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People under 20 are about half as susceptible to coronavirus infection as people over 20, according to the author of a new study. But critical questions remain, including: What role do kids play in transmission?
A new study offers some answers. But many questions remain, including what role children play in transmission.
150 years ago, West Virginia seceded from Virginia to align with the Union during the Civil War. It rejected the Confederacy then — but as Confederate statues come down across the South, all still stand there.
On June 20, 1863, West Virginia seceded from Virginia to align with the Union during the Civil War. It rejected the Confederacy then, but the state hasn't taken down any Confederate statues in 2020.
Google's workforce is just 3% black. At Apple, that number is 9%.
To commit to racial equity in Big Tech, black Silicon Valley workers say companies need to do a lot more than make statements and donate.
More than 200 technology companies have issued statements supporting the advancement of racial justice, but black tech workers say internal policies and tech culture needs an overhaul first.
In “Democracy In One Book Or Less,” David Litt, former speechwriter to President Obama, debunks myths about our founders, pointing up false narratives and warped historical perceptions.
David Litt, former speechwriter to President Obama and author of Thanks, Obama, refreshingly debunks myths about our founders, pointing up false narratives and warped historical perceptions.
If we don't interrupt the systems we live within, then we're complicit in them, says Robin DiAngelo, the author of "White Fragility."
"In that way, we can say that nice white people who do nothing further to challenge racism are racist."
You may not think of yourself as racist, but Robin DiAngelo says that "nice white people" are still complicit in racist structures. DiAngelo has tips to help white people break from apathy, interrupt racist systems and commit to anti-racist practices.
SAULT's latest album digs into the everyday aspects of Black existence, funneling rage and sorrow into contemplative streams of thought.
SAULT's latest and best album is a capital-B Black record that funnels rage and sorrow into contemplative streams of thought, over equally brooding music meant to slow your heart rate.
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman — who has investigated key Trump allies — says he "has no intention of resigning" despite an announcement by Attorney General William Barr.
Berman says his office's "investigations will move forward without delay or interruption."
Attorney General William Barr announced that Berman is stepping down as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. But Berman says "I have no intention of resigning."
Set against an easy-rolling funk groove characteristic of the artist's summery sound, "Lockdown" relates Anderson .Paak's own experiences attending recent protests and voices his belief in the motivations behind them.
In a new song and video, Anderson .Paak and video director Dave Meyers take a hushed look at the lives amidst the movement.
There were 15 bus-related search and rescue operations by the state between 2009 and 2017, according to the state's Department of Natural Resources. Hikers drowned in 2010 and 2019. Alaska Public Media
An Army National Guard heavy-lift helicopter has removed the old Fairbanks city bus from the spot near Denali National Park where it once housed Christopher McCandless, the subject of the popular nonfiction book “Into the Wild.” Photos posted to Facebook on Thursday show a twin-bladed Chinook he...
“I am just so happy that I have lived long enough to witness this moment,” activist Angela Davis says. “And I think that I see myself as witnessing this moment for all of those who lost their lives in the struggle over the decades.” Here & Now
"I am just so happy that I have lived long enough to witness this moment," legendary activist Angela Davis says.
Teyana Taylor's third musical project, simply titled “The Album,” is a sprawling work of 23 tracks that sends a clear message: She's done compromising her creative vision.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Teyana Taylor about The Album, her anticipated follow-up to the Kanye West-produced K.T.S.E. that features guests like Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott and Erykah Badu.
Courts are using Zoom calls to hold eviction hearings for people who can't pay rent amid the pandemic.
For some, the inability to connect to the call may not just be the loss of basic rights — but also the "difference between housing and homelessness."
During the outbreak, courts have turned to the online conferencing service. But some people don't have access to smartphones or the Internet. Legal challenges are likely.
Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Quinton Lucas proposed a plan to completely remove all offenses related to marijuana possession from the city code — which he says are often pretexts for stopping people and lead to over-policing of Black and brown communities.
Quinton Lucas says marijuana is often a pretext for police stops that disproportionately affect Black people. While pushing for local reforms, he doubts the possibility of larger, lasting change.
Several Major League Baseball and National Hockey League teams have closed their facilities in Florida after players test positive for COVID-19.
