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The Maryland-National Capital Park Police say that Anthony Brennan III was arrested Friday, after a video appeared to show him violently grab an object from a young adult who was posting signs protesting the death of George Floyd.

Maryland Man Charged In Assault On Activists For Racial Justice Along D.C. Area Trail

Police in Maryland say Anthony Brennan III is suspected in the attack on a group of young people who were hanging flyers about the killing of George Floyd. Video of the incident circulated online.

An NPR investigation has identified unusual decisions around the process that lead to a Pittsburgh company winning a contract to gather COVID-19 data instead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Irregularities in COVID Reporting Contract Award Process Raises New Questions

The administration awarded a contract for a COVID-19 database to TeleTracking Technologies using a process reserved for innovative research. Its CEO had links to the New York real estate world.

Luisa-Marie Neubauer of Fridays for Future takes part in a demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on June 2. The protest took place while government leaders discussed economic stimulus and other strategies in the fight against the coronavirus.

'Make The Climate A Priority Again,' Says Germany's Student Activist Neubauer

NPR sits down with Germany's prominent youth climate activist to discuss lessons from the coronavirus and next steps for the movement.

The bust of President George Washington looks out over the Black Hills at Mount Rushmore National Monument. President Trump is expected to visit the monument and make remarks before the start of a fireworks display on Friday.

Reflection On A 4th That Seems Far from Glorious

We do need a holiday just now. And not just a moment of leisure but an occasion for unity, healing and hope.

An ambulance enters the main gates of the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila on Feb. 2. Doctors have been especially hard-hit by COVID-19 in the Philippines.

Pandemic Claims The Lives Of Doctors In The Philippines At Startling Rates

At least 136 people have died of COVID-19 in the Philippines. At least 14 of them, likely more, were doctors.

Horses run in front of the grandstand at the Del Mar race track, August 2011.

LA Times: Two Horses That Died At Del Mar Ended Up At A Rendering Plant

Two horses that died when they collided while training at the Del Mar Racetrack last summer were processed into animal by-products instead of being taken to a UC Davis Animal Health and Safety Laboratory per protocol.

A crow flies near Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential palace in New Delhi, on April 2. Air quality has markedly improved in India's capital since the country's coronavirus lockdown began last month.

With Coronavirus Lockdown, India's Cities See Clear Blue Skies As Air Pollution Drops

India has ordered 1.3 billion people to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The lockdown seems to have inadvertently solved, at least temporarily, another public health crisis: air pollution.

Palestinians lift banners protesting the killing of Eyad Hallaq, a Palestinian man with autism shot dead by Israeli police, and the case of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by policeman in the U.S., during a rally by supporters of the Fatah movement in the West Bank city of Hebron.

Israeli Police Killing Of Palestinian Leads To Apologies And Echoes Of The U.S.

A fatal police shooting of an unarmed Palestinian man with autism in Jerusalem last weekend has stirred protests.

Movsumov Qowkar, 32, checks his neighbor's home damaged by shelling in the city of Terter early on Sunday.

Armenia, Azerbaijan Accuse Each Other Of Breaking Latest Cease-Fire Within Minutes

Each country said the other had promptly violated a humanitarian truce that took effect at midnight on Sunday, as fighting continues over the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Barbershops and other businesses will remain closed in Chicago while many stores elsewhere in Illinois reopen on Friday.

Illinois Is Reopening But Chicago Isn't Because Of Coronavirus Cases

Illinois is joining many other Midwest states in reopening some retail shops, restaurants, salons and other businesses Friday. The mayor is delaying until the middle of next week.

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