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Child care options, internet access and extra living space leave a gulf between rich and poor in coping with disruptions to school and work.

Scientists who have fought pandemics describe difficult measures needed to defend the United States against a fast-moving pathogen.

Many have ignored the urgent calls for social distancing. How much they are worsening the coronavirus outbreak may never be known.

Some experts say it can be done in weeks, not months — and the economy and public health are at stake.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said one million face masks were being sent to hospitals in New York City and another 500,000 to Long Island.

There may be two to four more rounds of social distancing before this is over. Here’s what to expect.

The time is growing short and fewer options are available. Using federal troops to help create hospital beds is one we should try.

Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong have brought outbreaks under control — and without resorting to China’s draconian measures.

We don’t have enough ventilators and I.C.U. beds if there’s a significant surge of new cases. As with Italy, the health system could become overwhelmed.

The mass quarantine was ordered in the city at the center of the outbreak, but it’s not clear if the authorities there would be able to provide even basic care.

For a small town in Texas, the three-decade presence of the world’s largest retailer was a point of civic pride. Then, 18 months ago, all that changed.

The loss of local news coverage in much of the United States has frayed communities and left many Americans woefully uninformed, according to a new report.

The luxury food chain, which has closed locations in New York and California and let shelves in remaining stores grow bare, has stopped paying many of its vendors.