Several Major League Baseball and National Hockey League teams have shuttered facilities in Florida after players test positive for COVID-19. Experts worry it's too soon to bring back pro sports.
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By popular demand, we've updated our guidelines for repair people in the home — and taken on new topics as well.
The Navy will not reinstate Capt. Brett Crozier, who raised alarms in late March about a serious coronavirus outbreak aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier he commanded.
Brett Crozier was initially recommended to retain command of an aircraft carrier after being removed for protesting the Navy's response to the virus on the ship. The Navy now says he won't go back.
Archivists found the original handwritten General Order No. 3 buried in the stacks of the National Archives Building.
The order, issued in Galveston on June 19, 1865, informed the people of Texas that all enslaved people were now free.
"The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free," states General Order No. 3.
Phoenix has joined several cities across Arizona requiring residents to wear masks in public spaces amid a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases.
Additionally, businesses have the right to refuse service to anyone who doesn't comply with the order.
The vote comes days after Gov. Doug Ducey granted local governments autonomy to set their own health and safety measures to fight rising COVID-19 cases. Arizona lifted stay-at-home rules last month.
AMC Theaters now says it will require face coverings for customers in all of its theaters reopening in July. The change came after an outcry against the company for not making it a mandate in the first place.
After an outcry, the multiplex chain said it will require face coverings for guests in all of its theaters reopening in July. Earlier plans mandated masks only for staff and where laws required them.
The Pentagon is lifting travel restrictions for military personnel in 46 states — despite a rise in new coronavirus infections in 23 states.
The Defense Department appears to be ignoring its own guidance for lifting restrictions, which stipulates that a state must show a "14-day downward trajectory” of new cases.
The Defense Department appears to be ignoring its own guidance by lifting travel restrictions for military personnel in 23 states with cases of COVID-19 on upward trajectory.
Apple is closing 11 stores in four states where coronavirus infections are surging: Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Arizona.
The move comes just weeks after it had reopened those locations.
Stores in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Arizona are once again shutting their doors, beginning Saturday, as those states see mounting coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected a legal challenge seeking to order a Tulsa arena to enforce social distancing measures at President Trump’s campaign rally on Saturday.
The city was originally intended to be under curfew for the weekend, but it was lifted at the request of the Secret Service.
President Trump will rally supporters on Saturday at an indoor arena, even as COVID-19 cases spike in Oklahoma. The rally had been scheduled for Friday, but was moved due to the Juneteenth holiday.
A growing number of cities and states are reporting an uptick of people in their 20s and 30s testing positive for the coronavirus.
Public health experts say the trend is likely due to more testing — and less adherence to social distancing and mask guidelines.
In parts of the country, more people in their 20s and 30s are testing positive for the coronavirus. Experts say this is likely due to more testing and less adherence to distancing and mask guidelines.
The coronavirus pandemic reached a new one-day high on Thursday with 150,000 new confirmed cases, according to the World Health Organization.
Almost half of those cases were reported in the Americas.
"The world is in a new and dangerous phase," WHO's director-general says. "Many people are understandably fed up with being at home ... but the virus is still spreading fast."
"This celebration is tinted with sorrow because of the lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery. But there is hope ... Hope that social justice will occur in this country and will occur soon," a county commissioner in Galveston, Texas, said at a Juneteenth celebration.
Rallies are happening from Atlanta to Los Angeles — including in Galveston, Texas, where the holiday was born. Amid a reckoning around race, this year's Juneteenth has an even more urgent meaning.
President Trump won the 2016 election, in which 25% of ballots were cast by mail. By railing against absentee voting, "you potentially jeopardize your own interest," says Tom Ridge, Pennsylvania's former Republican governor.
The former Pennsylvania governor tells NPR that he worries the president is hurting his own cause by talking down absentee voting because in many cases, it helps Republicans.
On a new episode of NPR's It's Been a Minute host Sam Sanders chats about the Supreme Court with Slate's Mark Joseph Stern, then checks in with Tobore Oweh, a DACA recipient who is hopeful yet realistic about her status. https://trib.al/ADUkIMw
What does it all mean when so much change happens at the same time? This week, the Supreme Court protected the rights of two marginalized groups — DACA recipients and LGBTQ workers — and protests against police brutality continued around the world. Sam chats about the Supreme Court with Slate's ...
