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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 10 million on Sunday while deaths topped half a million. Health officials estimate the actual case count could be much higher.

The U.S.'s top film schools are prioritizing a diverse student body. The demand for better representation on screen and behind the camera requires a talent pipeline from film schools.

Earlier this year, Pentagon workers were told they could face up to 22 furlough days because of budget cuts; the number is now 6 days. Some 650,000 civilian defense workers began taking furlough days on July 8.

When beekeepers saw honeybee die-offs last year, experts at a USDA research center stepped in to help. The Trump administration plans to close the facility, and beekeepers and scientists are worried.

World leaders at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species agreed to ban all commercial trade in pangolins, small and endangered mammals that also resemble aardvarks.

A white New Yorker says her life changed after she wore an afro wig to a party. Michelle Joni Lapidos has been called a racist, but she tells host Michel Martin she meant no harm; she just loves wearing the fro.

Defense lawyers in the Sept. 11 military commissions trial at Guantanamo Bay will be allowed to see the secret section of the prison — known as Camp 7 — where the Sept. 11 defendants are held.

Since June, more than 915,000 presidential ads alone have aired on broadcast and cable TV. So what's it like to watch the local news in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio and Virginia?

Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Scott Horsley as President Obama departs for the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland.

For the seventh year in a row, Lance Armstrong has won the Tour de France. And this was a victory lap of sorts. Armstrong will retire at 33. Racing fans will miss him, but look forward to new competition.