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A policeman guards a street sealed by the authorities at a residential area in Lahore on June 17 as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

Pandemic Panic In Pakistan: 'People Are Just Literally Fighting For Beds"

That's the perspective of Dr. Samar Fakhar, a surgeon at the government-run Khyber Teaching Hospital, as cases surge and tensions rise.

Protesters march with placards and a portrait of Breonna Taylor during a demonstration against racism and police brutality this month in Hollywood, Calif. The mayor of Louisville, Ky., has announced that an officer involved in her death will be fired.

Louisville's Police Department Fires An Officer Involved In Breonna Taylor's Death

Police said that Brett Hankison "displayed an extreme indifference to the value of human life" when he shot Taylor. He is one of three police officers involved in the shooting.

Bernice Johnson Reagon On Leading Freedom Songs During The Civil Rights Movement

In the 1960s, Reagon was a founding member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee's Freedom Singers. In 1988, she spoke to Fresh Air about the songs she sang as an activist.

Rhiannon Giddens Sings Slave Narratives

Giddens' Freedom Highway is an exploration of African American experiences, accompanied by an instrument with its own uniquely African American story: the banjo. Originally broadcast May 11, 2017.

Former Pennsylvania Gov. and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge lamented President Trump's denigration of voting by mail because Ridge says it may wind up hurting Republicans.

Tom Ridge, Ex-DHS Secretary, Laments 'Sad' Trump Fears About Voting By Mail

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.

Activist-Artists Emphasize: BLACK LIVES MATTER Outside Federal Courthouse

Friday morning, activists with Eugene BIPOC Artists Collective painted "BLACK LIVES MATTER" on the 8th Avenue side of the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse.A…

Teyana Taylor's third musical project, simply titled <em>The Album</em>, is a sprawling work of 23 tracks that sends a clear message: She's done compromising her creative vision.

Teyana Taylor On 'The Album' And Asserting 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.

At a remote eviction hearing this week in Collin County, Texas, the court granted landlords the right to evict five people who didn't or couldn't dial into the hearing. Judge Charles Ruckel also postponed several cases to next week because an eviction moratorium may apply.

Zoom Call Eviction Hearings: 'They'll Throw Everything I Have Out On The Street'

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.

As normal activities such as dining out resume, there has been an increase in cases in people in their 20s and 30s in pockets around the country. Some experts say it's because of lack of social distancing and mask wearing.

Younger Adults Are Increasingly Testing Positive For The Coronavirus

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.

AMC Theatres Will Now Require Guests To Wear Masks When It Reopens

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.

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