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Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates scoring his team's second goal during their World Cup match against Egypt in Atlanta on Tuesday.

Reigning champion Argentina escapes with remarkable World Cup victory over Egypt

Egypt was leading late, up 2-0. The Argentinians looked beaten. But they fought and fought and fought. Scoring one goal, then another to equalize. And, finally, a third to advance to the quarterfinal.

File photo of boxes of the drug mifepristone sitting on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022.

Abortion pills could come to California community college health centers

A California bill would require community colleges with health centers to provide access to medication abortion if lawmakers provide funding. Health center directors say many campuses lack the staffing and infrastructure to offer the service.

International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry speaks at the SwissTech Convention Center, in Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 24.

International Olympic Committee lifts Russia suspension ahead of 2028 LA Games

The International Olympic Committee advised sports bodies to end a three-year program vetting Russians for neutral status ahead of qualifying events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Smoke from the Pipeline Fire on Camp Pendleton rises into the sky on July 6, 2026.

Camp Pendleton brush fire fully contained at 1,065 acres

Firefighters worked Tuesday to subdue the smoldering remnants of a brush fire that has blackened hundreds of acres and forced evacuations of military facilities on the grounds of Camp Pendleton since erupting at the beginning of the work week.

File photo of Larry Millete appearing in court on Oct. 21, 2021, as he pleaded not guilty to the charge of first-degree murder of his wife, Maya Millete.

Larry Millete murder trial set for closing arguments

Millete, 44, is charged with murdering his wife of 20 years, May "Maya" Millete, who has not been seen or heard from since Jan. 7, 2021.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares to testify during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 03, 2026.

New lawsuit alleges U.S. shared asylum application details with Iran

A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration is divulging details of Iranian asylum seekers to the government of Iran.

A health worker takes a woman's temperature as part of Ebola screening efforts in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. As part of the effort to quash the outbreak, the first patients have been enrolled in a clinical trial to test two drugs against the Bundibugyo strain of the virus that is spreading there. In addition, researchers plan to study whether another drug could protect people exposed to the virus.

There's no treatment designed for the Ebola strain ravaging DRC. But now there's hope

The strain of the virus that's responsible for the current outbreak has no specific treatments or preventive measures. Three new clinical trials could provide possible breakthroughs.

10 new books you won't want to miss in July

July's crop of notable releases features new work from Colson Whitehead, Sigrid Nuñez, Daniel Mason and Nathaniel Rich. Plus, new nonfiction from award-winning journalists.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks to voters during a town hall at Elks Lodge 188 on June 7 in Portland, Maine.

Democratic strategist says transparency is Platner's 'only path forward'

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic strategist Joel Payne about prominent Democrats on the national and state levels urging Graham Platner to withdraw from Maine's U.S. Senate race.

Meet 'Project 2029' — and its war on the annoyance economy

Remember Project 2025? Democrats are building their own governing blueprint, and one proposal takes aim at the "annoyance economy": robocalls, endless hold times, hidden fees and other everyday frustrations.

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