Summer camp in the pandemic looks just like a screen. But what happens when kids run away from the computer?

This Year’s Summer Campground: Our Bedrooms and Living Rooms

Donors are wondering why they gave to a Charlotte event that has mostly been scrapped. And Jacksonville fund-raisers find money is on hold because of concerns about the surge in virus cases.

How the Republican Convention Created Money Woes in Two Cities

Watching through windshields. Audiences of two. An elbow bump instead of a kiss. Theaters across the country find novel ways to play in a pandemic.

Beyond Broadway, the Show Does Go On

Early in the pandemic, much of rural Texas had low case counts and few worries. Now, conservative areas are seeing a surge in cases, but distrust in government mandates endures.

In West Texas, Lingering Distrust in Public Health Measures as Virus Spreads

The death toll is lower, but there are echoes of March as cases spike, doctors fall ill and supplies run short. Now, Texas is trying to adapt hard-won lessons while addressing a new set of challenges.

As Coronavirus Slams Houston Hospitals, It’s Like New York ‘All Over Again’

His ominous remarks were a reflection of his political standing: trailing in the polls, lacking a booming economy or a positive message to campaign on, and leaning on culture wars to buoy his loyalists.

At Mt. Rushmore and the White House, Trump Updates ‘American Carnage’ Message for 2020

The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive.

239 Experts With One Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne

Noise complaints are often difficult to win, but there are some avenues to pursue that can work.

What’s the Best Way to Make a Noise Complaint Against My Neighbor?

See the Mona Lisa, up your baking skills and get some answers to your salacious questions about dinosaurs.

Visit the Louvre and Christina Tosi’s Kitchen

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, July 4, 2020.

Quotation of the Day: Some Revel in the Surf. Others Fear a New Wave.

In “Burning Down the House,” Julian Zelizer shows how Gingrich was able to exploit the profound developments since Watergate to his lasting advantage.

Newt Gingrich and the Dawn of a Toxic Political Era

Security guards. Musicians. Florists. Drivers. They make the magic happen. Here’s what happened to them.

The Unsung Heroes of Fashion, Now Mostly Unemployed

Since their time in the Broadway show, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr. and company have gone on to movies, TV and theater.

Where You Can See the Stars of ‘Hamilton’ Now

The stretch of six genes seems to increase the risk of severe illness from the coronavirus.

DNA Inherited From Neanderthals May Increase Risk of Covid-19

Werner Herzog’s documentary explores Japan’s rent-a-family industry. And fireworks displays will be broadcast from New York and Washington.

What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Family Romance, LLC’ and Fireworks

At Miss Muslimah USA, a pageant for young Muslim women, the complexity of modesty is on full display.

‘I Am Here to Prove You Wrong’

Scientists predict this hurricane season will be severe. But countries in the region, with economies burdened by the pandemic and the devastation of past hurricanes, have not been able to fully prepare.

Caribbean, Struggling in the Pandemic, Braces for Hurricane Season

Closing the border with China crippled the regime’s few remaining methods, legal and otherwise, for bringing in much-needed foreign currency.

In North Korea, Coronavirus Hurts More Than Any Sanctions Could

Make this newspaper into a paper airplane. The sky’s the limit.

See Science Fly

Acclaimed for his noble style, he was also praised as a “self-deprecating” partner who showed off his ballerinas and did not compete with them.

Nikolai Fadeyechev, Elegant Bolshoi Dancer, Is Dead at 87

At one South Korean hotel, hundreds of quarantined foreigners are enduring noisy daily protests from local residents, who want them out.

How’s Your Quarantine? If No One’s Banging Gongs, Count Your Blessings

At one point, Bryan Lee, the interpreter for the Toronto Blue Jays ace Hyun-jin Ryu, was not cutting his hair or changing his T-shirt, to be in sync with the pitcher.

Interpreting More Than Words for a Baseball Star

Officials said that at least 16 people had died as a result of the deluge and mudslides that struck the island of Kyushu overnight.

Severe Flooding in Southern Japan Swamps Nursing Home

Devastating assaults, occurring almost daily and often in the capital, Mogadishu, have put a strain on the country’s fragile government.

Attacks in Somalia Leave at Least 5 Dead

The deployment of an American aircraft carrier and its strike force is often used as a signal to deter adversaries. Deploying two at once is recognized as a significant show of force.

July 4, 2020

Headlines from July 4, 2020

This Year’s Summer Campground: Our Bedrooms and Living Rooms

How the Republican Convention Created Money Woes in Two Cities

Beyond Broadway, the Show Does Go On

In West Texas, Lingering Distrust in Public Health Measures as Virus Spreads

As Coronavirus Slams Houston Hospitals, It’s Like New York ‘All Over Again’

Billboard 200

My Turn

Rough And Rowdy Ways

Artist 2.0

BLAME IT ON BABY

Hollywood's Bleeding

Historical Context for July 4, 2020