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China's President Hu Jintao has sworn in a new leader for Hong Kong amid large public protests. The island is marking the 15th anniversary of its return to Chinese sovereignty at a time when mistrust toward China is at its highest level since Hong Kong's handover in 1997.

A blind legal activist who fled house arrest in his Chinese village is under the protection of American officials, overseas activists said Saturday, putting the U.S. in a difficult position days ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

One year to the day after announcing to the world the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, President Obama has arrived in Afghanistan. He will beam back a televised message to Americans later today.

The seventh and deciding game of the NHL Stanley Cup Final should be a thrilling end to a great series. The Florida Panthers won the first three games and then the Edmonton Oilers won the next three.

Con artists are using new technology to impersonate law enforcement and scam victims. Hundreds of people are falling for it.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with ESPN's Michele Steele about the U.S. women's soccer team's performance in the World Cup, Lionel Messi's debut in Miami, and the new owners of the Washington Commanders.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll finds Americans deeply pessimistic about their economic outlook, with more than six in 10 saying the economy is not working for them personally.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Warner, a Democratic senator from Virginia, about President Biden's proposed coronavirus relief plan and efforts to get bipartisan support for it in Congress.

The Census Bureau has stopped trying to produce a count of unauthorized immigrants, ending the agency's role in Trump's bid to alter census numbers used for reallocating House seats, NPR has learned.

The two countries are vying for a role in ending the pandemic by offering their vaccines to countries that can't afford or obtain other vaccines. And a new study reports a promising efficacy rate.