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Melissa Lynn Kelly owns a bar in Longview, Texas. Kelly and other bar owners are suing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after he closed bars across the state to curb the recent surge of COVID-19 cases.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department West Hollywood Station said in a Facebook post that it would issue citations for not wearing a mask that come with a $250 fine and $50 in fees.

Imara Jones, the founder of TransLash Media, talks about Black trans issues in the wake of LGBTQ Pride intersecting with protests against police violence.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with three Black journalists about the internal reckoning underway in newsrooms across the country and the push to better represent Black voices on staff and in news coverage.

The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System set a record in June with 3.9 million background checks. The previous record of 3.7 million background checks was set in March.

Pennsylvania, Oregon and Kansas are among the latest states to require face coverings in public settings as COVID-19 cases surge in much of the country. Health officials say masks can slow the spread.

A crane and a cherry picker soon arrived on the city's Monument Avenue to remove the statue of Stonewall Jackson before cheering crowds.

An effort to remove Confederate names from military bases has broad bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress. President Trump is vowing to veto the defense bill if the provision stays in.

The New York City Council passed a new budget overnight. Advocates and the council's speaker say the cuts didn't go far enough, as President Trump says they will "further antagonize" the police.

30 years into the civil rights law's existence, the fight for fair treatment is far from over.