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Trump, Republicans Are 'Exploiting' Coronavirus To Ban Abortion, New Ad Alleges

A six-figure digital ad buy from the abortion rights group NARAL accuses President Trump and his allies of using the pandemic to restrict abortion.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

June 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the June 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

Two students walk past the front gate of Emory Elementary on Feb. 23, 2017. The school is part of the South Bay Union School District which reported 20 percent of its students were homeless in the 2015-16 school year.

South Bay Teachers Try To Bridge The Digital Divide For English-Language Learners

One-fifth of San Diego students returning to virtual school this month are English Language Learners. And that makes distanced-learning all the more difficult.

For those who are scared of flying, an array of apps, websites and classes teach relaxation techniques and explain how airplanes work.

After Boeing Crashes, More People Want Help Taming Fear Of Flying

If you're scared of flying, the news of two recent airline crashes might have you in jitters. Instructors who help people overcome that fear say enrollments have doubled since the incidents.

A pro-LGBTQ banner is flipped over on a wall outside the U.S. Embassy in downtown Jerusalem.

At Jerusalem's Request, U.S. Embassy Briefly Takes Down Its LGBTQ Pride Banner

The city's deputy mayor said the banner was removed because he received complaints that it was offensive to residents.

"It's fantastic to see the change [we] brought about," says University of Cincinnati pitcher Nathan Moore, who has been an outspoken proponent of renaming the university's Marge Schott Stadium.

Schott-Free: University Of Cincinnati Trustees Vote To Take Name Off Ballpark

The board cited Marge Schott's "record of racism and bigotry" in its decision. The late philanthropist and Cincinnati Reds owner was reviled for using racial and ethnic slurs and praising Hitler.

Scott Hobgood and Jason Niupulusū grew up in Webster County, Ky., and joined NPR's David Greene for a roundtable discussion about race and social justice.

National Conversation About Race Brews In Rural Western Kentucky

In an interview with David Greene, two men from Webster County, Ky., argue over race at first, but then a disclosure about deeply personal history leads to a bit of unexpected common ground.

UC San Diego Extension in La Jolla, San Diego, July 25 2019.

UCSD Extension Tests New Way To Pay For School

The pilot program for Income Share Agreements is an alternative way to help students finance college.

Middle Palaeolithic artifacts recently excavated from Attirampakkam, an archaeological site in present-day southern India. The artifacts suggest the technique used to make them spread across the world long before researchers previously thought.

Discovery In India Suggests An Early Global Spread Of Stone Age Technology

Scientists have found stone tools in India dating back to 385,000 years ago. The sharp tools were made with a Stone Age technique thought to have originated in Africa and Europe.

Students attend a Ukrainian language and literature lesson at a school in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk in 2016. In 2018, students in four cities across Ukraine received training to help them identify disinformation, propaganda and hate speech.

Students In Ukraine Learn How To Spot Fake Stories, Propaganda And Hate Speech

A new report says students who received media literacy training were 18 percent better at identifying false reports than students without the lessons. Girls gained more knowledge than boys.

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