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Diesel-powered cars are bigger in Europe and the rest of the world than in the United States, but why? A big part of it is the failure of U.S. carmakers to make a reliable diesel car in the 1970s, while another part of it is that diesel engines are nosier and pollute more.

Throngs of American soccer fans brought traffic to a crawl in Vancouver, Canada, on Sunday. They were celebrating the Women's World Cup championship. The U.S. beat Japan 5-2.

After courts permanently blocked the question from the 2020 count, the Census Bureau revealed plans to change forms for American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch is scheduled to testify Friday before a House panel. The career diplomat's testimony could play a key role in the Trump impeachment proceedings.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Susan Glasser of The New Yorker and David Brooks of the The New York Times, about Michael Cohen's testimony and the U.S.-North Korea summit.

We catch up with Sahat Zia Hero, a winner last year of the Nansen Refugee Award for "outstanding work" helping displaced people. He is still making pictures: "This is a tough life."

An unidentified man threw a hand grenade at the compound in Podgorica before reportedly killing himself with another explosive. U.S. citizens are being asked to avoid the area until further notice.

The U.S. men's soccer team didn't make its debut in the 2006 World Cup as much as it endured it. In losing 3-0 to the Czech Republic, the Americans looked overmatched and outplayed. The Czechs, ranked No. 2 in the world ratings, moved the ball quickly through the American defense, scoring after just five minutes.

Craft's nomination as ambassador to the United Nations follows State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert's withdrawal from consideration.

The ban on refugees is designed to keep terrorists from entering the U.S. Officials, who have served across GOP and Democratic administrations, consider whether the ban will fulfill its mission.