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Smoke in the colors of the French flag billows in Paris to start the opening ceremony.

The 2024 Olympics open in Paris

Jul 26, 2024 Follow NPR here for continuing coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
A doctor types on a laptop.

Recall of Boar's Head deli meats announced during investigation of listeria outbreak

Jul 26, 2024 The outbreak was first reported last week. As of Thursday, 34 people were sickened, with all but one hospitalized. Two people died.
The lights atop a vehicle belonging to Agua Prieta, Mexico police. A Mexican flag is visible in the background. October 2019.

US arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of 'El Chapo'

Jul 25, 2024 A Mexican federal official told The Associated Press that Zambada and Guzmán López arrived in the United States on a private plane and turned themselves in to authorities.
Southwest Airlines passengers wait to depart at Dallas Love Field.

Southwest Airlines says ‘assigned and premium seating’ will replace open seating plan

Jul 25, 2024 After some 50 years, Southwest passengers will soon encounter a different process when they book and board a flight.
President Biden speaks during an address to the nation from the White House Oval Office about his decision to not seek reelection, July 24, 2024.

4 takeaways from President Biden’s Oval Office address

Jul 25, 2024 President Biden addressed the nation about his decision to not seek reelection from the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday.
Biden addresses the nation after dropping out of 2024 race.

WATCH LIVE: Biden addresses the nation after dropping out of 2024 race

Jul 24, 2024 President Joe Biden will speak tonight after dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Watch his remarks live beginning at 5pm.
“Sophie” the Stegosaurus has been on display at the London Natural History Museum since late 2014.

A stegosaurus fossil fetched a record $44.6M at Sotheby's. Should they be auctioned?

Jul 17, 2024 NPR's Andrew Mambo talked with Paleontologist Carey Woodruff last month ahead of the auction.
A variety of "forever" stamps available from the US Postal Service as of July 2024.

The Forever Stamp just went up in price. How does the U.S. cost compare globally?

Jul 15, 2024 The 5-cent increase went into effect on Sunday — now the the sixth price hike since January 2021.
The Republican National Convention kicks off Monday, July 15, in Milwaukee against the backdrop of an apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump this weekend.

WATCH OR LISTEN LIVE: The Republican National Convention

Jul 15, 2024 Stream the entire convention online or look for live NPR and PBS coverage here on AZPM, July 15-18.
Saguaros flourish in the Sonoran Desert

Things to know about heat deaths as a dangerously hot summer shapes up in the western US

Jul 14, 2024 It is unknown exactly how many people died in the most recent heat wave beginning July 1, but early signs indicate it was an especially deadly two weeks.
President Joe Biden speaks, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Rehoboth Beach, Del., addressing news that gunshots rang out at Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump's Pennsylvania campaign rally.

Biden says 'everybody must condemn' attack on Trump, hopes to speak with ex-president soon

Jul 13, 2024 Addressing the nation about two hours after the shooting, Biden said he was relieved that Trump is reportedly “doing well.”
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

Trump injured but 'fine' after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead

Jul 13, 2024 Updated at 10:00 p.m.
June 24, 2024: 100 life-size elephant sculptures made by artisans in Tamil Nadu, India, arrive in Newport, R.I., via the Port of New York — the first stop on a year-long, cross-country journey. The elephants on display in Newport, R.I.

A herd of 100 life-size elephant replicas are moving across the U.S.

Jul 9, 2024 The Great Elephant Migration traveling art exhibition aims to spread awareness about conservation efforts.
Items on shelves at a grocery store. Shrinkflation is defined as a sneaky form of inflation, where, instead of just raising prices, companies shrink the amount of the product they provide in packages.

How to fight shrinkflation? Pay attention to unit prices at grocery stores

Jul 9, 2024 Some manufacturers are making the packaging smaller but charging the same prices as they were prior to the reduction in size.
The first CHAPEA mission crew members who have been living and working inside NASA’s first simulated yearlong Mars habitat mission pose for a photograph taken on June 25, 2024.

Volunteers who lived in a NASA-created Mars replica for over a year have emerged

Jul 7, 2024 Participants entered the 3D-printed Mars replica on June 25, 2023, as part of a NASA experiment to observe how humans would fare living on the Red Planet.
The sun sets over Tucson in July 2020, which was the hottest July on record.

Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave

Jul 4, 2024 Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country.

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