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With a new COVID-19 transmission index, counties in Utah will automatically be moved to different levels — high, moderate or low — based on conditions such as infection rate and ICU capacity.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Robb Ewoldt, a soybean and corn farmer in Iowa, who plans to vote for President Trump in November — despite his numerous reservations about the president.

Utah is transitioning to a new model of COVID-19 public health restrictions, using a standardized set of requirements for different levels of transmission.

The Trump administration asked, and the Supreme Court allowed, for a suspension to a lower court order that extends the census schedule. The move sharpens the threat of an incomplete count.

The victims of recent fighting in Helmand include a pregnant woman struck by a stray bullet. Peace talks continue, but the Taliban argue that an Afghan cease-fire should come as the talks conclude.

Hospitals in Montana are straining. The state racked up hundreds of COVID-19 cases in September. New restrictions could be imposed as Governor Steve Bullock tries to unseat a Republican U.S. senator.

Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing begins today. Trump continues campaigning after his coronavirus diagnosis. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff talks about the election.

The Glass Fire in Northern California has forced thousands of people from their homes. Among them, residents of Santa Rosa's first government-funded homeless camp, who are now displaced again.

Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox and Democrat Chris Peterson, a University of Utah law professor, are vying for the first open seat for Governor since 2004. The state’s coronavirus pandemic response has been a centerpiece of the race. Peterson has criticized Cox for not doing enough to protect people’s health, but Cox has defended the state’s “balanced approach.”

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has long crafted an image that she's independent from the GOP, but to get re-elected this fall, she'll need her party more than ever.