National

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp holds a protective mask while speaking during a 'Wear A Mask' tour stop in Dalton, Georgia, earlier this month.

Georgia Governor And The Mayor Of Atlanta In Turf War Over COVID-19 Restrictions

7:41pm July 10, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms ordered a return to Phase 1 restrictions. But Gov. Brian Kemp quickly pushed back, saying only he has that authority.

President Trump Says He Is Planning To Sign 'A Very Major Immigration Bill'

7:35pm July 10, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

President Trump in a Friday interview on Telemundo said that soon he may introduce new measures to protect "Dreamers" — people who were brought to the U.S. as children by undocumented parents.

Queue Listen Now

A corrections officer stands guard in late June at San Quentin State Prison. More than a third of the inmates and staff at the prison in the San Francisco Bay Area have tested positive for the coronavirus.

National

California Will Release Up To 8,000 Prisoners Due To Coronavirus

7:32pm July 10, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Anyone who is eligible for release will be tested for the coronavirus within seven days of their return to society, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves removes his face mask during a COVID-19 news briefing Wednesday in Jackson.

'In A Fight For Our Lives': Mississippi Issues New Mask Order Amid COVID-19 Spike

7:28pm July 10, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Gov. Tate Reeves imposes the order in 13 counties, including those that are home to some of the state's most populous cities. It comes on the same day the state saw more than 1,000 new cases.

National

3 LAPD Officers Charged Over Allegations They Falsely Identified Gang Members

7:08pm July 10, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

In a 59-count complaint, they are alleged to have wrongly marked dozens of people as having gang affiliation on field interview cards used by officers on duty.

A field trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., led by Kimberly Grayson, the principal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College in Denver, inspired some of her students to demand a more inclusive school

Denver School Principal On How Black Students Led Swift Changes To History Curriculum

7:03pm July 10, 2020

Kimberly Grayson took her high schoolers to the African American history museum in D.C. When students pressed their white teachers to take the same trip, a revised history curriculum quickly followed.

Queue Listen Now

Members of the San Diego Padres meet in the infield during baseball training last week at Petco Park in San Diego. Major League Baseball is taking steps to start the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Nearly Every Major League Baseball Team Has Had A Coronavirus Test Come Back Positive

5:52pm July 10, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

So far, 71 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, the MLB said on Friday. "I'm actually kind of pleased it's as low as that," the league's medical director says.

Eleven-year-old Davon McNeal was one of several children gunned down by gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend. His dream was to play for the NFL and buy his mother "the biggest house."

National

'Who Does This To A Kid?' D.C. Family Mourns 11-Year-Old Killed By Crossfire

4:28pm July 10, 2020

by Kavitha Cardoza

Davon McNeal was one of several children killed by gun violence over the July Fourth weekend while doing everyday things: playing in the yard, walking through a mall, watching fireworks.

Kanakuk Kamps closed its overnight K-2 program after 41 people tested poisitve for the coronavirus, local health officials said last week. As of Monday, that number had doubled to at least 82 positive results.

At Least 82 Coronavirus Cases Linked To Missouri Sleepaway Camp

4:24pm July 10, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Kanakuk Kamps shut down its K-2 program after 41 campers, staff and counselors tested positive. That number has since doubled, according to county health officials.

National

Key Takeaways From Supreme Court Term

3:46pm July 10, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with lawyer and SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein and NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg about the decisions reached by the U.S. Supreme Court this term.