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Conditions at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex have left medical and correctional staff in a bind. If more personnel walk of the job, the state may be forced to call in the National Guard.

NPR's Noel King talks to Minnesota state Rep. Ruth Richardson and her son, Shawn, about the 17-year-old's love of running and freedom, and why Richardson fears for his safety because of his race.

Demonstrators have gotten carried away by the moment. A crowd in Madison, Wis., did the Cupid Shuffle. Syracuse.com reports dancing broke out in that city's streets after protesters marched for miles.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Gov. J.B. Pritzker about civil unrest in his state, and why he's concerned about President Trump's response to nationwide protests against police brutality.

In London, they took a knee for 9 minutes — the time officer Derek Chauvin had Floyd pinned down. In Berlin, a mural of Floyd appeared on a remnant of the Berlin Wall.

When living things cross into new territory, they are often viewed as threats. But Sonia Shah, who has written a new book — The Next Great Migration -- says the "invaders" are just following biology.

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A movie critic shares his experience of returning back to a movie theater for the first time after two months of the pandemic-forced abstinence.

High tuition, restrictions on travel and a potential semester online — about a quarter of students are rethinking their college plans, according to a recent survey. Many are thinking of a gap year.

Protests across the U.S. sparked by George Floyd's death have created an unlikely opportunity — for China. The scenes of violence became a propaganda gold mine for the ruling Communist Party.