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Rattan Lal in an Ohio cornfield. The soil scientist is this year's World Food Laureate, earning a quarter of a million dollar prize for his pioneering work in soil improvement.

Soil Prof Hits Pay Dirt: $250K Prize For Helping Farmers, Fighting Climate Change

Meet 2020 World Food Prize Laureate: Rattan Lal. His "soil-centric" philosophy is praised as being good for crops — and for mitigating climate change.

Choral Groups Struggle To Harmonize In Coronavirus Era

Everything we think about high-risk activities has shifted in the time of the Coronavirus. If you heed the warnings of leading epidemiologists, just about…

Pallbearers bring the remains of Rayshard Brooks into the Ebenezer Baptist Church for his viewing Monday in Atlanta, Georgia. Brooks was killed June 12 by an Atlanta police officer after a struggle during a field sobriety test in a Wendy's restaurant parking lot.

Mourners Pay Respects To Rayshard Brooks At Martin Luther King Jr.'s Church

Brooks' death on June 12 added to the fury and anger already felt by demonstrators protesting against systemic racism and police brutality in Atlanta and across the nation.

A passenger wears personal protective equipment on a Delta Air Lines flight after landing at Minneapolis−St. Paul International Airport in late May.

Delta To Resume Flights Between The U.S. And China

The company says it's the first U.S. airline to do so since February after flights were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. The flights will run from Seattle to Shanghai via Seoul, South Korea.

Thailand To Reopen After Recording No New Coronavirus Cases In Nearly A Month

Thailand was the first country outside of China to record a coronavirus case. Now, it is set to reopen after having slightly over 3,100 cases and recording no new infections in nearly a month.

COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans, according to Medicare claims data.

Black Medicare Patients With COVID-19 Nearly 4 Times As Likely To End Up In Hospital

An analysis of claims data shows stark racial disparities among Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with COVID-19.

People wearing protective masks shop for clothing at a store on Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco on Monday.

Former California Governors Unite To Promote Mask Wearing

Arnold Schwarzenegger, three other former governors of the Golden State, and current Gov. Gavin Newsom stressed the importance of face coverings in curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona filled its nearly 2,300 seats with plants for a June 22 concert, which was also broadcast online.

Barcelona Opera Reopens With An Audience Of Plants

As Spain lifts its national state of emergency, the Liceu opera house in Barcelona finds alternative living things to fill nearly 2,300 seats.

Dan Tasiemski, director of general assembly at the Lordstown Motors assembly plant in Ohio, works to revive a robot on the assembly floor of the factory.

An Electric Pickup Truck Brings New Energy To Lordstown, Ohio

An old General Motors plant is being retooled to make a battery-powered work truck, the Endurance. The local community is watching closely, hopeful for a resurgence of good jobs.

President Trump speaks during a Students for Trump event at the Dream City Church in Phoenix on Tuesday.

Trump Addresses Tightly Packed Arizona Crowd Amid State's Growing Coronavirus Crisis

President Trump continues on the campaign trail with stops in Arizona to survey the border wall with Mexico and rally a group of student supporters.

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