Opal Lee has been advocating to make Juneteenth a federal holiday for years. At 90, the Fort Worth resident made her Juneteenth walk throughout the country from Texas to Colorado to Illinois.
Her last stop was the steps of the U.S. Capitol. More from KERA: https://trib.al/avU7gy4
New York City will officially observe Juneteenth as a city and school holiday starting next year, Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced.
Juneteenth commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. Now, New York City will officially observe Juneteenth as an official city and school holiday starting next year.
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Texas to inform some of the last enslaved Americans that they were free.
They enforced President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had taken effect two years earlier on Jan. 1, 1863.
On this Juneteenth, NPR is marking the day in 1865 when Union forces arrived in Texas with the news that slavery had been abolished two years earlier with a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Welcome to NPR’s Friday Film Club! This week, we're mixing things up. Tonya chats with NPR's Sam Sanders and culture writer Kelley L. Carter about the films that lift their spirits.
Drop your questions - and your own top films for joy and comfort - in comments!
Welcome to NPR’s Friday Film Club! This week, we're mixing things up. Tonya chats with NPR's Sam Sanders and culture writer Kelley L. Carter about the films that lift their spirits.
Drop your questions - and your own top films for joy and comfort - in comments!
Bestselling novelist Carlos Ruiz Zafón has died at age 55. He was frequently called the most-read Spanish author since Cervantes — and his 2001 novel "The Shadow of the Wind" was a breakout hit.
Zafón has been called the most-read Spanish author since Cervantes. He wrote young adult fiction, but his adult debut The Shadow of the Wind was a breakout hit, selling millions of copies worldwide.
"I'm so, so, so grateful for the life that America has provided me. But it's because I'm so grateful for that life that I'm willing to fight for America and willing to fight for American citizens' liberties."
High school and college students from across the country share the different ways they are fighting for an end to structural racism.
COVID-19 closed schools all over the world. But students are still taking the lead in the Black Lives Matter protests. So we ask student activists how they're organizing during the pandemic.
No single lineage can contain the magic of New Orleans music. But one essential thread, dating back before rock and roll, is the legacy of queer people — from Bobby Marchan to Big Freedia — who steered the sounds and the scenes.
No single lineage can contain New Orleans music. But one central thread is the legacy of queer performers and tastemakers — from Bobby Marchan to Big Freedia — who steered the sounds and the scenes.
Juneteenth celebrations, President Trump's reelection rally and expected protests could draw more than 100,000 people to events in Tulsa this weekend. KGOU's Logan Layden has more.
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Opal Lee has been advocating to make Juneteenth a federal holiday for years. At 90, the Fort Worth resident made her Juneteenth walk throughout the country from Texas to Colorado to Illinois. Her last stop was the steps of the U.S. Capitol. More from KERA: https://trib.al/avU7gy4
Juneteenth celebrations, President Trump's reelection rally and expected protests could draw more than 100,000 people to events in Tulsa this weekend. KGOU's Logan Layden has more.
Former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe faces felony murder and 10 other charges in the shooting of Rayshard Brooks last week in a fast food restaurant parking lot. Read more here: https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/17/879509659/former-atlanta-police-officer-who-shot-rayshard-brooks-charged-with-felony-murde
An NPR survey of state health departments shows that the national coronavirus contact tracing workforce has tripled in the past six weeks. But most states still don't meet their estimated need — even as lockdown restrictions are lifted across the country.
The Supreme Court has ruled against the Trump administration and extended a lifeline to DACA — allowing the program that has permitted about 650,000 "Dreamers" to stay and work in the U.S. legally to continue for now.
A new report says a disinformation campaign, dubbed "Secondary Infektion," has sought to spread Russian propaganda on social media for the last six years — and is likely to continue leading up to the November election. Read more: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/16/878169027/study-exposes-russia-disinformation-campaign-that-operated-in-the-shadows-for-6-
The police chief in Richmond, Va., has resigned after Mayor Levar Stoney asked him to do so. Videos showed officers dispersing protesters with tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets. "Richmond is ready for a new approach to public safety," Stoney said.
