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National In Kerr County, a fleet of volunteers bring hot meals to hard-hit neighborhoods Tyler Bartlam
Who will lead Iran once the 86-year-old supreme leader is gone? The recent 12-day war between Israel and Iran has raised questions about who — or what — could replace Iran's 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei when he dies. Jackie Northam
National Lower crime and birth rates mean America's prisons are emptying out NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Keith Humphreys, professor at Stanford, about the falling prison population in the U.S., and the reasons behind that trend. Jason Fuller
Environment Hundreds of small earthquakes are hitting Mount Rainier. Geologists say they're not concerned Swarms — or clusters of earthquakes that occur in the same area in quick succession — are relatively common on Mount Rainier. Sami West
Soundside's producer picks: Seattle's Civic Poet, Deciding to See, and hummingbird bills Soundside is taking a break this week. Don’t worry - we’ll be back with new episodes next week. Until then, we’re bringing you some of our favorite stories from the show. Gabriel Spitzer
Immigration Diocese of San Bernardino issues dispensation saying Catholics who fear ICE don't have to attend Mass The diocese is the first in the U.S. to issue a special dispensation because of fears over immigration detentions. Aleja Hertzler-McCain
National Supreme Court blocks part of Florida's immigration law Immigrant rights organizations sued the state arguing that its new law conflicts with federal immigration law, and under longstanding Supreme Court precedent, states must bow to federal law in the event of such conflicts. Nina Totenberg
National Clinging to a tree, and praying: how a family survived the Texas flash floods "I thought my mom was going to die in front of me," said Taylor Bergmann, a 19-year-old who fought to save the people in his family after the Guadalupe River smashed through their home. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Politics Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler' On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler. Lisa Hagen
Arts & Life 'Always Sunny' and 'Abbott Elementary' mash-up in a unique network crossover In January, the characters of the FX series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia showed up as court-appointed volunteers on an episode of the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary. The crossover continues July 9. David Bianculli
