A dispute over legislation to make lynching a federal crime has grown fierce as Congress turns its attention to issues of race and law enforcement amid protests across the country. Continue reading Frustration and Fury as Rand Paul Holds Up Anti-Lynching Bill in Senate

Dr. Bonnie Henry kept the disease in check in British Columbia without harsh enforcement methods. Now, she is leading the way out of lockdown. Continue reading The Top Doctor Who Aced the Coronavirus Test

A photographer and a writer separately explore black boyhood and the season. Continue reading City Summer, Country Summer

In an interview with a Dublin radio station, the actor praised the people of Dalkey, the coastal town whose residents have adopted him as one of their own during the coronavirus epidemic. Continue reading Matt Damon Dishes About His Irish Lockdown in Radio Interview

Twenty consumer groups said the video app had failed to make some changes it agreed to carry out last year to settle federal charges. Continue reading TikTok Broke Privacy Promises, Children’s Groups Say

Chancellor Angela Merkel last month made 1.0 sound like a line in the sand for the country’s R0 variable. But that has changed, along with the circumstances. Continue reading Germany’s ‘R-Naught’: Are Three Days Over 1.0 Cause for Worry?

Countries across Europe, eyeing the summer holidays, are taking steps to begin reopening borders that had been closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Continue reading Across Europe, Reopening Borders in Time for Summer

The great racial imbalance in Covid-19’s effect and the violent killings of black people are related. Continue reading States Keep Failing Black People

Hundreds of maximum-security inmates, including three mob bosses, were granted house arrest because of health concerns. The backlash forced the government to scramble. Continue reading In Italy, Some Fear the Virus Is a Get-Out-of-Jail Card for Mafiosi

An amendment that went into effect this week allows polygamy to be punished as an infraction in some cases, but it remains a felony if force, threats or other abuses are involved. Continue reading Utah Lowers Penalty for Polygamy, No Longer a Felony