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Protests against coronavirus lockdowns continued across the country over the weekend. People gathered to oppose shelter-in-place orders and demand reopening of businesses.

The E.W. Scripps Co. canceled its spelling bee this year because of the coronavirus. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to two seventh graders who would have been contestants about their passion for spelling.

George Floyd, whose death sparked nationwide protests, was a rapper in Houston earlier in his life. NPR's David Greene speaks with Floyd's former collaborators about his musical past.

The middle-school top prize for NPR's second annual Student Podcast Challenge goes to ... The Dragon Kids.

Wearing a face mask is no fun for many people. However, the latest research shows that, especially as states open up, masks are an important tool in helpiong to control the spread of the virus.

Thousands of professional and home bakers around the world are participating in virtual bake sales to benefit charities that support the lives of Black people.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is urging the local Fraternal Order of Police to join in talks over reforming law enforcement, while reiterating that he…

NPR's Chris Arnold sits down in the barber's chair as his 65-year-old hairstylist tells him about working 13-hour days, as he worries about catching the coronavirus.

Until recently, New York was the epicenter of the nation's coronavirus crisis. The state locked down hard and now has numbers many other states might envy.

The National Park Service has awarded the Dayton nonprofit Early Visions $500,000 to preserve the site of the country’s first African American YWCA. The...