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The South African scientist fought for women’s access to healthcare in disadvantaged communities.

Lawmakers from both parties have criticized President Trump's travel ban; The White House said it relieved acting Attorney General Sally Yates of her duties and named Dana Boente to serve as acting attorney general.

Microsoft, Intel and three other companies highlighted by Nigam Arora have strengths that are important during economic calamities.

The Trump administration will soon announce that the U.S. is moving naval ships toward Venezuela as it enhances counter-narcotic operations in the Caribbean following a U.S. drug indictment against Nicolás Maduro, according to three people familiar with the situation.

Struggling small businesses face a difficult day as first-of-the-month bills come due.

Blaine County, Idaho has become a hot spot for coronavirus infections. Among the groups mobilizing to support residents is a militia that doesn't trust the federal government for disaster response.

Dozens of residents of The Villages, a central Florida retirement community, have now tested positive for the coronavirus. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Villages-News.com editor Meta Minton.

The coronavirus has eliminated rallies from President Trump's reelection campaign. However, the campaign always saw rallies as critical for gathering data and contacts to follow up with digitally.

Stay-at-home orders have upended plans by community groups to promote the 2020 census at in-person events. Census advocates are now trying out creative but socially distant ways to promote the count.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with artist Laura Gao about her comic "The Wuhan I Know." Gao is a native of Wuhan, China — the first city shut down by the coronavirus.

In the U.S., existing guidance counsels against wearing face masks in public, but consensus is changing among public health officials. The CDC has been hinting that new guidance may be coming soon.

With most restaurants around the U.S. closed to dining in due to the coronavirus outbreak, some have pivoted to takeout and delivery. Here's how to minimize risk of viral transmission while doing so.

Maine-based Puritan Medical Products is one of only two companies that manufacture the type of swabs needed to test for the coronavirus. As testing ramps up, a huge demand has only grown.

The coronavirus doesn't discriminate in who it infects. But some doctors say the U.S. health care system's pandemic response is already showing familiar patterns of bias.

Early on, Bay Area cities adopted social distancing restrictions to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Health officials are optimistic about what they see so far — unlike in New York City.

Dez-Ann Romain was a beloved high school principal in Brooklyn, N.Y. She died at age 36 from complications of the coronavirus.

From Fox News to NBA star Stephen Curry's podcast, Dr. Anthony Fauci has done interviews with all sorts of media to get the word out about the science behind COVID-19 public health recommendations.

The Witcher's first season went a long way to establishing the characters, but with the second season, we hope to see these relationships truly form.

Economically besieged Islamic Republic’s year looks set to hinge on whether tormentor-in-chief is re-elected.

Pixar's top 10 adult protagonists are ranked in this article. Who is your favorite grown-up Pixar character? Woody? Dory? Find them all ranked here.

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As evening fell on Tuesday, Donald Trump did what he’s done virtually every day for the past few weeks: He went to the White House briefing room to talk to gathered reporters about the coronavirus. Only, this time, things were atmospherically different. The president wasn’t dismissive of the pandemic. He wasn’t overly self-congratulatory. He didn’t talk about the country going back to work in a few weeks.

The MCU, the connected world of Marvel superheroes and villains, is one of the biggest movie franchises ever. But is the DC Animated Universe better?

In the nineties, these leading funnymen ruled the airwaves. But these popular characters would be considered downright offensive today's standards.