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The source of the Cyclospora illness outbreak remains unknown, after the Food and Drug Administration announced Sunday that a previous test identifying the parasite in a sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico was not actually contaminated with Cyclospora.

Updated July 20, 2026 at 6:06 PM EDT Catch up on what you missed with our Education newsletter, sent weekly. New visa restrictions could make it harder for international students to study in the U.S, in another example of how the Trump administration's goals for cutting immigration are at odds with the aims of American higher education. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says it's cracking down on foreign students who intentionally take a long time to earn their degrees.

The 2026 World Cup has ended — after almost six weeks, 104 matches and games spread across three countries: the United States, Canada and Mexico. Spain is the World Cup champion again, defeating the defending champion Argentina to claim its second title. With the win, Spain holds World Cup titles for both the men's and women's national teams — a first.

Demand for electricity in Pennsylvania and surrounding states continues to grow, putting pressure on prices. The regional grid operator, PJM Interconnection, wrapped up its capacity auction last week. The auction is a measure to secure enough electricity to meet expected demand later on, in this case for power that will be generated starting in 2028. Prices once again hit a cap of $325 per megawatt day. The cap was first put in place after Gov.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has launched a new online measles dashboard, allowing the public to track cases by county as the statewide total surpasses 100. Measles has been on the rise this year but remains clustered in southeastern Pennsylvania, particularly in and around Lancaster County, where 63 cases have been reported since January. Allegheny County and counties in the WPSU listening area have not reported any measles cases this year.

State leaders highlighted Penn State’s contributions to military and national security research at the recent Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit in Carlisle. Dave McCormick, one of Pennsylvania’s two U.S. Senators, organized this year’s inaugural event and said Pennsylvania has always been at the center of the country’s national defense. “We also are on the cutting edge of innovation: drones, AI, autonomy, robots.

Paramount's owners were planning to have secured firm control of Hollywood rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week. A federal judge's ruling Monday in response to a major antitrust lawsuit filed by a dozen states has ground the process to a halt. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted a temporary restraining order to the states to pause the acquisition. The attorneys general allege Paramount's purchase of Warner Bros.

This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign upfor early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. If you're a pop fan or just someone who's curious about what's trending, you've probably noticed a recent uptick in sightings of Gracie Abrams' eloquent face.

Avalon Emerson has spent years building a reputation as one of the world's most respected DJs and electronic music producers, known for marathon sets in dance music hubs like San Francisco and Berlin. But with her indie-pop band, The Charm, she set out to do something very different: make songs with friends. Avalon Emerson & The Charm's latest album is Written into Changes.

NEW DELHI — Thousands of protesters marched to India's Parliament on Monday, facing a police crackdown as the demonstrators demanded the resignation of the country's education minister, in one of the biggest confrontations of an emerging, youth-led movement. The demonstrators call themselves the Cockroach Janta Party ("Cockroach People's Party"), and they want to overhaul the way India is run, starting with an education system they say is corrupt.