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.
Gun Control Advocates Hope To Move Past Weaker NRA, But Its Political Clout Persists
The National Rifle Association has faced an internal leadership crisis but remains politically strong — even as back-to-back mass shootings increase pressure for action on new gun restrictions.
Classmates Say Dayton Shooter Was Death-Obsessed, But Authorities Saw No Red Flags
Authorities are still struggling to find a motive in the Dayton, Ohio shooting that killed nine and injured dozens; meanwhile, the governor is set to discuss gun control and mental health proposals.
Removal Of Special Status Roils Muslim-Majority Kashmir
India's move to remove Kashmir's autonomy and tighten its control over the country's only Muslim-majority state has provoked opposition from Kashmiri Muslims — and neighboring Pakistan.
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A woman at a filling station in Kansas thought some kind of nature show was playing on the video screen above her pump. Then she realized it was an actual snake behind the screen.
Up First: The Victims Of El Paso's Shooting, And What's Next; Controversy In Kashmir
Two shootings have renewed the gun debate that followed attacks at an elementary school, a movie theater, a concert. Will the outcome be different? Plus a look at the victims in El Paso.
Crock Of Ages: New Exhibit Reveals Ancient Pottery's Millennia-Long Songs
Sculpture seems like an inherently visual art, but Oliver Beer has made it auditory. He dropped microphones into a mishmash of objects from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to craft an orchestra.
How To Talk With Kids About Violent Attacks In The News
NPR's David Greene talks with Dr. David Schonfeld, director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement about how to talk to children about mass shootings and trauma.
More Hispanic Kids Are Depressed Than Their Peers As Anti-Migrant Rhetoric Rises
For Latino youths in the U.S., the El Paso shooting is just the latest trauma. Researchers say hateful rhetoric and discrimination are taking a toll on their mental health.
Reaction To Trump's Remarks On Two Mass Shootings
President Trump calls for urgent resolve in trying to prevent massacres like the ones we saw in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio over the weekend.
President Trump Blames Recent Mass Shootings On Mental Health, Video Games, Internet
President Trump spoke to the nation from the White House on Monday and called this weekend's mass shootings barbaric slaughters. He named specific causes for the extremist violence.