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The U.S. men's soccer team is back in action on Tuesday at the World Cup in Brazil. There is no room for error in the match against Belgium — lose and the U.S. team is finished.

Engineers are testing a new robot rescue system in the Greek islands, hoping it will be able to save some refugees while trying to cross from Turkey to Greece.

The Supreme Court has approved an inquiry into President Jair Bolsonaro's pandemic response. Doctors Without Borders says the country's approach has led to a "near collapse of Brazil's health system."

Caldecott Medal-winning artist Michaela Goade's Tlingit heritage her illustrations for I Sang You Down From the Stars, about a woman following Indigenous customs as she prepares for motherhood.

After the death of George Floyd, New York mandated that every police department in the state launch a "reform and reinvention" process by April 1. Now, many advocates have become disillusioned.

President Biden proposed a $2 trillion investment in the nation's neglected infrastructure. Most of the bill would fall on corporations, but it is already facing pushback from the business community.

At a virtual summit, President Biden set a goal to cut U.S. global warming emissions in half by 2030. Administration officials and business leaders discussed what it would take to meet that goal.

Many workers who live in Tijuana, the sprawling border city just to the south of the U.S.-Mexico border on the Pacific Coast, chose to join Monday's mass boycott. In a show of support for the pro-immigration boycott, few crossed the border to work or shop. Amy Isackson of member station KPBS in San Diego reports.

While negotiations continue over a stimulus plan, President Trump is set to hold a rally in North Carolina Wednesday night, and former President Obama campaigns in Philadelphia for Joe Biden.

The world's two biggest carbon polluters agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with "seriousness and urgency" days before President Biden hosts a virtual summit of world leaders on the issue.

The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on Russia. NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with Alina Polyakova of the Center for European Policy Analysis about what, if any, impact this could have.

President Trump's nominee to the Federal Reserve board, Judy Shelton, has been a lightning rod. Critics question her unconventional economic views as well as her political allegiance to the president.

President Biden's approach to legislating so far is winning plaudits from political strategists, left and right. His massive jobs and infrastructure plan poses a new challenge.

Brad Raffensperger defended the security of his state's election against former President Donald Trump's claims of fraud. Now the official backs a new law promising election integrity.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jeri Green, 2020 census senior adviser to the National Urban League, about how a census undercount this year could negatively affect communities across the country.

President Trump has made his remarks to the nation on Monday. Right after that, he walked a short distance from the White House to St. John's Church, where a fire had been set during Sunday protests.

After Monday's victory, the U.S. has a strong lead in its World Cup group. That's good news for Hemphill family members, who are spending their vacation following the team during play in Canada.

By July 1, Virginians will be able to possess small amounts of cannabis legally. It's the third state this year to legalize marijuana with a stated focus on reducing harm to communities of color.

As Pride Month begins, cities are figuring out how to celebrate safely given the pandemic. It's especially tricky for bars and street festivals where large crowds are a sign of success and progress.

CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert will tape his show in front of a live studio audience at the Ed Sullivan Theater for the first time since the pandemic shut down live performances.

In Alabama, about a thousand coal miners have been on strike for several months. They're demanding better pay and benefits. It's one of the rare union actions in the Deep South.

Pulse survivor Orlando Torres reconnects with Timothy Stanley, the former Orlando SWAT officer who saved him.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Wolfgang Ischinger, Germany's former ambassador to the U.S., about Biden's trip to Europe, and the intent to send the message that America will be a stronger ally.

Mesa County, Colo., still has low vaccination rates and case counts high enough to keep its hospital full. Even those who have worked in the medical field are refusing the vaccine.

A group gathered at a plot for a future community garden in West Tampa on Saturday to honor Juneteenth with an event dubbed the "Love Feast."