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In photos: The Knicks celebrate their first NBA championship in more than 50 years
In photos: The Knicks celebrate their first NBA championship in more than 50 years
The New York Knicks celebrate their NBA championship win with a ticker tape parade in Manhattan.
NPR Staff | Jun 19, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
U.S. lifts blockade on Iranian ports as 60-day clock for a final deal starts ticking
U.S. lifts blockade on Iranian ports as 60-day clock for a final deal starts ticking
The U.S. is allowing ships to enter and exit Iranian ports and coastal areas as the countries move to a new phase of negotiations over the next 60 days.
NPR Politics and Policy Desk | Jun 18, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC
Birders are excited! A brown booby has landed in Kansas City
Birders are excited! A brown booby has landed in Kansas City
A tropical seabird way off course in deeply landlocked Kansas City has set off a birding frenzy. Even as the city hosts the World Cup, for some the most exotic visitor is a Brown booby.
Frank Morris | Jun 18, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC
The DOJ is doling out local police grants — with a catch
The DOJ is doling out local police grants — with a catch
The Justice Department is offering more than a billion dollars to cities and police departments across the U.S., but there's a catch: recipients must cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
Meg Anderson | Jun 18, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC
Student loan borrowers will get an interest rate cut if they sign up for auto pay
Student loan borrowers will get an interest rate cut if they sign up for auto pay
The Trump administration wants to jumpstart student loan repayment, with federal student loan debt approaching $2 trillion.
Cory Turner | Jun 18, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC
Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war
Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war
Here is the text of the memorandum of understanding that was signed Wednesday by President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as Pakistan's prime minister.
NPR Staff | Jun 18, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC
Ukraine hits a Moscow oil refinery and other sites in a large-scale drone attack
Ukraine hits a Moscow oil refinery and other sites in a large-scale drone attack
Ukraine launched a wave of drone attacks on Russia early Thursday — one of the largest attacks on Russia's capital since the Kremlin ordered the invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago.
Charles Maynes | Jun 18, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC
We asked skin care experts which products matter. Here's what they said
We asked skin care experts which products matter. Here's what they said
We asked half a dozen skin care experts: Which products do you really need to keep your skin healthy and attractive? Here's what they said.
Kelle Walsh | Jun 18, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC
Supreme Court sides with a marijuana user who was barred from owning guns
Supreme Court sides with a marijuana user who was barred from owning guns
The court ruled that the law used to prosecute a marijuana user violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms and is unconstitutionally vague.
Grady Martin, Nina Totenberg | Jun 18, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC
Report: Russia's nuclear-powered 'Skyfall' missile is dirty and dangerous
Report: Russia's nuclear-powered 'Skyfall' missile is dirty and dangerous
MIT researchers think they've worked out exactly how Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile flies. "It's almost certainly a terrible idea," one analyst said. "But it's not an impossible idea."
Geoff Brumfiel, Connie Hanzhang Jin | Jun 18, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC
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