Russia marks 80 years since World War II victory over Nazi Germany
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the leaders of China and Brazil to commemorate the anniversary.
If The Pandemic Kept You From Flying, Now You Can At Least Pretend
An airport in Taiwan offered to let people go to the terminal, pass through security and sit on board a plane that is going nowhere. Thousands of people applied to do this. Sixty received permission.
YouTube Video Parodies Mask Debate With Hamilton-Themed Music
Hamilton heads to Disney Plus this weekend. And a YouTube parody brings the coronavirus pandemic pro-mask/anti-mask debate to a head with lyrics written to match music from the Broadway smash.
News Brief: Reopening Consequences, Charges Related To Epstein Case
Texas requires masks in counties with more than 20 COVID-19 cases. California orders 19 counties to shut down. And, a British socialite is charged in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein abuse case.
What The Fourth Of July Meant To Those Enslaved In The U.S.
History professor David Blight of Yale University talks with NPR's Noel King about what Independence Day meant to abolitionist Frederick Douglass and America's enslaved population.
Monthly Unemployment Numbers: Job Market Recovering Slowly During Pandemic
The Labor Department issues its monthly report on employment and unemployment Thursday. The job market is slowly recovering from a tidal wave of layoffs triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
UCLA Scientist Develops Gloves That Translate Sign Language
Jun Chen is an assistant professor of bioengineering at UCLA who just developed a wearable sign language interpreting glove. He hopes it can be used by the deaf community to communicate with anyone.
How A Black Repairman's Conversation With His White Client Touched The Nation
South Carolina repairman Ernest Skelton talked to Caroline Brock about racism at an appointment. Her post about it went viral. David Greene spoke with Skelton, who is Black, and Brock, who is white.
What The U.S. Needs To Do To Control The COVID-19 Surge
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about the federal response to coronavirus surge in the U.S