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Sopan Deb is a reporter and stand-up comic. "Over time, I learned how to turn my personal trauma into light quips and punchlines. The real stuff, though? That was a little too dark for the Comic Strip."

‘Missed Translations:’ Reporter Sopan Deb On Meeting The Immigrant Parents Who Raised

New York Times reporter Sopan Deb used a trip to India to start reconnecting with his parents.

With 'Future Nostalgia,' Dua Lipa Reminds Us How To Feel Care-Free

The pop singer's smart and snappy second album is a '70s and '80s disco throwback. The record immediately stands out from nearly all current popular music for its sheer, bursting joyfulness.

A festival tent at the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, last year. Germany's Oktoberfest will be canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus, Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder said Tuesday.

A 'Bitter Pill': Oktoberfest Canceled Due To Coronavirus

"You can't host a folk festival in a time like this," said Munich's mayor. Officials said it was a tough decision but they saw no other choice. Some 6 million people attend the festival every year.

The unequal faces of South Africa: left, shanty dwellings in the township of Khayelitsha; right, homes overlooking Llandudno beach in Cape Town.

PHOTOS: Lockdown In The World's Most Unequal Country

Since South Africa went into lockdown in late March, the country's social divisions have been brought into sharper focus than ever.

Workers at Amazon's fulfillment center in Staten Island, N.Y., gather outside to protest work conditions on March 30. More protests are being staged around the country this week.

Amazon Workers Stage New Protests Over Warehouse Coronavirus Safety

Organizers say more than 350 workers pledged to call off work, criticizing Amazon's measures to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic. Amazon says it has taken steps to keep workers safe.

Companies receiving the Payroll Protection Program loans include the Potbelly restaurant chain, which got the maximum $10 million.

Some Not-So-Small Companies Are Getting Small-Business Loans Under PPP

The government's $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program had to be thrown together quickly, and the criteria for which companies can receive benefits were kept loose.

Consumer Handbook: Dealing With Debt During The COVID-19 Pandemic

One of the many uncertainties facing consumers right now is how to manage the household budget and debt during the coronavirus national emergency. The…

Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, stands onstage during the NRA's annual meeting in Indianapolis on April 26, 2019.

Secret Recording Reveals NRA's Legal Troubles Have Cost The Organization $100 Million

The CEO of the National Rifle Association says legal troubles have cost the powerful gun rights group $100 million, according to a recording of the group's board meeting obtained by NPR.

Nurses reposition an intubated COVID-19 patient in a prone position in the intensive care unit at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Chula Vista, Calif., on April 10.

After The ICU, Many COVID-19 Survivors Face A Long Recovery

David Williams, 54, spent eight days on a ventilator after he got COVID-19. Weeks after being discharged from the hospital, he still needs an oxygen tube and a walker.

Children displaced by the war in Syria's Idlib province sit, wearing face masks during a COVID-19 awareness campaign this week in Dana. The World Food Programme warned that people living in displaced-person camps could be "particularly vulnerable" to the pandemic's physical and economic effects.

The Population Living In Acute Hunger May Double This Year Due To Coronavirus

Some 135 million people globally lived on the edge of starvation last year. The World Food Program fears the effects of the virus could balloon that number to a staggering 265 million this year.

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