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Louisville Removes Controversial Statue Of John Breckinridge Castleman

The statue of Castleman, a former Confederate officer, was taken off its pedestal in the Cherokee Triangle neighborhood early Monday.

President Trump calls for questions during a news conference at the White House Wednesday.

Trump Blames Protests, Ignoring His Own Push To Reopen, As Virus Surges

The president took to the briefing room podium for the second time this week, without being joined by members of the White House coronavirus task force.

Bayer says a settlement worth more than $10 billion will resolve most of the roughly 125,000 claims the company currently faces over its Roundup product. Here, a farmer sprays the glyphosate herbicide in northwestern France in September.

Bayer To Pay More Than $10 Billion To Resolve Cancer Lawsuits Over Weedkiller Roundup

Roundup's active ingredient is glyphosate, which thousands of plaintiffs blame for causing them to develop cancer.

Puppeteer Caroll Spinney who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on <em>Sesame Street</em>, died Sunday at age 85.

Caroll Spinney, Who Played Big Bird And Oscar On 'Sesame Street,' Dies At 85

The actor and puppeteer performed on the popular TV show from its very first episode in 1969 until his retirement last year.

U.S. Abortion Rate Continues Long-Term Decline In Most States

The rate fell again in the most recent Guttmacher Institute survey, continuing a decline since 1980.

Ballet dancers in Shanghai rehearse while wearing masks on March 2. A virus first identified in December has altered daily life and public spaces around the globe.

PHOTOS: Public Life Is Surreal In A Pandemic

A virus first identified in December has altered daily life and public spaces around the globe. These images capture scenes from this unnerving era.

The new Emancipation and Freedom Monument in Richmond, Va., features two 12-foot bronze statues of a man and woman holding an infant who have been newly freed from slavery.

An Emancipation Statue Debuts In Virginia Two Weeks After Robert E. Lee Was Removed

The Emancipation and Freedom Monument — two 12-foot bronze statues of a man and a woman holding an infant newly freed from slavery — was unveiled in Richmond, the former Confederate capital.

Actor Zero Mostel, center, who portrays Tevye in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof," poses backstage with cast members after the play's opening performance at the Imperial Theatre in New York on Sept. 22, 1964. Maria Karnilova, who plays Tevye's wife, Golde, is at far left. Playing Tevye's daughters, from left, are, Tanya Everett, as Chava; Julia Migenes, as Hodel; and Joanna Merlin, as Tzeitel.

If Russia's invasion of Ukraine feels familiar, look to Broadway in the '60s

Why should Americans care about Ukraine? An answer from 1960s Broadway.

'Superman Returns' with Strong Action, Weak Story

Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan gives his take on the new Superman movie, Superman Returns. Turan likes the action, but he says the characters and plot are not made of steel.

Young women listen to a talk on domestic violence and HIV prevention near Lome, Togo, in April. Abused women in sub-Saharan Africa and India are at higher risk for HIV than women who haven't experienced violence.

WHO Finds Violence Against Women Is 'Shockingly' Common

The first comprehensive global study to be conducted finds that domestic violence kills many women and leaves others with long-standing physical and mental health problems, including sexually transmitted diseases and depression.

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