Wildfires are breaking out across the western region of the U.S. In Arizona, wildfires doubled in size with zero containment, officials said.
President Trump signed an executive order on police reform Tuesday. The order will create a database to track officer misconduct and calls for a ban on chokeholds except when an officer feels their life is endangered, among other changes. More: https://trib.al/Gb0itET
President Trump falsely claimed on Tuesday that scientists had developed an AIDS vaccine, adding that he believes such a breakthrough would help lead to a vaccine for COVID-19. A vaccine for AIDS doesn't exist.
North Korea blew up its joint liaison office with South Korea on Tuesday after a series of threats from Pyongyang over the weekend. Read more: https://trib.al/kYVA2sZ
Policing hearing: The GOP-led Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on police use of force as protests continue nationwide. Watch the hearing live.
Trump on policing: President Trump announces the White House’s policing plan.
Some states now experiencing an uptick in coronavirus cases reopened relatively quickly and without enough measures to contain the virus, says Dr. Peter Hotez of Baylor College of Medicine.
Thousands of people marched in Brooklyn yesterday in solidarity with Black transgender people. The march aimed to honor and support Black trans victims of violence – particularly at the hands of police and in the justice system.
From the adoption of a teenage daughter to the birth of a baby boy, here are just a few of the best things that happened to It’s Been A Minute listeners this week. Check out the podcast at npr.org/itsbeenaminute.
Protesters in Seattle have taken over six blocks near the police department's East Precinct. They're calling it "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone," where people can gather to demonstrate without police. "This is an exercise in trust and de-escalation," the police chief told KUOW Public Radio.
President Trump's campaign team is defending its decision to hold his first rally since the start of the pandemic in Tulsa, Okla. on Juneteenth. The event will be held blocks away from the site of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.
Joe Biden has pledged to pick a woman as his running mate and is facing pressure to pick a woman of color. NPR's Domenico Montanaro and Elena Moore look at some of the top names being talked about as vice presidential contenders. Read more: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/12/875000650/pressure-grows-on-joe-biden-to-pick-a-black-woman-as-his-running-mate
In 2015, Wendell Scott became the first African American person inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. He began his career in the South during the Jim Crow era. His son remembers what it took for his father to cross the finish line. (StoryCorps)
Gen. Mark Milley, the nation’s most senior military officer, says it was a “mistake” for him to walk with President Trump across a park that had been forcibly cleared of peaceful protesters. “I should not have been there,” he said. Read more: https://trib.al/0QrSRRg
From the U.S. to the U.K., protesters are toppling statues of Confederate soldiers and colonialists, including: • Christopher Columbus statues • A Confederate monument • A statue of a 17th-century slave trader
"I'm asking you, is that what a black man is worth? Twenty dollars?" Philonise Floyd, George Floyd's brother, delivers a powerful opening statement before the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing on police brutality. https://trib.al/6YPUgXs
The House Judiciary Committee holds hearings on racial profiling and policing following the killing of George Floyd.
“Lives like George will not matter until somebody pays the cost for taking their lives,” Rev. Al Sharpton said in his eulogy for George Floyd. “If four black cops had done to one white what was done to George … they would send them to jail.”
“We have a duty, responsibility and obligation not to allow this to be like the other times,” said Rep. Al Green, speaking at George Floyd's funeral in Houston. “We have got to have reconciliation. This country has not reconciled its differences with us.”
Join us for live coverage as family and friends gather at The Fountain of Praise in Houston, to pay respects to George Floyd, who was killed by police in Minneapolis on Memorial Day.
If you look at how housing segregation works in America, you can see how things ended up this way. And once you see it, you can't un-see it.
Thousands marched in downtown Nashville to protest police brutality on Thursday. The youth-led demonstration came together following a social media post by one of its 15-year-old organizers. Here's the story from WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio: https://trib.al/Qb4BwFA
"I do not need my colleague ... to tell me about one lynching in this country." Rand Paul pushed for changes to an anti-lynching bill that has broad bipartisan support — blocking it in the Senate. Now, Sens. Kamala Harris and Cory Booker are calling him out.
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