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Of the 819 artists and executives invited to join this year, the Academy says 45 percent are women and 36 percent are from underrepresented ethnic and racial communities.

More than 400 advertisers are pressing pause on their Facebook ads, in a costly backlash against the social network's handling of hate speech.

President Trump blasted New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to paint the words "Black Lives Matter" in front of Trump Tower. Trump said it would amount to "denigrating this luxury Avenue."

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best said she supports the Black Lives Matter movement "but enough is enough."

Crowds have seized supplies for ill relatives, and officials warn the health system could collapse. "This is a war against the coronavirus and we have lost the war," says an Iraqi official.

The president dismissed the allegation as politically motivated. The Senate intelligence committee is scheduled to receive a briefing on the matter Wednesday.

More than 2,700 immigrants have tested positive for COVID-19 in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention nationwide, pushing immigrants to the brink and lawyers to fight for their release.

Dr. Joseph Betancourt of Massachusetts General Hospital says a "perfect storm" of factors is causing the coronavirus to hit the nation's Latinx population especially hard.

NPR's Noel King discusses the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Latino communities in the U.S. with Dr. Joseph Betancourt of Massachusetts General Hospital.

For many people, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said, "the statue represents patriarchy, oppression and divisiveness." It stood outside City Hall for some 65 years.

They are working harder than ever to keep up with the death toll from the novel coronavirus. "People bring their dead during the day and during the night," says a gravedigger named Abbas.

Oscar-nominated documentary maker Feras Fayyad delivered the first witness testimony in a crimes against humanity trial against a former Syrian government official in Germany.

The Trump administration's move to limit green cards and reduced operations at consulates around the world have added to wait times for families trying to reunite in the United States.

The number of immigrants in detention testing positive for COVID-19 has skyrocketed. One Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Arizona is among the hardest hit by the pandemic.

Mississippi's governor has signed a bill into law that officially removes a Confederate design from the state flag and creates a panel to create a new one for voters to decide.

Details surrounding Russia's alleged bounties on US troops raise questions about the intelligence. How is the intelligence handled? When does the President get briefed despite differing opinions?

Experts have said to avoid touching your face to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This 15-year-old invented a watch that would help do just that.

If you don't have a conventional appearance but want to make your break in Hollywood, try auditioning for the new Lord of the Rings series.

Officials have charged four people in connection with a local race in Paterson in May. While Trump says it shows that mail-in ballots are vulnerable to fraud, experts say it was easily detected.

As cases of coronavirus surge in many states, a new color-coding tool backed by a coalition of top scientists provides an apples-to-apples way of comparing outbreak severity, down to the county level.

This Southeast African band deserves your attention. Watch a very special remote Tiny Desk concert.

What's your public radio station's top song of the year? Read on to find out.

Russians will vote on a referendum that may give Putin more power. A new tool will help you see the COVID-19 threat in your area. And, more brands are pulling Facebook ads as part of a boycott.

NPR's Noel King discusses the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Latino communities in the U.S. with Daniel López-Cevallo, who studies health disparities among Latinos.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Errin Haines, an editor at The 19th, and Cynthia Miller-Idriss, an expert on white nationalism, about President Trump's sharing of a controversial video.