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The three heads of Ghidorah are just some of the screen-used props from the Godzilla movies on display at the Toho Co., Ltd. booth at Comic Con.

Comic-Con 50: A Look At Toho's Godzilla Booth

Screen icon rebrands and gets on social media

Border Patrol agents hold a news conference prior to a media tour of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary facility near the Donna International Bridge, Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Donna, Texas.

Facebook Posts Put Border Patrol On Defensive At Rough Time

Before the rise of social media, Border Patrol agents gathered in parking lots at the end of their shifts for what was known as "choir practice" — a chance to share what they saw that day and anything else on their minds.

Preliminary results of a study of the antiviral drug remdesivir show it is effective in shortening the recovery time for patients with COVID-19.

Antiviral Drug Remdesivir Shows Promise For Treating Coronavirus In NIH Study

The preliminary results showed that hospitalized patients who received remdesivir recovered 31% faster. Dr. Anthony Fauci hailed the findings as "quite good news."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel walks toward the main railway entrance to Birkenau, the largest of the camps that made up the Auschwitz complex in Poland. It was the German chancellor's first visit to the former Nazi death camp, an enduring symbol of the Holocaust, since taking office 14 years ago.

Merkel Tours Auschwitz With 'Sense Of Shame' And Warns Of Resurgent Anti-Semitism

It was the German leader's first official trip to the Nazi concentration camp. "These crimes are and will remain part of German history," she said, "and this history must be told over and over again."

A lab worker prepares samples to be tested for COVID-19 in San Diego, Feb. 28, 2020.

A Snapshot Of Who Died From Coronavirus In San Diego County

Of the 113 people who've died so far, the vast majority were eldery and about half were white, according to data from the county.

When she was growing up, <em>New Yorker</em> culture writer Jia Tolentino attended a Houston megachurch with her family. "The population was extremely white and wealthy, which my family was not," Tolentino says. "It was the kind of place where you had a daily Bible class from first grade 'till senior year."

'New Yorker' Writer Fears We're Fooling Ourselves In The Internet's 'Trick Mirror'

In her new book of essays, culture writer Jia Tolentino explores how social media shapes identity, public discourse and political engagement — particularly for millennials such as herself.

Former White House adviser on Russia Fiona Hill leaves the Capitol on Monday after testifying before lawmakers as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

Then-National Security Adviser Called Rudy Giuliani 'A Hand Grenade' On Ukraine

Former White House aide Fiona Hill told impeachment investigators on Monday that she and former Trump adviser John Bolton were troubled by actions by the president's private lawyer.

At Your Wits' End With A Screen-Obsessed Kid? Read This

NPR's Life Kit sent a parenting expert to help a family cope with its kids' device fixation. The family learned that setting media boundaries means more than limiting the time kids spend on screens.

'Mary Toft; Or, The Rabbit Queen' Asks Big Questions About Small Animals

Dexter Palmer's new novel is based on the strange true story of a woman who confounded the medical and scientific establishments of 18th century England by claiming she'd given birth to rabbits.

States Nearly Doubled Plans For Contact Tracers Since NPR Surveyed Them 10 Days Ago

To safely reopen without risking new COVID-19 outbreaks, states need staff to do the crucial work of contact tracing. Public health agencies report they have aggressive plans to grow their workforce.

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