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Updated July 18, 2026 at 5:57 AM CDT A week after the United States and Iran signed a preliminary deal aimed at ending the war, an Iranian drone slammed into a cargo ship sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. There were no casualties or major damage, but the June 25 attack set off a chain of hostilities that would put the two countries on a path back toward all-out war less than a month after they agreed to stop fighting.

At some point in our World Cup travels, as NPR journeyed from city to city talking to fans and watching games, producer Liz Baker pointed out a detail I'd missed: the beautiful, intricate soccer-themed designs on many of the women's manicures. This is how we ended up asking photographers to capture the gorgeous fingertips and fashions of the tournament.

The word "courageous" has been fixed to Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger's name ever since Jan. 15, 2009. That's when the US Airways captain steered Flight 1549 to a safe water landing on the frigid Hudson River, with both engines shut down from a bird strike — shortly after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport. All 155 people on board survived to tell the story for the rest of their lives.

The U.S. has been at war for more than 20 of the past 25 years in three major conflicts all in the same region. First, Afghanistan, then Iraq, now Iran. U.S. presidents said overwhelming American miliary firepower would decide all these wars swiftly. Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. military needed just weeks to oust the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001 and President Saddam Hussein in Iraq in 2003.

Eight people were killed and more than 60 others were wounded in Russia by overnight Ukrainian drone attacks, Russian officials said Saturday. Kyiv's forces are continuing their relentless aerial campaign against energy infrastructure and military targets inside Russia, aiming to undermine Moscow's war effort and make Russians feel the consequences of the Kremlin's all-out invasion of Ukraine that is well into its fifth year.

They do things a little differently in Nebraska. They're the only state in the union with a unicameral legislature — meaning they have just one chamber. They eat chili with cinnamon rolls. And they have a unique way of supporting cultural programming — thanks in part to Johnny Carson. The late, famed talk show host grew up and attended college in the Cornhusker State, and went on to become one of Nebraska's most loyal philanthropists. "Johnny wrote a check for half a million dollars.

A couple of years ago, as summer camps began to ban screens, a company called Camp Snap began to sell a screen-free camera that children could take along. The point-and-shoot had the vibes of a 1990s Kodak: just a viewfinder, a flash and no way to see the photos until the camera was hooked up to a computer. What the company didn't see coming was the demand from adults.

On my first day of a new job about 15 years ago, I walked right into the glass door of a conference room in front of all my new colleagues. Did I play it cool? No. I did the most awkward thing imaginable. I yelled, "OUCH!" — interrupting a presentation and causing everyone to rush over and fuss over me. I wanted to hide under the table until the meeting was over. Whenever I experience something embarrassing, I somehow make the situation worse. Being quick on my feet has never been my strong suit.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who allegedly fatally shot a Colombian man in Maine on Monday was prone to violence and held racist beliefs, according to some of the people who were close to him. Ashley Brouillette told NPR her ex-husband, David Brouillette, was the officer who fatally shot Joan Durán Guerrero four times during an attempted traffic stop in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday.

After Medicaid officials improperly shared data about millions of people in January with immigration officials, ICE then shared that data with the data analytics firm Palantir, according to new court filings. Palantir operates an app called ELITE that is used by ICE agents to show the addresses of noncitizens who may be subject to deportation.