The Latest Latin America Arrest of Mexican drug lord last year unleashes deadly regional war The arrest last summer of Mexico's most elusive drug lord set off a bloody regional war, leaving more than 1,000 dead and more than 1,000 missing. NPR reports from the state of Sinaloa. Eyder Peralta Trump says Israel has agreed to 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, urges Hamas to accept it President Trump says Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept it. This comes ahead of a Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House next week. Leila Fadel Dalai Lama says successor will be named after his death The Dalai Lama said he will be reincarnated after he dies, and no one can interfere with the matter of succession. The Chinese government, however, claims authority over the his succession. Leila Fadel Arts & Life Why some people try to lose their accents NPR's A Martinez asks speech-language pathologist Kari Lim why some people try to lose their accents after Hollywood megastar Arnold Schwarzenegger expressed his appreciation for his own accent. A Martínez Politics GOP megabill heads back to the House for final approval after Senate passage President Trump's massive tax and spending bill now heads back to the House for final approval. Republicans largely rallied behind the bill and the president to give him the win. Mara Liasson Immigration President Trump tours new Florida detention facility dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' In Florida on Tuesday, President Trump attended the opening of a migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." Officials say it can currently house 3,000 migrants before they're deported. Greg Allen Immigration What signals the new Florida detention facility sends to migrants and voters NPR's A Martinez talks with Republican strategist Alex Conant about what Florida's new migrant detention facility — dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" — reveals about Trump's immigration strategy. A Martínez Arts & Life America has a major birthday coming up — here's what to expect for the big 2-5-0 It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Here's how the United States of America is planning to party. Chloe Veltman National Trump administration targets ATF, with plans to cut jobs and ease gun restrictions DOGE staffers have been working on changes at the ATF that would roll back dozens of gun restrictions. The DOJ wants to downsize the agency — a move some fear will hinder criminal investigations. Meg Anderson Arts & Life Barbecue is everywhere for the Fourth of July. Here's its origin story Barbecue is as American as apple pie — but the origins of the word "barbecue" is in the Caribbean. Jaclyn Diaz Prev 818 of 1648 Next Sponsored
Latin America Arrest of Mexican drug lord last year unleashes deadly regional war The arrest last summer of Mexico's most elusive drug lord set off a bloody regional war, leaving more than 1,000 dead and more than 1,000 missing. NPR reports from the state of Sinaloa. Eyder Peralta
Trump says Israel has agreed to 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, urges Hamas to accept it President Trump says Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept it. This comes ahead of a Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House next week. Leila Fadel
Dalai Lama says successor will be named after his death The Dalai Lama said he will be reincarnated after he dies, and no one can interfere with the matter of succession. The Chinese government, however, claims authority over the his succession. Leila Fadel
Arts & Life Why some people try to lose their accents NPR's A Martinez asks speech-language pathologist Kari Lim why some people try to lose their accents after Hollywood megastar Arnold Schwarzenegger expressed his appreciation for his own accent. A Martínez
Politics GOP megabill heads back to the House for final approval after Senate passage President Trump's massive tax and spending bill now heads back to the House for final approval. Republicans largely rallied behind the bill and the president to give him the win. Mara Liasson
Immigration President Trump tours new Florida detention facility dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz' In Florida on Tuesday, President Trump attended the opening of a migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." Officials say it can currently house 3,000 migrants before they're deported. Greg Allen
Immigration What signals the new Florida detention facility sends to migrants and voters NPR's A Martinez talks with Republican strategist Alex Conant about what Florida's new migrant detention facility — dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" — reveals about Trump's immigration strategy. A Martínez
Arts & Life America has a major birthday coming up — here's what to expect for the big 2-5-0 It's the nation's semiquincentennial! July 4, 2026, is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Here's how the United States of America is planning to party. Chloe Veltman
National Trump administration targets ATF, with plans to cut jobs and ease gun restrictions DOGE staffers have been working on changes at the ATF that would roll back dozens of gun restrictions. The DOJ wants to downsize the agency — a move some fear will hinder criminal investigations. Meg Anderson
Arts & Life Barbecue is everywhere for the Fourth of July. Here's its origin story Barbecue is as American as apple pie — but the origins of the word "barbecue" is in the Caribbean. Jaclyn Diaz