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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
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
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 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

You're probably using too many skin care products. Here are the 3 essentials
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
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
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

Black Perspectives IE: Dr. Sayida Peprah-Wilson
Host Maya Gwynn speaks with Dr. Sayida Peprah-Wilson is the Founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Diversity Uplifts.
Maya Gwynn | Jun 18, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC

Hugh Jackman's tormented 'Robin Hood' faces a reckoning
Director Michael Sarnoski's film about the legendary hero who robs from the rich and gives to the poor is about the stories we tell ourselves.
Bob Mondello | Jun 18, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC

Trump's FISA threat is like 'cutting off your nose to spite your face,' says Sen. Slotkin
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., says Trump's threat to block FISA reauthorization is like "cutting off your nose to spite your face."
Steve Inskeep | Jun 18, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC



