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Calls Grow To Honor John Lewis In Ways Both Symbolic And Concrete Sun, 19 Jul 2020 20:26:01 -0400 Proposed ideas include renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of the late congressman and passing expanded voting rights legislation in his name. (Image credit: Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

'Like Adding Gasoline': Oregon Officials Blast Trump Response To Portland Protests Sun, 19 Jul 2020 17:45:34 -0400 Demonstrations continued in Portland, Ore., Saturday night over police brutality and racism. State and local officials criticized Trump's use of federal agents to try to quell the protests. (Image credit: Mason Trinca/Getty Images)

Global Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 600,000, With U.S. Accounting For Nearly A Quarter Sun, 19 Jul 2020 15:55:42 -0400 The U.S. has reported more than 140,000 total coronavirus deaths. Over the weekend, leaders around the world tightened restrictions in response to increases in cases. (Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Some People 'Have The Sniffles': Trump Downplays The Coronavirus's Severity Sun, 19 Jul 2020 13:36:00 -0400 In a Fox News interview, the president weighed in controversially on the pandemic and issues of race. (Image credit: Patrick Semansky/AP)

Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak Sun, 19 Jul 2020 10:11:13 -0400 A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousands of people. (Image credit: NPR)

Tracking The Pandemic: Are Coronavirus Cases Rising Or Falling In Your State? Sun, 19 Jul 2020 09:50:00 -0400 View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off. (Image credit: NPR)

Protests Grow On 52nd Night As Portland Responds To Federal Officers Sun, 19 Jul 2020 08:09:00 -0400 A large gathering of protesters turned out once again on Saturday as federal officers '- and the tactics they've used in attempts to quell protests '- drew an increased focus. (Image credit: Mason Trinca/Getty Images)

Kim Yo Jong, Sister Of North Korea's Ruler, Rises Through Ranks With Tough Rhetoric Sun, 19 Jul 2020 07:58:00 -0400 Her political star has risen since Kim Jong Un took power in 2011, leading to speculation that she could one day become the country's first female leader '- if North Korea's patriarchy would allow it. (Image credit: Jorge Silva/AFP via Getty Images)

Civil Rights Leader John Lewis Never Gave Up Or Gave In Sun, 19 Jul 2020 07:58:00 -0400 The longtime Georgia congressman died Friday of pancreatic cancer. Lewis, who devoted his life to activism and the civil rights movement, was known as "the conscience of the Congress." (Image credit: Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

International Students Can Study In The U.S. This Fall '- If They Can Get Here Sun, 19 Jul 2020 07:01:27 -0400 Many international students won't be able to make it to their U.S. college campuses for the fall semester because of travel restrictions and closed U.S. consulate offices. (Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)