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President Trump says the WHO has been too quick to praise China for its handling of the COVID-19 outbreak and too silent on the country's treatment of medical professionals who tried to sound the alarm.

Trump Says Funding Cuts Will Be Permanent If WHO Doesn't Commit To 'Major' Changes

"The World Health Organization has repeatedly made claims about the coronavirus that were either grossly inaccurate or misleading," President Trump says.

For Cancer Patients, Anguish Grows Over Deferred Surgery As Risk Rises

With states starting to reopen, bans on "nonessential" surgeries are beginning to lift, too. But there's a huge backlog of cases that have only gotten more urgent and heartbreaking for many patients.

Wendy Schmidt, with husband Eric at a 2016 event, said of the gift to the NPR regional newsrooms: "Now more than ever, we depend on high-quality journalism for timely and critical information."

$4.7 Million Gift To Propel Public Radio Coverage in Midwest, California

Philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt's $4.7 million contribution will help public radio stations increase news coverage in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska as well as California.

Anxious? Meditation Can Help You 'Relax Into The Uncertainty' Of The Pandemic

ABC News correspondent Dan Harris was broadcasting live in 2004 when he experienced a panic attack. He credits meditation with helping him work through his anxiety — both then and now.

A sign instructs those entering the lobby of the Paul Reed Smith Guitars plant to be screened as the facility prepared to reopen last week in Stevensville, Md.

Maryland Reports Largest Rise Yet In Coronavirus Cases 4 Days After Reopening

Roughly 25% of the 7,152 tests in the most recent 24-hour period resulted in positive coronavirus diagnoses.

Hobby Lobby bought the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet for more than $1.6 million in 2014. "This rare tablet was pillaged from Iraq and years later sold at a major auction house, with a questionable and unsupported provenance," Peter C. Fitzhugh, special agent in charge for Homeland Security Investigations in New York, said in a statement.

U.S. Authorities Say Hobby Lobby's Gilgamesh Tablet Is 'Stolen,' Must Go Back To Iraq

U.S. federal prosecutors are seeking the return of the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, purchased by Hobby Lobby for display in the Museum of the Bible, which authorities say cooperated with the investigation.

Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos, who is running the House Democrats' 2020 campaign operation, tell NPR: "There couldn't be a clearer differentiation between what we are fighting for and what they are fighting against."

Democrats Bet Health Care Will Deliver 2020 Victories

Hoping to build on the party's success in 2018, the campaign committees will take aim at federal challengers who want to repeal Obamacare and state candidates who resist Medicare expansion.

Bankrupt Pier 1 could not find a buyer during the coronavirus pandemic. Now it's asking the bankruptcy court to approve a complete liquidation of the chain.

Home-Decor Retailer Pier 1 Looks To Close For Good

Three months after filing for bankruptcy, Pier 1 said it plans to liquidate as soon as it can reopen stores that have been closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Moses Sumney moved from LA to Asheville, N.C. ahead of writing his latest album, <em>grae</em>. "Lyrically and thematically, I was able to channel something bigger than me in a much clearer way," he says.

Moses Sumney Puts The Industry Behind Him And Explores The In-Between On 'Grae'

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to the experimental musician about his new genre-defying, double album grae, his decision to move from Los Angeles to Asheville, N.C. and not shaving down the edges of himself.

Florida Dismisses A Scientist For Her Refusal To Manipulate State's Coronavirus Data

Rebekah Jones, a scientist who created Florida's COVID-19 dashboard, says she has been dismissed after she refused to make changes to data supporting the state's plan to reopen.

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