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The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public media and foreign aid. It heads back to the House for final passage.

1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.

The Senate voted to approve a rescission package that claws back funds allocated for public media and foreign aid. And, President Trump floats the idea of firing the Federal Reserve chair.

NPR's Steve Inskeep and Michel Martin speak with David Isay, founder and president of StoryCorps, about the Senate vote to cut funding for public broadcasting.

Former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Loretta Mester says it's important that the Fed stays independent and that fiscal politics should not interfere with monetary policy makers and their decisions.

Israel launched airstrikes Wednesday on Syria's capital of Damascus, saying it targeted the Syrian military headquarters and near the presidential palace in response to attacks on the Druze minority. This segment originally aired July 16, 2025.

A small, hairy, toxic version of the cucumbers found in the produce aisle does have an advantage over its more palatable cousins — a feat of ballistic seed dispersal.

Senate approves cuts to funding for public media and foreign aid programs, President Trump attacks Fed Chair Powell over interest rates, UN Security Council to meet over unfolding Israel-Syria crisis.

Deadly floods on July 4 highlighted Texas' vulnerability. A state study found Texas leads the nation in flood-related property damage and fatalities. So what is it doing about that?

The tax cut and spending bill Congress just passed contains new work requirements for Medicaid. Georgia has a system, but eligible recipients have had problems with getting and staying enrolled.