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With a record 48 teams and 1,248 players, there's an endless number of stats about the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here are a few to get you started.

The mountainous hills of Western North Carolina are welcoming athletes of a growing and dangerous sport -- downhill skateboarding.

Old rivals. New stakes. A World Cup final spot on the line. Argentina vs. England.

Search and rescue efforts continue across Venezuela as worried families report nearly 70,000 people as missing.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused by former security officers of appointing loyalists to lead Israel's two main intelligences agencies, the Shin Bet and the Mossad.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with tech journalist Karen Hao about the Pope's recent warnings that AI companies represent a new form of colonialism.

Memory chips (aka RAM) are in short supply, globally. Why and what does that mean for consumers

Argentina was taken to the brink in its first two knockout games. In Saturday's quarterfinal against Switzerland, the Albiceleste survived again to advance to the semis, where they will face England.

The AI model Claude Mythos was so powerful that Anthropic decided not to release it to the masses. Then the company put out a security tool to address software vulnerabilities.

The U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro marks the beginning of a long court process amid questions about the legality of the extraction itself.

President Trump has removed the remaining three members of the bipartisan U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Here's what it means.

The New Jersey Republican was missing for months with no explanation for his constituents. He explained in a House floor speech that after his diagnosis, there was no timeline for recovery.

Palestinians are mourning Mohammed al-Wahidi, a beloved aid worker in Gaza. He was killed by as Israeli airstrike while en route to a World Cup screening which he organized.

New U.S. airstrikes on Iran drew retaliatory attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, escalating regional tensions and threatening an interim deal aimed at ending the war.

Since May 1, that's six of the species killed and 11 this year. All were likely struck by a vehicle, according to state wildlife officials.

Retired physician and former Today Show medical correspondent Art Ulene has summited the mountain before but turned back the last time he tried to make it up.

The deaths occurred as crews battled multiple fires across a parched region. Two other firefighters were injured.

Ukrainian troops have retaken the Donetsk airport after heavy fighting with rebels. Ukrainian officials claim Russia is behind much of the violence.

Nearly 10 weeks into Israel's blockade, families in Gaza are desperate for flour. They've begun grinding up lentils and beans to add to the meager flour they have to make bread.

We're at the final stretch of the World Cup. It feels like just yesterday, international fans were arriving in the U.S. and marveling at Buc-ee's and unlimited free soda.

Pioneering scientist J. Craig Venter has died at 79. His "whole genome shotgun method" helped genome sequencing become faster and cheaper.

After Canada changed a law opening up citizenship opportunities, thousands of Americans are trying to become citizens of their northern neighbor. It's partly for political and personal reasons.

The Tampa Bay slugger says he expects to play when the regular season resumes this week after X-rays are negative. Four of Caminero's teammates also participated for the AL, which beat the NL 4-0.

Lake Okeechobee's water level is hovering between 11 feet and a few inches less. While that's more than two feet below its historical average for this time of year, it will take another two feet, and then some, for this drought to cause Lake O to break its low-water mark.

Congress returns from recess this week to face the sudden loss of a senator, a lengthy to-do list and limited time.