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Cities from Chicago to Oakland report increases in shootings and killings since the pandemic began. Tensions from the pandemic may be contributing, but the answer isn't so simple.

We discuss the response of Joe Biden's campaign to the pandemic, the consequences of President Trump's attack on the U.S. Postal Service, the role of Sen. Kamala Harris as the VP nominee, and more.

As they prepare to return to a campus under new leadership, some students have mixed feelings about what Jerry Falwell Jr. and President Trump have meant for both their college and evangelicalism.

Many localities require a negative coronavirus test for various activities, such as traveling or visiting an older relative. But finding a test with a quick enough turnaround can be challenging.

The city has seen nightly protests for about three months. And police have declared riots or unlawful assemblies about half the time. But some argue the meaning of riot is too vague to be useful.

Two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is handling the pandemic worse than other nations, an NPR/Ipsos poll finds. Majorities support more aggressive measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

President Trump falsely claimed that children are "almost immune" from the coronavirus, but a new review of state data finds child cases are up 40%.

Nellie Gorbea, Rhode Island's secretary of state, is pushing to relax mail-in ballot rules for November's election.

Nigerian American artist Ekene Ijeoma is an MIT professor who draws on sound and data to explore representations of social justice. He's working on a "voice portrait" of the census called A Counting.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael Morell, former deputy director at the CIA, about the letter he signed about security clearances and supporting former CIA director John Brennan.