Leaked recording: Ferguson knew about concerns over top aide in 2019 New reporting by Axios reveals that the Governor may have known about concerns about his longtime aid years before Webb resigned. Libby Denkmann
Drones delivering coffee? Trump administration wants more companies using UAVs The Trump administration wants to make it easier for companies to use drones for business — from delivering coffee to inspecting power lines to working on farms. Joe Hernandez
The story behind one grim image of a mother and child in Gaza A photo of a starving child in Gaza has gone viral, with many in Israel claiming it depicts false information. Anas Baba
The politics driving the push for gerrymandering NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report about the impact redistricting efforts will have on the 2026 midterms and beyond. Courtney Dorning
CDC to disburse delayed funds for fighting fentanyl and more, staffers say Much of the public health agency's $9 billion budget had been in limbo but funds are finally flowing, according to CDC staffers, including for a key overdose prevention program. Selena Simmons-Duffin
4 European countries agree to buy a combined $1 billion in U.S. weapons for Ukraine The weapons include U.S. missiles for Patriot air defense systems already in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said he had a "productive" call with President Trump. Greg Myre
Confederate statue toppled during Black Lives Matter protests will be reinstalled The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, was vandalized and taken down on Juneteenth in 2020. It is the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C. Jennifer Vanasco
More tribal nations are getting their land back In 1829, the U.S. government promised the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation about 1,280 acres of Illinois reservation. It instead illegally sold it all to white settlers.
Your call to a local Social Security office may be picked up by someone who can't help Phone calls to local Social Security offices are currently being rerouted to other field offices — often to staff who don't have jurisdiction over the caller's case, employees say. Ashley Lopez
Sean Combs denied bail, will remain in custody until sentencing Combs was convicted on July 2 of two counts of transportation for prostitution. The music mogul had filed a request to be released on bail before his sentencing, which is scheduled for Oct. 3. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento