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LIMA, Peru — At a Roman Catholic elementary school on the ramshackle outskirts of Lima, students are rambunctious and seemingly carefree. By contrast, school administrators are stressing out. One tells NPR that gangsters are demanding that the school pay them between 50,000 and 100,000 Peruvians sols — between $14,000 and $28,000.

Crews continue to search in central Texas for victims of flash flooding that killed at least 82 people. Officials have been dealing with tough questions about why many were not warned to evacuate.

In the lush green hills of western Uganda, 88-year-old Ukura Midar sits on the front stoop of his new brick house, his frail frame nearly as thin as the walking stick he clutches. His eyes, clouded with age and sorrow, gaze into the distance toward land he can no longer access — land where his family lived, farmed and were buried for more than 50 years. "Here, I feel bad," Midar says, his voice heavy with grief. "There I felt very fine. I had my land.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, about the deadly floods in his state.

There's perhaps no better symbolic representation of America's financial might than the U.S. dollar. And right now, the world's top currency is taking a big, mighty punch. The dollar has slumped more than 10% this year, posting its worst decline in the first six months of a year since 1973, back when President Nixon shocked the world by detaching the dollar's value from gold.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Greg Waller, a hydrologist at the West Gulf River Forecast Center of the National Weather Service, about the conditions that factored into the deadly flooding in Texas. Copyright 2025 NPR

In the 30 years since the release of Toy Story, Pixar has established a track record of producing critic- and audience-beloved stories. But let's be real: There are distinct hierarchies within this catalog, and many people have very strong opinions about where each of these movies might fall, especially when it comes to the sequels. So we recently asked our Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners to help answer a (perhaps) impossible question: What is the best Pixar movie?

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ESPAÑOLA, N.M. (AP) — Clouds build up in the early afternoon and gusty winds push in every direction. The skies darken and then comes the rain — often a downpour that is gone as quickly as it came. This seasonal dance choreographed by Mother Nature marks a special time for the U.S. Southwest and Mexico. It is when residents clasp their hands, hoping for much-needed moisture to dampen the threat of wildfires and keep rivers flowing.

Today in History Today is Monday, July 7, the 188th day of 2025. There are 177 days left in the year. Today in History: On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan announced he was nominating Arizona Judge Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dozens are dead following flash flooding in Texas, including some at Camp Mystic. NPR speaks with Lauren Garcia about the camp and what makes it a special place for the women in her family.