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Brazil will host Copa America, one of the world's top soccer tournaments, after original host Argentina was dropped due to a surge in COVID cases. But Brazil also has been hit hard by the pandemic.

As we observe our second Memorial Day of the pandemic, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with infectious diseases expert Saskia Popescu of George Mason University about what lies ahead for the U.S.

As the pandemic retreats and summer travel starts, hotels, airlines and rental car companies are expecting a big jump in business. Travelers also may have to prepare for longer lines, higher prices.

The new season of the NPR podcast Rough Translation focuses on the growing divide between civilians and the military. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to the podcast co-host Quil Lawrence.

Film studios have lots of enticements to get people back in theaters, now that they're back in business. We look at the art house treasures and would-be blockbusters Hollywood has in store.

In 1971, producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff co-founded Philadelphia International Records, the label that recorded the O'Jays, Patti LaBelle and other soul artists. Originally broadcast in 2008.

Facing a declining birthrate, China will allow married couples to have up to three children. This raises the previous ceiling of two children.

Two years after Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax was accused of sexual assault, he remains in office and is campaigning to be the state's next governor, raising big questions about race and #MeToo.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has enough bipartisan support to approve legislation to transform how major criminal cases are handled for servicemembers. But hurdles remain.

The punny choice was tops in the naming contest run by the Seattle Department of Transportation. The name was suggested by an 11-year-old resident. The submission got over 1,500 votes on Twitter.