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The National Bureau of Economic Research has announced Monday the U.S. economy is officially in a recession. Economists said the recession is unusual, but they hope it could end quickly.

Gen. Mark Milley has apologized for appearing in a photo-op with President Trump after authorities used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the area from peaceful protesters.

Longtime New York Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel faces a strong primary challenge this week from progressive candidate Jamaal Bowman.

Known for her meditative travel memoirs, Mary Morris' wanderings were nearly curtailed by a serious ankle injury. All the Way to the Tigers is a passage deep into the broken places that shaped her.

A big advertising boycott of Facebook officially kicks off on Wednesday. What brands are pausing spending, what do they want, and what impact is this having on the world's biggest social network?

Both demand and prices for crude oil have plummeted due to the economic shutdown. Now, U.S. oil regulators are debating whether to cap production — for the first time since the 1970s.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jarvis Chen, a social epidemiologist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, about why struggling neighborhoods have been hit by COVID-19 the hardest.

Demand for oil has plummeted. Prices were expected to drop, too. But speculating investors have sent oil prices on a wild ride.

A monthly job report published Friday has shown signs of strength in the labor market. Unemployment has declined and employers have created millions of new jobs in May.

Brit Bennett's new novel centers on two light-skinned African American sisters — one of whom "passes" for white. The Vanishing Half is compelling — if somewhat melodramatic.