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Aided by an ensemble cast of jazz musicians new and old, Lakecia Benjamin recorded the entirety of her new album 'Pursuance: The Coltranes' in two days.

Play It Forward: Lakecia Benjamin Sings Through Her Saxophone

Ari Shapiro talks to jazz saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin about her new album Pursuance: The Coltranes and an artist she is grateful for: James Blake.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the Christopher Columbus statue at Manhattan's Columbus Circle "has come to represent and signify appreciation for the Italian American contribution to New York."

Cuomo Says New York City's Columbus Statue Should Stay

Discussions on the fate of statues dedicated to the Italian explorer have spread across the country as some other controversial monuments — to Confederate figures — have been removed.

President Trump hosts a roundtable Thursday with faith leaders, law enforcement officials and small business owners in Dallas.

Upcoming Trump Rally In Tulsa Faces Backlash Over Race, Coronavirus

The Trump campaign is defending its decision to hold a "Make America Great Again" rally in Tulsa, Okla., a city that experienced one of the country's most horrific episodes of racial violence in 1921.

Visitors wear face masks while riding a roller coaster Thursday at the SeaWorld amusement park in Orlando, Fla. SeaWorld is reopening this week after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Florida and more than 20 other states continue to see a rise in new daily cases.

Florida And S.C. Report New Spikes In Coronavirus Cases

Florida reports nearly 1,700 new cases Thursday, its biggest jump since March. South Carolina announces nearly 700 new cases, far outpacing its previous record.

Protesters hold signs outside the Hennepin county Government Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Thursday.

More Than A Dozen Minneapolis Police Back Reforms In Open Letter To City Residents

Fourteen officers, who assert they represent the vast majority of the force, denounce former Officer Derek Chauvin and say they don't represent the union or the administration.

Matt Comstock (left) takes the temperature of a guest at Busch Gardens in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday. A spike in coronavirus cases in Florida and other states raised concerns in financial markets.

Dow Gains 477 Points After Dramatic Plunge Spurred By A Spike In Coronavirus Cases

Major stock indexes bounce back a day after the Dow lost 1,861 points amid spikes in new cases in states that had reopened their economies.

George Floyd's Memory Creates A Moment For Change

State Sen. Kimberly Lightford says she is overwhelmed with emotion these days. The majority leader from Maywood was inaugurated more than two decades ago…

A memorial pays tribute to Dr. Li Wenliang, who called attention to the coronavirus in China, on UCLA's campus in February in Westwood, Calif. The doctor's widow, Fu Xuejie, announced the birth of their boy on Friday.

'The Last Gift You Sent To Me': Coronavirus Whistleblower's Widow Gives Birth

Fu Xuejie's announcement comes more than four months after Dr. Li Wenliang's death from COVID-19. The late Chinese doctor has been celebrated worldwide for his early warnings about the coronavirus.

The Rev. Lenny Duncan, here in May 2019, at the Metropolitan New York Synod Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Jesus Was Divisive: A Black Pastor's Message To White Christians

Nationwide protests are forcing many Americans to think about race in new ways. A black pastor in one of Christianity's whitest denominations is asking his congregants to take an especially hard look.

Boys walk past shuttered businesses in the township of Khayelitsha in Cape Town, South Africa, during the coronavirus lockdown. This recession is the first triggered solely by a pandemic, and low-income countries are particularly hard-hit.

World Bank: Recession Is The Deepest In Decades

The World Bank issues a report this week detailing the extent of the recession, the first caused solely by a pandemic. Its findings are sobering — but do offer a glimmer of hope.

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