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Paris Warr's dream job has always been to work in a mortuary. Now she's worried about how Covid-19 will impact her industry.

South Korea's top baseball league begins its preseason Tuesday — without fans and with strict rules for players. As U.S. sports leagues ponder restarting, what lessons can be learned from overseas?

A noose was found inside Bubba Wallace's garage at Talladega Speedway. He is the only black driver in NASCAR's top circuit. Wallace led efforts to ban the Confederate battle flag at NASCAR events.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Daniel Pierce, a NASCAR historian and a University of North Carolina, Asheville professor, about the history of racism and the Confederate flag in stock car racing.

Simone Jacques, the organizer of San Francisco's massive June 3 youth-led protest against police brutality, reflects on her mission as young Afro-Latina activist.

A crowd has gathered in Houston Monday to pay respects to George Floyd. Floyd was born in North Carolina but grew up in Houston. He was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin narrowly missed out on winning her third gold medal Friday. And in men's figure skating, top U.S. medal hope Nathan Chen had a disappointing performance.

"This was an incredible ice-dance event," Maia Shibutani said of a competition marked by high scores and high drama — and an electric program by Canadian legends Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

President Trump met with several of the nation's governors on Monday at the White House, and the top topic was guns. They also discussed the DACA program.

In California, officials continue to investigate the Thomas Fire — the largest wildfire in modern California history. A growing number of lawsuits claim a failed water system is a key reason hundreds of homes burned.