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In a new book, Kim Wehle explains voting basics. She tells NPR, "if we don't go to the polls to protect democracy itself, it could fail. And I believe that's what's on the ballot in November."

Coronavirus cases surge in Texas. As more young people contract COVID-19, colleges plan to welcome students back this fall. Capitol Hill lawmakers want to vote on police reform. Where do things stand?

Governors of Arizona, Florida and Texas are under pressure to do something as coronavirus cases rapidly rise. We check in with reporters in those states to see if policies are being modified.

When Lisa Cook tried to publish her research showing how segregation and racial violence held back Black innovation, she encountered obstacles. Now her work is considered groundbreaking.

A Portland State University student was singing the national anthem for her virtual graduation program when a stranger walked by and began to sing with her. That stranger is a trained opera singer.

When campuses reopen for the fall semester, there will be a lot of rules such as: no travel, masking and social distancing. Leaders will be relying on social contracts. But will it work?

After a decade of failure in treating Alzheimer's with drugs, the National Institutes of Health is funding a five-year effort in Seattle to learn more about how the disease starts in the brain.

August — her friends call her Augie — is a 20-year-old golden retriever, and the birthday makes her the oldest of her breed on record. A Tennessee couple adopted Augie when she was 14.

Nations that are heavily dependent on tourism are trying to walk a fine line between the need to reopen their beaches and resorts and the risk of importing more cases of the coronavirus.