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The department says it's looking into dozens of complaints of "allegations of misconduct, violations of Department policy, and excessive force" during the recent protests in the city.

Ari Shapiro talks to jazz saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin about her new album Pursuance: The Coltranes and an artist she is grateful for: James Blake.

Discussions on the fate of statues dedicated to the Italian explorer have spread across the country as some other controversial monuments — to Confederate figures — have been removed.

Ella Jones, who will be the city's first black mayor and the first female mayor, says the city has seen widespread reforms since Brown's killing. But it still needs to "strive toward a better image."

The Louisville Metro Police Department has released a report from the night the police officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor. It contains almost no information.

Amazon announced Wednesday it is halting the use of its facial recognition technology by the police. Sudden shifts by major tech companies follow mass protests calling for police reform.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Atul Gawande, a staff writer for the New Yorker, about the efficacy of different face masks and why masks remain essential in dealing with the coronavirus.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Alex Vitale, the author of The End of Policing, and Derecka Purnell, a lawyer who advocates for defunding the police, about what abolishing the police would look like.

Arizona's largest hospital system is nearing ICU bed capacity as coronavirus cases surge. Will Humble, the state's ex-health chief, urges a new executive order requiring Arizonans to wear face masks.

President Trump has authorized sanctions against officials of the International Criminal Court involved in any investigations involving U.S. personnel.

The nationwide demonstrations have caused concerns about a possible surge in the coronavirus cases. It would depend on how well everyone sticks to practices that keep the virus in check.

Gen. Mark Milley has apologized for appearing in a photo-op with President Trump after authorities used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the area from peaceful protesters.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Darryll Pines, a new president of the University of Maryland, about him stepping into the position in the middle of the pandemic and economic crisis.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Chief of the Houston Police Department Art Acevedo about his Wednesday testimony before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.

President Trump is scheduled to hold a roundtable Thursday in Dallas to talk about "historic economic, health and justice disparities" in the wake of protests sparked by George Floyd's death.

Public health officials have been harassed and threatened for using contact tracing and other strategies to contain the spread of the coronavirus. They say the threats are based on misinformed fears.

North Carolina recently saw its highest number of new daily coronavirus infections. "If we need to go back to stay-at-home, we will," says Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen.

Even as far away as New Zealand, protesters have taken inspiration from America's movement against police abuse of people of color.

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee demands the social network fact-check ads from political candidates, warning its hands-off policies 'pose a threat to free and fair elections.'

The country's racial justice problems aren't limited to policing — U.S. schools also struggle with inequity and implicit bias.

Contradicting Trump, the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee greenlights a commission to rename Army installations bearing Confederate names. Lawmakers in the House are taking similar action.

President Trump sharply criticizes officials' response in Seattle: "Take back your city NOW. If you don't do it, I will."

There was early hope that the coronavirus could be contained and eliminated. But researchers now believe the virus is likely to be a continuing threat until a vaccine is developed.

The Justice Department has dropped its case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, but U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan has not yet granted the government's motion to dismiss.

The popular country music trio announced the switch on Thursday morning on social media, saying that calls for racial justice over the past several weeks have revealed their "blindspots."