National

National

News Brief: Taliban Challenges, Cuban Demonstrations, Assassination Probe

7:14am July 12, 2021

The Taliban expand their territorial control in Afghanistan. Demonstrators in Cuba protest shortages and rising prices. The U.S. sends investigators to Haiti after the president's assassination.

Senate Republicans Criticize Biden's Nominee To Head Bureau Of Land Management

6:07am July 12, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

Republicans are pressuring President Biden to withdraw his nominee to be the country's next public lands chief amid controversy over her alleged involvement in a tree spiking incident in the 1980s.

National

Farmers Worry That Their Crops Won't Survive This Summer's Heat Waves

5:51am July 12, 2021

by Alice Daniel

Another heat wave is baking much of the American West. The extreme temperatures, along with historic drought, are fueling fast-growing wildfires that have led to evacuation orders in several states.

National

Surfside, Fla., Tries To Heal After Tragedy

5:23pm July 11, 2021

by Verónica Zaragovia

Life forever changed in Surfside, Fla. when a condo building collapsed last month. Weeks later, the beachfront town is trying to heal itself as it helps families affected by the tragedy.

How Occupational Licensing Rules Affect Military Families

5:23pm July 11, 2021

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to Marinelle Reynolds, a licensed social worker, about President Biden's executive order regarding occupational licensing and how it may affect military families.

Richard Branson, seen here in 2019, will head to space on his company Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 mission.

National

Bezos Vs. Branson: The Billionaire Space Race Lifts Off

12:16pm July 11, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Richard Branson started Virgin Galactic 17 years ago to make space travel possible for his generation. This weekend he'll be on its first fully crewed test flight to space, beating Jeff Bezos by days.

Crews from the United States and Israel work in the rubble of Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside, Fla.

National

90 Deaths Have Now Been Confirmed In The Florida Condo Collapse

11:55am July 11, 2021

by The Associated Press

Officials in Surfside, Fla., on Sunday said that four more bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the Champlain Towers South building. Some 31 people remain listed as missing.

National

Where Portland, Oregon, Stands A Year After Being A Protest Hotspot

9:36am July 11, 2021

by Jonathan Levinson

Racial justice protests in Portland, Ore., have quieted down since last year. The city is now grappling with whether promises for police accountability will actually take shape in the coming months.

How Rescue And Recovery Teams In Surfside Are Coping

9:36am July 11, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

In Surfside, Fla., rescue and recovery crews are among those struggling with tremendous grief over the condo building's collapse. Some who do such work repeatedly have found ways to cope.

Marcellus Cadd signing his name in Round Rock, Texas, after finding a cache in all 254 counties in the state.

National

Geocaching While Black: Outdoor Pastime Reveals Racism And Bias

8:50am July 11, 2021

by Sarah Kate Kramer

One Black geocacher writes about harrowing encounters, such as being called "boy" and finding a cache hidden inside a flagpole flying the Confederate flag.