Researchers are developing models for more targeted closings (and reopenings) that would curb the spread of infection at a less severe economic cost. Continue reading Coronavirus Shutdowns: Economists Look for Better Answers

Police violence and President Trump’s threats to use the military against protesters have undercut American criticism of autocrats and called into question the country’s moral authority. Continue reading U.S. Diplomats Struggle to Defend Democracy Abroad Amid Crises at Home

The records of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson, among others, beg to differ. Continue reading Trump’s False Claim That ‘Nobody Has Ever Done’ More for the Black Community Than He Has

He was a Princeton-educated corporate lawyer. She provided legal services for the poor. Now they are accused in a Molotov cocktail attack on a police car. Continue reading The 2 Lawyers, the Anti-Police Protests and the Molotov Cocktail Attack

The current civil unrest is deeply connected to the racial disparities exposed by the coronavirus crisis. “I’m just as likely to die from a cop as I am from Covid,” one organizer said. Continue reading ‘Pandemic Within a Pandemic’: Coronavirus and Police Brutality Roil Black Communities

George Floyd’s death continued to resonate far beyond Minneapolis, where he died. In Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Ferguson, Mo., Portland, Ore., Los Angeles and countless other cities, demonstrations raged. Continue reading In Photos: Protesters March in Cities Across America

Images from Saturday, June 6, show the scale of the protests against police brutality and racism, following the death of George Floyd. Continue reading Bird’s Eye View of Protests Across the U.S. and Around the World

Imperial College aims to develop a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to manufacture and is forming a partnership to sell it in low-income countries and Britain. Continue reading U.K. Lab to Sidestep Drug Industry to Sell Potential Virus Vaccine

One week after Chancellor Angela Merkel told President Trump she would not attend the Group of 7 meeting he wanted to host, he decided to withdraw 9,500 troops from her country. Continue reading Has ‘America First’ Become ‘Trump First’? Germans Wonder

A sea of protesters yelled, “Go home, Jacob, go home!” and “Shame! Shame!” when he would not, on the spot, commit to abolishing the Police Department. Continue reading For Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis, a Walk of Shame