Новости за 27.07.2020

In a new book, A Case for the American People, the Judiciary Committee special counsel during impeachment traces the process. Of Trump, he tells NPR: "He understands what he's doing. It is a pattern."

The platform includes large swaths of a recent report authored by joint Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders policy task forces.

Federal agents fired tear gas after hundreds gathered for the 60th day of demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd. Police said they found Molotov cocktails and loaded rifle magazines.

Tech companies have led the way on remote work during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to a workforce that can perform many jobs outside the traditional office.

Vietnam had no cases of domestically transmitted infection since April and has been touted as a model of coronavirus control. The new cases emerged in Da Nang, a popular domestic tourist destination.

In the memoir, The New One, comic Birbiglia and his wife, Jen Stein, open up about his ambivalence about fatherhood and the strain it had on their marriage.

A Marlins-Orioles match-up and a Phillies-Yankees game have both been postponed while the league carries out additional testing. The league's heavily-modified 2020 season started last week.

The $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America as people earn more staying home than they did in the jobs they lost.

Pulitzer Prize winning poet Natasha Trethewey explores the relationship between trauma, agency, and voice as she excavates the lingering effects of her mother's murder upon her life.

Lucinda Williams and her guitar mate, Stuart Mathis, set up shop for a Tiny Desk home concert at Thirty Tigers' headquarters in Nashville.

Robert O'Brien is the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration known to have contracted the virus.

A COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the U.S. company Moderna and the National Institutes of Health starts its final phase of testing. It's one of a handful of candidates to reach this stage.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rui Zhong of the Wilson Center about the consulate's closure after China's government ordered it shut down. Earlier, the U.S. ordered China close its consulate in Houston.

A summer enrichment program is providing educational leaders in the state with a sneak peak into what a socially distanced, in-person school could look like this fall.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Kelsey Snell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about the negotiations on coronavirus relief that are expected to follow in the days and weeks ahead.

Daisy, who weighs 121 pounds, was unable to walk. Volunteers adapted a human stretcher and spent five hours carrying her to safety — feeding her treats along the way.

The man, hiding his identity, showed up in the Star Wars costume to claim his $95 million prize. The lottery company tweeted: May the millions be with you.

Joe Biden leads President Trump in polls, but there are still a lot of things that could change the dynamic, from the coronavirus and the economy to debates and "October surprises."

Republicans will unveil the latest version of a coronavirus relief package. Protests continue in Portland, Ore. And, the body of Rep. John Lewis will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Protests stemming from the killing of George Floyd continued over the weekend in Portland, Ore., following a judge's ruling that denied a request for a restraining order against federal police.

NPR analysis shows hospitals in Lafayette and Lake Charles have among the worst ratios of hospital beds to COVID-19 infection rates. We hear what that means for patients, families and health workers.

Sunday marked 30 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. We asked people how this legislation has impacted their life, and what's left to improve.

In 1967, following a summer of racial unrest, President Lyndon Johnson called on the Kerner Commission to figure out the causes and the remedies. Those findings continue to shape American life.

NPR's David Greene talks to Andy Slavitt, former acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, about why trust could be a key issue in the fight against COVID-19.

The remains of Army Cpl. Francis J. Rochon have been laid to rest. He was declared unaccounted for in the Korean War. His sister Marian Klein recounts her brother's long journey home.