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A water tower is seen on July 30 in Plymouth, Minn. A cyberattack targeted the operating technology at over 30 water systems in Minnesota, including Plymouth's late last month, state officials said.

Are hacks of U.S. water facilities a new front in the Iran war?

A recent series of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems has exposed vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure during the Iran war.

It's so hot in Germany this summer that Cologne started a 'Cooling Cologne' initiative: chilled groundwater is dispersed through fine mist sprays connected to fire hoses.

Keeping cool without AC: Our readers share their tips

We asked our readers to tell us how they've fended off heat without the refrigerant blasts of an air conditioner. Here's what they shared.

John Simpson, a former crime reporter who quit journalism to train as a clown, spoke with Morning Edition about his career change.

From crime reporter to clown: Why clowning is having a moment

A crime reporter became a clown, leading us into a strange world of flops, reinvention and a scene that may or may not actually be booming.

Hazelnuts bounce on a speaker at “Ess Whiteley: listening materials” at the Athenaeum Art Center in Logan Heights on Aug. 25, 2026.

Artist Ess Whiteley creates sound we can see in new exhibit

Athenaeum Arts Center just opened a sound installation called "Ess Whiteley: listening materials," and it might change how you perceive the world.

Bird watcher using a laminated guide of some of the species of birds found in the Tijuana Slough and through the Tijuana Estuary

Tijuana Slough among state's most polluted beaches, report finds

The environmental nonprofit's 2025-26 report placed the Tijuana Slough ninth on its annual "Beach Bummer" list of beaches with the poorest summer dry-weather water quality grades because of elevated bacteria levels and chronic pollution concerns.

Ulrich Siegmund, the far-right Alternative for Germany's candidate in Saxony-Anhalt, speaks at the Generation Germany youth group's federal congress in Magdeburg, Aug. 2026.

Germany's far-right AfD party is poised for power in a state election

Germany's AfD's TikTok-fueled rise in Saxony-Anhalt is raising fears the country could see its first far-right governor since World War II.

Tropas de la Guardia Nacional patrullan las pirámides de Teotihuacán, que permanecieron cerradas un día después de que un hombre armado abriera fuego contra turistas en el sitio arqueológico a las afueras de la Ciudad de México, el martes 21 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Marco Ugarte)

México reforzará la seguridad en sitios turísticos tras tiroteo en pirámides rumbo al Mundial

El gobierno de México manifestó que reforzará la seguridad en sitios turísticos después de que un hombre abriera fuego contra turistas en unas pirámides a las afueras de Ciudad de México, a menos de dos meses del Mundial de fútbol.

Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year

A biography of Hannibal Lecter. A meditation on trees. A memoir by a child prodigy violinist. A treatise on the way we poop. These are just a few of the nonfiction books our NPR colleagues are enjoying.

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' grounds Spidey — and much of the fun

His Spidey senses are evolving and he misses his friends.

Argentina's Lionel Messi scores his team's second goal during the group F World Cup soccer match against Bosnia in Rio de Janeiro, June 15, 2014.

Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing internationally for Argentina

The soccer star is ending 21 years of Argentine national-team duty but will continue to play at club level with Inter Miami in U.S. Major League Soccer.

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