Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
July 2, 2020
Imara Jones, the founder of TransLash Media, talks about Black trans issues in the wake of LGBTQ Pride intersecting with protests against police violence.
National
July 2, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence visited Arizona Wednesday. He said 500 federal health care workers would be sent to the state, as the number of cases soars and the positivity rate hovers around 25%.
Your Health
July 2, 2020
The Fourth of July is traditionally a time when Americans gather with family, friends and neighbors for celebration. NPR shares tips for staying safe during July Fourth festivities this year.
Asia
July 2, 2020
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nathan Law, founder of the pro-democracy party Demosisto, who has fled Hong Kong after China passed a law putting him and other pro-democracy activists at risk.
Africa
July 2, 2020
The killing of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a popular singer and activist, Monday has unleashed violent protests in Ethiopia. It has also brought a simmering political crisis to a boil.
National
July 2, 2020
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly about her executive order that requires wearing masks statewide, ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.
Education
July 2, 2020
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey Riley about the state's plan to reopen schools in the fall despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Law
July 2, 2020
The FBI arrested Ghislaine Maxwell Thursday. Prosecutors unsealed an indictment against the companion to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that she helped recruit victims for him.
Movie Reviews
July 2, 2020
The musical blockbuster about the political activism of the Founding Fathers, Hamilton, and a documentary about a current activist, John Lewis: Good Trouble, will hit the home screen this weekend.
Obituaries
July 2, 2020
Zlatko Veleski was maintenance worker in Manhattan, who died of COVID-19 in April. His daughter Katerina Veleska remembers her father's dedication to his family and his love for his wife.
