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Mexican schools will not reopen when the academic year begins on August 24 in order to safeguard the health of students and teachers.

You know what's going to happen in Akwaeke Emezi's new book — it's right there in the title: The Death of Vivek Oji. But this novel about a death is full of gender-bending, boundary crossing life.

The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc in fashion retail, leaving a growing number of storied brands on the brink. Lord & Taylor and Jos. A. Bank are among the latest to declare bankruptcy.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with high school students from Washington, D.C., Detroit and New York City about how they're feeling about the upcoming school year.

Michigan's primary is on Tuesday, and the state's Republicans are debating among themselves how much they should embrace mail-in voting as President Trump tries to cast doubt on it.

NPR's Stacey Vanek Smith talks with Robert Klemko of The Washington Post about the NCAA facing a boycott by players over safety concerns as it considers the college football season.

South Africa — once a model for an effective coronavirus response — is now the country with the fifth-largest caseload in the world.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Latino USA podcast host Maria Hinojosa about the anniversary of the El Paso Walmart shooting and the life of the Latinx community in the U.S. since.

"We need to do something different," says Dr. LouAnn Woodward, who leads the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She says the state needs a mask mandate, but knows many people won't comply.

The pandemic has revealed how dependent Italians are on migrant farm workers. The new documentary, Invisible, profiles a migrant champion as he raises the awareness of their plight.