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Art Whistler was a botanist and an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii. He traveled the South Pacific, documenting its plants. He died of COVID-19 at the age of 75.

Topics on the table: The issue of liability waivers, an at-risk faculty, the costs of implementing social distancing measures, and the necessity and economic pressure to have in-person classes.

Washington, D.C., resident Rahul Dubey has sheltered nearly 70 protesters in his home Tuesday. He talks about their stay and the events that unfolded that night.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers AIDS activist Larry Kramer who died this week. He was 84.

Montgomery County has emerged as a COVID-19 hot spot. At River City Church, where half the congregation is or once was homeless, outreach programs work to protect their most vulnerable.

The first daughter's quote — "Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it." — left many in China scratching their heads.

When a sports fan goes to a game and gets a free promotional item like a bobblehead, does the team have to pay taxes on that freebie? That was the…

The Roman Catholic prelate faced a maximum of two years in prison for failing to report abuse by a fellow priest in the 1970s. He will be eligible for parole after serving six months.

Democrat Aftab Pureval appears to be making headway in his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot, according to one of the nation's leading political...

The currently beleaguered but storied Los Angeles Lakers get another superstar to try to bring back winning ways. LeBron James chooses to join the Lakers, and the city's basketball fans rejoice.