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Councilwoman Ella Jones, left, will succeed James Knowles III as the mayor of Ferguson, Mo. This photo from March 2017, the same year Jones came up short in her bid to oust him as mayor.

Ella Jones Elected First Black Mayor Of Ferguson, Mo.

Jones also will be the first woman to serve as mayor of the city. Ferguson gained international attention in 2014 after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown and the protests that followed.

A statue of controversial former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo was vandalized during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. The city of Philadelphia took down the statue Wednesday.

Frank Rizzo Statue Is Removed In Philadelphia: 'It Is Finally Gone,' Mayor Says

On Wednesday, the City of Brotherly Love takes down a memorial to a former mayor and police commissioner who exploited its divisions.

Anders Tegnell, Sweden's chief epidemiologist, addresses a news conference Wednesday in Stockholm. "There are things we could have done better," Tegnell told a Swedish newspaper.

Sweden's Coronavirus Response Chief Acknowledges 'Potential For Improvement'

The public face of Sweden's uniquely relaxed response, Anders Tegnell, says Wednesday he'd urge stricter rules if the country could do it all again. But broadly he stood by the controversial approach.

At the Salt Lake County Health Department, a woman teaches new contact tracers on May 19 how to identify potential new exposures after a person tests positive for the coronavirus.

Local Public Health Workers Report Hostile Threats And Fears About Contact Tracing

Online misinformation is fueling a backlash in some places against coronavirus containment strategies such as contact tracing and isolation. Some health officials have even received violent threats.

Volunteers with Security Latinos De La Lake secure a business as they work to protect homes and businesses during continued demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, an African American man, by a Minneapolis police officer.

Armed Neighborhood Groups Form In The Absence Of Police Protection

As break-ins and fires raged in the first days of protests over the killing of George Floyd, Minneapolis seemed to descend into a security vacuum. So volunteers stepped in to try to fill the void.

Several publishers have filed a lawsuit against the Internet Archive alleging copyright infringement.

Publishers Sue Internet Archive For 'Mass Copyright Infringement'

The lawsuit filed this week in federal court alleges that the organization, which lends books online for free, amounts to a "piracy site" that has been eluding copyright law for years.

Riot police clear away media gathered in Hong Kong last week ahead of debate on a bill that would criminalize abuse of the Chinese national anthem. China has accused the U.S. of "double standards" in its support for anti-China protests in Hong Kong and its criticism of Beijing's human rights record.

In George Floyd Protests, China Sees A Powerful Propaganda Opportunity

After years of U.S. criticism about human rights, China's Communist Party has seized on protests sparked by George Floyd's death to spread propaganda about what it calls American "double standards."

CEO Mark Zuckerberg is under pressure from former and current employees who are frustrated with his lack of action on the president's posts.

Former Facebook Employees Blast Zuckerberg's 'Do-Nothing' Stance On Trump

Some of the social network's earliest hires say CEO Mark Zuckerberg's inaction on the president's most inflammatory posts is a 'betrayal' of the company's ideals.

Gaosong Heu talks about reactions in the Hmong community to the killing of George Floyd. Former police officer Tou Thao, a Hmong American, is seen on video of the killing running interference with the crowd and standing watch. His involvement has stirred a racial debate among Asian Americans.

For One Immigrant Community, George Floyd's Death Isn't Just About Black And White

George Floyd's death isn't just a story about a black man and the white cop charged with his murder. Among Asian Americans, the involvement of Hmong officer Tou Thao is stirring a racial debate.

Who Do People Trust For Coronavirus Info? In Zambia, It's Nuns On The Radio

Sister Astridah Banda noticed that most of the information about the coronavirus was being shared in English in a country where 70 languages are spoken. That gave her an idea.

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