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Critic Of China's Coronavirus Response Is Under Investigation, Beijing Says

Retired businessman Ren Zhiqiang, who criticized Chinese leader Xi Jinping, went missing in mid-March. The Communist Party says Ren is under "disciplinary review and supervision and investigation."

Dr. Chris Hoover (left) and Dr. Connie Liu (right) walk through their home with their children Taro, 3, and Hiro, 4 months, in Gallup, N.M. On a short reporting trip across the Southwest, NPR met very different families and asked them the same simple question: What's been keeping you up at night?

It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

The spread of COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis and the reckoning around social injustice has made 2020 a year like none other. NPR wanted to know how these events might shape political choices.

Iraqi National Museum Deputy Director Musin Hassan holds his head in his hands as he sits amid destroyed artifacts in the Baghdad museum in 2003.

In Iraq, Authorities Continue To Fight Uphill Battle Against Antiquities Plunder

Heritage experts say hundreds of thousands of pieces have been looted at archaeological sites and museums. As the illegal trade in antiquities continues, Iraq is trying to get objects returned.

An undated rendering of the Riverwalk San Diego project.

SD City Council Approves Riverwalk San Diego Project, Clears Way For 4,300 Homes

The Riverwalk San Diego project is intended to transform the existing Riverwalk Golf Club into a neighborhood as well as restore the stretch of the San Diego River that runs through it.

People pass the closed Hotel Del Coronado Thursday, June 11, 2020, in Coronado, Calif.

Landmark Hotel Del Coronado To Open Friday At Reduced Capacity

The historic Hotel del Coronado plans to reopen Friday, hotel management announced this week, ending the first closure in the hotel's 132-year history.

Restaurants in New Jersey, like this one in Hoboken, can open for outdoor dining. Indoor service was tentatively set to resume on July 2, but Gov. Phil Murphy announced it will be delayed indefinitely due to public health concerns.

New Jersey Puts Indoor Dining On Pause Indefinitely Because Of Coronavirus

Gov. Phil Murphy is delaying the reopening initially set for Thursday. He cited COVID-19 spikes in other states as well as noncompliance at some outdoor restaurants in his state.

Former Salvadoran official Inocente Orlando Montano attends a trial in Madrid on June 8 for his alleged role in the killing of five Spanish priests in El Salvador in 1989.

Priest Killing Case In Spain Raises Hope For Justice

A court in Madrid is due to rule next month on murder and terrorism charges against an ex-Salvadoran military officer alleged to have played a key role in the 1989 executions of five Spanish priests.

The European Court of Justice found that Privacy Shield — which counts Facebook and Twitter among its participants — failed to protect the data privacy rights of Europeans.

Europe's Top Court Strikes Down Key Rules Of U.S.-EU Data Transfer

In its ruling Thursday, the European Court of Justice found that the agreement known as Privacy Shield fails to adequately protect Europeans' data, largely because of U.S. surveillance programs.

Former Colombian President (2002-2010) and Sen. Álvaro Uribe goes to a hearing before the Supreme Court of Justice in a case over witness tampering in Bogotá, Colombia, on Oct. 8, 2019. The Supreme Court has now ordered Uribe be put under house arrest.

Colombia's Ex-President Uribe Is Put Under House Arrest, Catches Coronavirus

The Supreme Court ordered house arrest as it investigates whether he had a role in a scheme to bribe witnesses in a case involving to right-wing paramilitary death squads.

The Colorado River, west of Yuma, Arizona, before it reaches Morelos Dam on the U.S.-Mexico border.

For Now, No Border Wall For Arizona Tribe's Colorado River Stretch

Progress of the wall hasn’t slowed during the coronavirus pandemic; in some places, it’s even accelerating. But there’s a tiny swath of tribal land on the Colorado River where that’s not the case.

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