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America Chavez is Marvel Comics' latest super-chingona, brought to life by writer Gabby Rivera.

These 3 Latinx Artists Are Challenging, Changing And Reclaiming Culture

Alt.Latino's summer music magazine features three artists — the band Making Movies, the writer Gabby Rivera and the singer Natalia Lafourcade — whose work reflects the reality and joy of life.

Protesters gather outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday.

Hundreds Protest After Minnesota Officer Found Not Guilty In Philando Castile Death

After five days of deliberations, a jury found a Minnesota police officer not guilty of manslaughter in the deadly shooting of a black man during a traffic stop last July.

A Yemeni child suspected of being infected with cholera is treated at a hospital in Sanaa in May.

Cholera Ravages Yemen

More than 124,000 suspected cases have been reported over the past six weeks. And the health care system is collapsing.

A security guard stands at the gate of the kindergarten in Xuzhou, where a blast killed at least seven people and injured dozens more on Thursday. Authorities say the cause was a bomb built by a man who died in the explosion.

A Bomber Was Behind The Deadly Kindergarten Blast, Chinese Police Say

Authorities have identified the man who they believe set off the explosion Thursday, killing himself and seven others and injuring dozens more. Police say they found bomb-making materials at his home.

Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust poses for a portrait on campus in Cambridge, Mass. Faust has announced that she will step down next year.

DeVos Rolls Back For-Profit College Regs, Harvard's President To Step Down

A potential weakening of campus civil rights enforcement, a big transition at Harvard and more in our weekly roundup.

Charlie Wilber, 69, on the Alexa K, a 45-foot steel-hulled troller, "heading out into the briny deep!"

In This Alaska Family, Life Lessons Are Passed Down On The Water

In southeast Alaska, the commercial king salmon fishing season has been shut down a month early, because the number of wild salmon returning to rivers to spawn is at an all-time low.

Coverage by the Arabic-language satellite channel Al-Jazeera has long been a sticking point in Qatar's relations with its neighbors. Saudi Arabia and others are pressuring the country to shut down the channel.

Qatar's Crisis With Saudi Arabia And Gulf Neighbors Has Decades-Long Roots

It's the most recent flare-up in a series of long-running tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states. This time, analysts say, there will be no easy or quick resolution.

Cars wait in line to cross from Mexico into the United States on May 2 in Tijuana, Mexico. The U.S. government says approximately 50,000 vehicles cross between Tijuana and San Diego every day.

For Some Students, Getting An Education Means Crossing The Border

There are hundreds of kids who are U.S. citizens but live in Mexico. Every day they walk across the border to go to school in California.

Analysts say that the experience of shopping at Whole Foods might change in the near future now that the retailer is being bought by Amazon.

After The Amazon Deal: What Will Shopping At Whole Foods Feel Like?

Analysts say Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods could hasten the growth of online grocery shopping. So, where does this leave brick-and-mortar stores? The store of the future may look very different.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the royal robes, delivers the Queen's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament in central London, on May 18, 2016. She won't be wearing it when she gives her speech to Parliament this year, and NPR's Melissa Block will have to wait until 2018 for <em>all</em> the pageantry to return.

'Gracious Address' By Queen Elizabeth II Won't Have All The Ceremonial Dress

All the pomp and circumstance of Elizabeth II's speech to Parliament won't be all the pomp and circumstance it usually is. That's a bummer for NPR's Melissa Block as she writes in this commentary.

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