Morning news brief
EU leaders to hold emergency meeting on Ukraine support and Russian threats, Trump grants automakers one-month reprieve from tariffs, nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work.
Law And Order: Beekeeping Unit
The NYPD has a special beekeeping unit. They were called in to remove a swarm at the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island.
Mexicans In Juarez, Baffled By Hatred They See Fueling Shooting, Call On Trump To Act
Several of the victims in El Paso's mass shooting were Mexican citizens. Many in neighboring Juarez, Mexico, are shocked at what they see as a terrorist attack targeting people for their nationality.
Mainstream Politics Long Has Traded On Fear Of A Non-White America
White nationalism is not limited to the United States' radical, violent fringe groups. There's a long history in mainstream politics of stoking anxiety about America becoming less white.
Pakistan Tests A Plastic Bag Ban In Islamabad
On Aug. 14, Pakistan will become the latest country to ban single-use plastic bags. The nation uses 55 billion bags a year, and many wind up clogging rivers and littering the countryside.
Toni Morrison Remembered By Poet Kwame Alexander
Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison has died. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Morning Edition contributor Kwame Alexander about how she will be remembered.
Mysterious Light Still Attracts Tourists, Despite Scientific Explanation
Since the 1960s, a bright white light has appeared outside a tiny town in Michigan. Local folklore held it was a ghost. Researchers found a more grounded explanation, but people still flock to see it.
Austrians Turn Up Their Noses At Attempt To Introduce Eau De Commute On Subway
The Vienna transit authority tried out piping four pleasing scents through its trains: green tea, grapefruit, sandalwood and melon. Straphangers said they preferred the air au naturale.
Remembering The 22 People Killed In Attack At An El Paso Shopping Center
A retired U.S. Army veteran. A 86-year-old woman who'd raised eight kids on her own. Two parents shielding their 2-month-old son. These were some of the victims of Saturday's shooting in El Paso
Amid Complaints Of Housing, Job Shortages, Turkey Orders Refugees Out Of Istanbul
Turkey's hosting of millions of Syrian refugees has generated a backlash, and the government says too many are living in Istanbul. Some have been ordered to leave within two weeks.
Former National Security Officials Call For A Stronger Focus On Domestic Terrorism
NPR's David Greene speaks with former National Security Council senior director Javed Ali, who's among those calling on the government to make fighting homegrown terrorists a priority.
Surging Anti-Beijing Dissent Sends Hong Kong Spiraling Into Chaos
Hong Kong has plunged into chaos as protesters besieged police stations and barricaded roads, and riot police rained down tear gas. It's fiercest challenge China has faced in 22 years of rule.