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The ceremony will take place in September, and will be hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. It's been a tumultuous year for television shows because of the pandemic.

The Taliban expand their territorial control in Afghanistan. Demonstrators in Cuba protest shortages and rising prices. The U.S. sends investigators to Haiti after the president's assassination.

The president keeps up pressure on Americans to get vaccinated. Americans are living shorter lives and the pandemic is largely to blame. The Supreme Court sides with a student in a free speech case.

Senate Democrats have scheduled a procedural vote on their massive election overhaul bill. Without support from any Senate Republicans, it is expected to fail and debate on the issue will stall.

The U.S. Senate will take up a plan to overhaul elections. The Supreme Court gives college athletes a boost in their push for better compensation. The COVID-19 Delta variant is spreading in the U.S.

Ibram X. Kendi has been reading a lot of books about "the human rainbow" to his daughter — so we asked him to recommend some books kids can read to gain a better understanding of race in America.

"Every day, you can see an increase in the Taliban's presence," an Afghan who worked with the U.S. tells NPR. "What am I going to do after September? ... Am I going to even be alive by December?"

The border wall is back in the news. President Biden is trying to shut it down, but Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has vowed to pick up construction where former President Donald Trump left off.

President Biden returned to Washington after a summit with Russia's leader. Texas Gov. Abbott wants the state to build its own border wall. And, where things stand after 50 years of the war on drugs.

President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their much-anticipated summit in Geneva. They talked for about three hours. What are the outcomes of that meeting for both countries?

President Biden and Russian President Putin have arrived at the Geneva villa where they will hold their first face-to-face talks as leaders. The two shook hands and ignored reporters' questions.

House Democrats are uncovering evidence of ex-President Donald Trump's extensive pressure campaign to overturn 2020's election results. A House panel released 232 pages of emails and other documents.

President Biden and Russian President Putin meet in Geneva. No major breakthroughs are expected. Israel says its fighter jets struck Hamas targets in Gaza. The strikes are the first since a ceasefire.

Biden meets with European leaders in Brussels. Most pandemic restrictions in California are lifted Tuesday. A father and son from El Salvador describe being separated because of Trump border policies.

The Israeli parliament voted to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu after 12 years in power. Israel's longest-serving prime minister will be succeeded by Naftali Bennett, a former aide turned political rival.

President Biden attends the NATO summit in Brussels on Monday, meeting with key allies before he squares off with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva on Wednesday.

Israel's parliament votes in a new government. President Biden meets with leaders of other NATO member countries. The U.S. death toll nears a total of 600,000 people who have died of COVID-19.

A new book explores the life of Justice John Marshall Harlan, who wrote the dissenting opinion in the Supreme Court case that upheld the principle of racial segregation.

The United States wasn't ready for the pandemic "and we have a lot of work to do to get better prepared for the next one," says Dr. Anne Schuchat, who is retiring after 33 years at the agency.

Israeli politicians say they've reached a deal that would oust Prime Minister Netanyahu. The Sackler family empire is poised to win immunity from opioid suits. And, Sri Lanka's environmental disaster.