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Contact tracers (from left) Christella Uwera, Dishell Freeman and Alejandra Camarillo work at Harris County Public Health Contact Tracing facility in Houston in June. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
Wall Street Journal Reporter's Daughter Recovering After Beirut Explosion
President Trump holds up a signed executive order on lowering drug prices on July 24. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
'All Bark And No Bite': Trump Holds Prescription Drug-Pricing Order In Search Of Deal
Belarus' Longtime President Faces Unexpected Competition In Upcoming Election
Colleges Face Financial Crisis As They Struggle To Operate In A Pandemic
Scientists, artists, thinkers, activists and journalists gather for meals and conservation in an episode of Pan y Circo, hosted by Diego Luna (center). Amazon Studios hide caption
Diego Luna Says Shared Meals On 'Pan Y Circo' Transformed Cast And Crew Alike
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Contact tracers (from left) Christella Uwera, Dishell Freeman and Alejandra Camarillo work at Harris County Public Health Contact Tracing facility in Houston in June. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
Coronavirus Cases Are Surging. The Contact Tracing Workforce Is Not
A North Carolina map is shown in Wake County Superior Court during a 2019 redistricting trial. Republicans and Democrats are preparing for a battle of state legislative supremacy that could have a big effect on political power for the next decade. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption
2020 Election: Secure Your Vote
With Focus On Redistricting, Democrats Place New Emphasis On Statehouses
With Focus On Redistricting, Democrats Place New Emphasis On Statehouses
The founders of the Quander family reunion, pictured in 1938, are (from left) Sadie Quander Harris, Tom Quander Susannah Quander and Georgie Quander. Courtesy of the Quander family hide caption
For The 1st Time In Almost A Century, A Family Reunion Interrupted — By A Pandemic
Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., (left) speaks before the start of a House Natural Resources Committee in June. Grijalva recently tested positive for the coronavirus. Bill Clark/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Coronavirus Crisis
As More Lawmakers Test Positive, Congress Gets A Tough Reminder Of Coronavirus Risk
As More Lawmakers Test Positive, Congress Gets A Tough Reminder Of Coronavirus Risk
Italian Wine Windows Open During Pandemic, Bringing Back Bubonic Plague Tradition
Wiley James, 10, prepares a meal as part of an online cooking camp run by a chef in Austin, Texas. Ben James/NPR hide caption
A Cooking Camp Chef's Recipe For Remote Education: Make It Ambitious
Melissa Hickson says no one asked her husband, Michael, shown here with stepdaughter Mia, if he wanted to keep getting treatment. "He would say: 'I want to live. I love my family and my children ... that's the reason for the three years I have fought to survive,'" she says. Melissa Hickson hide caption