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This week's publishing highlights are a bumper crop of biography, science and fiction — including new reads the from authors of The Sweetness of Water, The God of Small Things, and Deadliest Enemy.

As of July, one of every 2,420 homes in Florida ended in foreclosure – the highest rate in the last two years.

The Department of Transportation under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered communities to remove the crosswalks and other street art by early next month.

Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky last week signed orders that would allow five private insurers to assume up to 87,925 policies from Citizens in November and December.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to author Peter Swanson about his new mystery novel, Kill Your Darlings, which explores the reasons behind a poet's act of murder against her own husband.

They're for families with children 12 and under. They are available at each of the airport's four airsides.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Amid ongoing raids in Los Angeles, many immigrants are afraid to leave their homes. We hear what that's looking like from residents, workers and business owners in the San Fernando Valley.

Those who've been advocating for women deacons in the Catholic Church are taking stock of the possibility under the papacy of Pope Leo XIV.

Health and Human Services head, RFK Jr, is replacing all current members of CDC vaccine advisory committee. We discuss the potential impact on public health policy.

Of the more than two dozen tariff threat letters President Trump has recently sent, the one to Brazil stood out, not only for proposing the highest import tax, but also for its personal tone.

President Trump has announced 30% tariffs on goods from the European Union, which are slated to take effect Aug. 1 if a trade deal is not made. NPR reports on the reaction from Europe.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with addiction correspondent Brian Mann about the drop in overdose deaths among teens and young adults in the U.S.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with meteorologist Sarah Spivey from KSAT News in San Antonio about the deadly floods in Texas.

Papilio is a picture book told in three parts about three stages of a butterfly's life (there are really four stages but egg time is pretty boring). It's also written and illustrated by three friends.

At least 78 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing from a camp for girls continues.

In a Damascus firehouse, former regime firefighters work side by side with the White Helmets. They were on opposite sides of Syria's war, and struggle with prejudices & fears -- as they work together to build a new country.

They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides them in their Damascus fire station. The psychological wall is higher.

Leading human rights activist, Ruth López, has been arrested in El Salvador. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to her colleague Noah Bullock from the human rights organization Cristosal about the case.

NPR's Scott Simon asks attorney Jason Kenner about the U.S. Court of International Trade and litigation on tariffs. Kenner served in the Justice department's International Trade Field Office.

President Trump addressed U.S. Steel workers and local officials in Pittsburgh, Pa., Friday, trumpeting a deal between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel.

NPRs Scott Simon and sports writer Howard Bryant discuss a Stanley Cup final rematch and wonder who can stop the Oklahoma City Thunder's bid for an NBA title.

Looking to buy a used car? Check out the odometer. Some states are seeing an increase in fraudulent odometer rollbacks.

Love Island USA Season 7 has drawn outsized attention. Slate magazine culture writer Nadira Goffe says that's because fans have more sway than ever.

NPR reports on the latest on the war in Gaza, as well as on the latest ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.