're going to make a decision, and hopefully, it's going to be the right decision," President Trump said at Friday's White House task force briefing.

If a major hurricane, flood or wildfire happens during the pandemic, evacuation shelters could be dangerous and cross-state aid impossible. So disaster response experts are planning new strategies.

Obesity, hypertension and diabetes are linked to more serious cases of COVID-19. Discriminatory policies have meant that African-Americans and Latinos suffer from those conditions at higher rates.