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Members of the 'Wall of Moms" lock their arms during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Portland, Ore.

What The 'Wall Of Moms' Protests Say About Motherhood, Race In America

Mothers can be powerful forces in activism, and stereotypes about moms, as well as race, have long played a role in shaping that power — as well as who gets to wield it.

A crowd rallied in support of the guilty verdict in the George Floyd murder trial in Downtown San Diego. April 20, 2021.

Live Blog: San Diego Reacts To Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict

This is a breaking news blog for all of the latest updates on the conviction of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin on murder and manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd.

Cuban migrants are escorted by Mexican immigration officials in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in April, as they cross the Paso del Norte International bridge to be processed as asylum seekers on the U.S. side of the border.

Migrants Face Violence As US Makes Them Wait In Mexico

Roberto Escalona Moreno says he witnessed a double murder on the street last week near the hostel where is staying. The Cuban immigrant has been assaulted, and his friends have been shaken down by police, he says.

A voter leaves a polling booth at the Ward Five Community Center during the New Hampshire primary in Concord, N.H. on Tuesday. New Hampshire has served to reinforce or reset the Democratic primary race over the past five decades.

Everything You Need To Know About The New Hampshire Primary

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is the favorite, as progressives seem to be coalescing around him and moderates are split among several candidates.

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo (right) kneels as the hearse of George Floyd arrives to North Central University ahead of funeral service on Thursday. Protests in the wake of Floyd's death while in police custody has erupted across the country.

Amid Brutal Responses To Protesters, Will Moments Of Solidarity Bring Real Change?

The sometimes aggressive police responses to anti-police brutality protesters have been punctuated by occasional unity between the two sides. Will those gestures amount to anything substantive?

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

August 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

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

Protesters gather Tuesday in Paris. Thousands of people defied a police ban and converged on the main Paris courthouse for a demonstration to show solidarity with U.S. protesters and to denounce the death of a black man in French police custody.

'No Justice In France, Either': French Protest Police Killings In U.S. And At Home

Demonstrators this week said they were rallying for "our brother" in the U.S. as well as Adama Traoré, who died in police custody in 2016.

The Corcoran State Prison is shown in this undated aerial photo. Inmates at its Substance Abuse and Training Facility had their privacy breached during a UC San Diego research study.

UCSD Squashes Attempts To Tell State Prisoners About Privacy Breach

Our partners at inewsource say a UCSD review board wanted to tell the prisoners their privacy had been breached, but University of California lawyers said no.

After A Bitter Election, Can Americans Find A Way To Heal Their Divides?

NPR's All Things Considered has spent weeks asking experts how the nation can move forward after a bitter election. They say healing is possible, but people have to be willing to try.

A damaged car is seen stuck in the mud in a flood-hit area in Mabi, in Japan's Okayama prefecture, on Tuesday.

Death Toll In Japan Floods Reaches More Than 155, With Dozens Still Missing

Amid a heat wave with temperatures nearing 90 degrees, officials were also struggling to restore electricity, especially in the hardest hit Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures.

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