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One hundred newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 among U.S. forces on the small island that hosts about half the Americans stationed in Japan are further testing tense ties with Okinawa.

Border closures due to the pandemic have kept many people apart from their relatives for months. Others had to face separation from a different kind of family — their pets.

Quimberly 'Kym' Villamer, a nurse at a hospital in New York City, shares what it was like to grow up in the Philippines while her parents worked in the U.S.

Kyle Larson was fired Tuesday by Chip Ganassi Racing, a day after nearly every one of his sponsors dropped the star driver for using a racial slur during…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - NASCAR star Kyle Larson was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on…

Movie theaters in Texas are now allowed to reopen with 25% occupancy. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mitch Roberts, the CEO at EVO Entertainment Group, which is reopening two of its six locations.

A Raleigh police officer's shooting of a man near a strip mall off New Bern Avenue earlier this week sparked angry protests and rampant rumors in a city...

Louisiana is pushing back its presidential primary, from April 4 to June 20. It's the first state to postpone elections over coronavirus risks.

"Draft day 2020, much different than we ever imagined, but it's going to be fun," said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in a video tour of his basement where he'll preside over the three-day event.

The joint demonstration between the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds took place early Tuesday afternoon over New York City, Newark and Trenton, N.J., and Philadelphia.

Restaurants, retailers and malls in Texas are allowed to reopen on May 1. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kyle Hall, an independent bookstore owner, about his plans on getting back to work.

The Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa, reopened Thursday after a coronavirus outbreak there. Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson says he'd support a second shutdown if the changes aren't enough.

North Carolina State University and UNC Chapel Hill announced Thursday they'll open early and condense their fall schedules to send students home before…

For the class of 2020, the coronavirus redefined the end of their education. For the class of 2033 – next year’s kindergarteners – it’s likely to shape…

Hundreds of small universities across the country may need to be shuttered due to COVID-19, and that means many tiny college towns across the country are also at risk.

Tesla is a thoroughly eccentric biopic starring Ethan Hawke as the electrical engineer Nikola Tesla, a rival of Thomas Edison's.

The car's driver says it honors first responders. Last week, NASCAR banned the Confederate battle flag from its events. A black driver recently unveiled a Black Lives Matter paint scheme.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. spent his whole life chasing meaningful rewards.He waited longingly for a pat on the back from his famous father, worked diligently to…

It is not clear why the invitation has not been accepted, but those familiar with the exchange say the delay is unusual, considering that absentee ballots will go in the mail as soon as September.

"We've never forecast up to 25 storms," says a NOAA expert. The expected spate of storms in 2020 could force meteorologists to resort to using the Greek alphabet to name storms later this year.