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A truck carrying the coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family moves through a main avenue lined with thousands of mourners during the final stage of funeral ceremonies in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, Thursday, July 9, 2026.

U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast, threatening ceasefire deal

Back-and-forth attacks have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire, but Thursday's appeared bigger all around.

If You Like Code Switch, You'll Probably Like These 5 Food Blogs

These blogs take the cake on exploring food, culture and identity.

Overflow from the surge of the Cape Fear River along with rain floods downtown Wilmington, N.C. on Friday. Florence's winds have dropped, reducing the hurricane to a tropical storm.

Tropical Storm Florence, 'An Uninvited Brute,' Brings Floods, And At Least 5 Deaths

Hundreds of thousands of customers in North Carolina and South Carolina are without power. One N.C. official warned that part of the state will see "between a 500-year and 1,000-year flood event."

5 low-key ways to get your new year off to a healthy start

Does the idea of ambitious goal-setting in January turn you off? Try these tips for sustainable self-care instead.

Rice Defends U.S. Practices on Prisoners

Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is working to clarify what the U.S. does, and does not do, with its prisoners. In Europe Wednesday, she said U.N. rules against torture apply to Americans even if they are outside the United States. Rice spoke amid allegations about secret U.S. prisons -- and the grabbing of suspects abroad.

A Los Angeles Chinatown street in 1930. Ubiquitous now, Chinese restaurants were once feared by the white establishment.

How The White Establishment Waged A 'War' On Chinese Restaurants In The U.S.

Though Chinese restaurants are now an American staple, during the late 1800s and early 1900s, some Americans staged a multipronged effort to shut them down.

What's Ahead In U.K. Politics

Roula Khalaf of the Financial Times talks with Scott Simon about what's next for Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May after her Conservative Party lost seats in Thursday's election.

U.S. Forces Enter 'Heart of Baghdad'

Facing sporadic resistance from Iraqi troops, U.S. Army tanks enter Baghdad while armored vehicles encircle the Iraqi capital, a U.S. Central Command spokesman says. Col. David Perkins of the 3rd Infantry Division says U.S.-led forces will increase their stranglehold on the city and "take bites and pieces at a time until the regime does collapse." Hear NPR's Anne Garrels and NPR's Eric Westervelt.

Iraqi Regime Finished, U.S. Says

U.S. officials say Saddam Hussein's regime appears to have lost hold of Baghdad, though some fighting continues. Security forces and government officials have disappeared, replaced by looters, and a crowd of Iraqi citizens, with th help of a U.S. Marine vehicle, topples a 40-foot statue of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks says the regime "is in disarray and much of Iraq is free from years of oppression." Hear NPR News.

U.S. Pushes for Multinational Force in Iraq

In an effort to attract more foreign contributions, the Bush administration circulates a draft resolution within the U.N. Security Council that authorizes the creation of a multinational force in Iraq under U.S. command. The cost of the U.S. operation in Iraq continues to mount, and reports suggest the White House will ask Congress for about $60 billion in aid. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

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