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Two families talk about their experiences with psychological problems arising in their children because of the stress of racism and the recent protests. Psychologists provide perspective.

NPR's Rachel Martin explores how day camps that have decided to open this summer will operate during the pandemic, and how parents are weighing the risks of sending their children to one.

Neither the U.S. nor China publicly announced the meeting in advance and it was not clear which side had proposed it.

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm warns that the threat from the pandemic is ongoing. "We will all know somebody — we will all love somebody — who will die from this disease," he says.

The field of bioarchaeology look to skeletons that are thousands of years old for insights into the nature of long ago societies.

The administration wants to channel more funds through the State Department in an effort to target emerging diseases. Critics say that could have dire impacts on the children of the world.

The middle-school top prize for NPR's second annual Student Podcast Challenge goes to ... The Dragon Kids.

American education is full of innovators practicing alternatives to the mainstream. Now, some of those alternatives are proving their mettle.

While retail sales bounced back in May after a deep drop in March and April, the wealthiest Americans are not spending as freely as they did before the pandemic. And that could limit the recovery.

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has an advantage over President Trump in the states likely to tip the presidential race, but he's still short of solidifying 270 electoral votes needed to win.