How to help Texas flood survivors. And, health organizations sue RFK Jr.
Search efforts are still ongoing after the deadly Texas floods. Here's how you can help survivors. And RFK Jr.'s vaccine policy has sparked a lawsuit.
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Trump says U.S. will resume sending weapons to Ukraine after pausing last week
With Russian attacks escalating, Ukraine is dependent on air defense systems and munitions supplied by western allies to protect Ukrainian cities.
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An update on the deadly floods in central Texas, Trump threatens new tariffs on more than a dozen countries, medical groups sue Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his recent actions on vaccine policy.
Will Syria's Kurds have a voice in the new government?
NPR's Leil Fadel asks Mahmoud Meslat, co-chair of the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces, whether Kurds in the semi-autonomous northwest region have a voice in the new government.
Winemakers in France's Burgundy region rethinking their relationship with the U.S.
Winemakers in the Burgundy region of France are worried they will lose U.S. customers because of potential higher tariffs that may take hold in August if current trade talks fail.
Pakistan becoming one of the world's biggest markets for solar power
Pakistan has quickly become one of the world's biggest markets for solar energy. This solar boom has been driven in large part by consumers who are fed up with sky-high electricity costs.
Stocks tumble after Trump posts letters to 14 countries threatening new tariffs
Stocks tumbled Monday after President Trump threatened to impose new import taxes on more than a dozen countries. Trump pushed back the effective date of those tariffs, however, until Aug. 1.
BRICS summit ends with calls for less confrontation in the world
Leaders in the BRICS group of emerging economies ended their recent summit with calls for less confrontation in the world. But that plea didn't go over well with President Trump.
Migrants deported from U.S. to Salvadoran prison remain under U.S. control
The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the men who were deported from the U.S. to a Salvadoran prison.
The politics of fewer babies
Families in the U.S. and much of the world are having so few babies, national populations are set to shrink and age. The trend is changing American politics and fueling the rise of global populism.