NPR News: Australia and New Zealand send over 240 firefighters to help battle U.S. wildfires

Australia and New Zealand send over 240 firefighters to help battle U.S. wildfires
A destructive wildfire season is pushing American firefighting resources to their limits. Australia and New Zealand have sent their largest contingent ever to help out.

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NPR News: Israel strikes an air base in Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying

Israel strikes an air base in Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying
Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there. Turkey, which has close ties with the Syrian government and has been providing assistance to Syria's military.

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NPR News: Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.

Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.
The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, with the first batch of 20 expected on Thursday.

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NPR News: Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports

Trump says U.S. and Canada reached deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports
President Trump said he was delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal less than two hours before the sanctions were to go into effect.

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NPR News: A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing

A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing
A prosecutor said that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, Duane "Keffe D" Davis is the "one person who has a hard time being silent."

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NPR News: Palestinian family in West Bank fear settler violence will rob them of home

Palestinian family in West Bank fear settler violence will rob them of home
The family of a Palestinian-American man remain holed up in his West Bank home for more than a week, after Israeli settlers laid siege to the house and the Israeli army then turned it into a closed military area.

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NPR News: Part of a key firearms law lapsed following a federal court decision. What happens now?

Part of a key firearms law lapsed following a federal court decision. What happens now?
A federal judge's decision in Texas has major implications for the National Firearms Act. What does this mean for certain guns and other weapons?

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