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Gasoline could drop below $4 in coming days

Camila Domonoske

Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.
Claudette Barius

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You can't fake this: 'The Christophers' is a witty film about forgery and friendship

Justin Chang

In Steven Soderbergh's new dark comedy, Ian McKellen plays a famous painter, and Michaela Coel is an art restorer hired to infiltrate his home by his greedy grown-up children.

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A new documentary on Lorne Michaels reveals plenty — except the man himself

Eric Deggans

Morgan Neville's film is packed with access and celebrity voices, but avoids deeper questions about its subject.
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Why scientists are nervous about fungi

Gabrielle Emanuel

They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to their ability to develop resistance to medications that treat them.
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The U.S. blockade continues despite Iran's announcement the Strait of Hormuz is open

NPR Staff

Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz is open, following the start of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. President Trump swiftly responded that the U.S. naval blockade on Iran will continue.
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Who says they have no fear of the Trump administration? The quiz knows

Holly J. Morris

Also: If you know what Eric Swalwell looks like, you'll get at least one question correct.

For the past four years, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has extended a 30-day suspension of rights, effectively creating a police state that keeps Salvadoran deportees from the U.S. trapped in the Central American country's notorious prisons.

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Human rights groups raise alarm over fate of Salvadorans deported from U.S.

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Migrants deported from the U.S. routinely disappear into El Salvador's prisons the moment they land or in the weeks that follow. Many remain incommunicado from family and lawyers for years.

In June 2025, people line up outside the Los Angeles Federal Building, which houses offices for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Damian Dovarganes

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Logjam of U.S. immigration applications puts millions at greater risk of deportation

Ximena Bustillo, Anusha Mathur

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Do less, ask for more: How to make life easier as a working parent

Andee Tagle, Malaka Gharib

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The Labor Department wants to teach you to use AI more. Here's what we found

Huo Jingnan

The short course provides solid basics for using AI. But it also misidentifies AI products, links out to bad advice and raises ethical concerns about the products it promotes
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Trump rails against court decision that once again stalls his White House ballroom project

The Associated Press

The federal judge's decision continues to block above-ground construction on the $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other "national security facilities" at the site.
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Congress extends controversial surveillance powers for 10 days

Eric McDaniel

Earlier in the morning GOP leaders had pushed for either a five-year renewal or the 18-month renewal President Trump had demanded, but both votes tanked.
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Acting ICE director says he's resigning amid record-breaking shutdown

Ximena Bustillo

The departure adds to a string of recent personnel changes at the Department of Homeland Security, a year into President Trump's administration.
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Singer D4vd is arrested months after a teen's remains were found in his car

The Associated Press

The 21-year-old Houston-born singer, whose real name is David Burke, had been under a secret investigation by an LA County grand jury after a 14-year-old girl's decomposed body was found in his car.