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by Roni Caryn Rabin on 31 May 2020 at 22:36

Across the country, mayors, public health experts and other officials worry that even though many protesters are wearing masks, the risk of new coronavirus cases will increase as thousands gather.

on 31 May 2020 at 21:29

Cities across the U.S. smolder from protests over police violence, in which virus precautions were uneven. Nicaragua has become a place of midnight burials.

by Kenneth Chang on 31 May 2020 at 21:23

Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley could stay in orbit for months to aid the station’s short-staffed crew.

by Heather Murphy on 31 May 2020 at 19:30

Some people have taken to yelling (online and off) at people exercising without masks. But does it really matter?

by Peter Baker on 31 May 2020 at 04:30

The president, beleaguered by a pandemic, economic troubles and racial unrest, viewed the liftoff as a welcome moment of triumph that he celebrated with a campaign rally-style speech.

on 31 May 2020 at 04:27

Here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s second launch attempt of NASA astronauts in the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

by Kenneth Chang on 31 May 2020 at 04:26

The trip to the space station was the first from American soil since 2011 when the space shuttles were retired.

on 31 May 2020 at 03:42

The German chancellor had announced earlier Saturday that she would not travel to the U.S. for the G7. Businesses are starting up again, but workers commuting by public transportation face dilemmas.

by John Schwartz on 30 May 2020 at 23:29

He swam the world’s oceans, identified hundreds of new fish species and named 834 of them.

by Roni Caryn Rabin on 30 May 2020 at 14:54

Experts demanded verification of data and methods used in a study of drugs to treat Covid-19. The study suggested the drugs might have increased deaths.

on 30 May 2020 at 14:28

Follow SpaceX's launch of NASA astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

by Kenneth Chang on 30 May 2020 at 12:58

Persistent clouds did not clear in time, pushing the launch back to either Saturday or Sunday, the next window of opportunity.

on 30 May 2020 at 04:07

Baghdad has shut down again; Israel might as well. Moscow has doubled its official death toll.

by The New York Times on 30 May 2020 at 04:05

What you need to know about the mission taking two NASA astronauts to the space station on Wednesday.

on 30 May 2020 at 04:03

The White House directly challenges the House’s new rules. President Trump plans to resume in-person fund-raising soon. New York City, Washington and Los Angeles plan to lift some restrictions.

by Donald G. McNeil Jr. and Andrew Jacobs on 30 May 2020 at 03:52

America’s decades-long relationship with the organization has been instrumental in improving health around the world.

by Jacey Fortin on 29 May 2020 at 22:16

Bird-watching has surged in popularity during the pandemic. It’s easy to start, and you can do it anywhere — even from inside, and even in urban spaces.

by Lisa Friedman on 29 May 2020 at 20:45

An assistant secretary at the department used his position to help a family member get a job at the Environmental Protection Agency, according to an internal government investigation.

by Apoorva Mandavilli on 29 May 2020 at 19:20

The pathogen is proving a familiar adage: The dose makes the poison.

by Somini Sengupta on 29 May 2020 at 18:59

Want to know whether the world can avert catastrophe? Watch the recovery plans coming out now in Europe, China and the United States.