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The moon completely covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain, August 12, 2026.

Photos: See the best photos from the solar eclipse

NPR Staff

Millions of people in Europe stepped outside this evening to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse. The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland and Spain,

Protesters are arrested by federal agents near the scene where Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer last January in Minneapolis.

ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves

Meg Anderson

The company that makes the gloves, Compliant Technologies, says they're a nonlethal tool to make individuals compliant during arrests.

Democratic strategist reflects on Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries

Linah Mohammad, Juana Summers, Patrick Jarenwattananon

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Amanda Litman, co-founder of the PAC Run For Something, about the results from the Aug. 11 Democratic primary elections.

President Donald Trump holds up a printout of one of his Truth Social posts before signing an executive order that calls for changing the childhood vaccine schedule on August 10, 2026. He is facing a lawsuit over a service offering early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month.

Trump sued over service selling faster access to Truth Social posts

Bobby Allyn

The federal lawsuit alleges that the service from the president's media company violates the Constitution. Meanwhile, Trump Media executives say they have signed up more than 10 customers.

Children wait outside of an immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on July 31, 2026 in New York City.

Controversial group wins $158M-contract to represent unaccompanied immigrant children

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Utah-based Our Rescue was founded by activist Tim Ballard. It was previously known as Operation Underground Railroad and it says it helps law enforcement perform sting operations and rescues human trafficking survivors.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2026.

White House press secretary leaving

Deepa Shivaram

Karoline Leavitt will continue to be an outside adviser, Trump said

The PUBLIQuartet's new album explores the many facets of rhythm in American music.

The voracious, and thoughtful, musical appetite of the PUBLIQuartet

Tom Huizenga

The New York-based string quartet's new album Rhythm Nation teems with beats ranging from West Africa and Venezuela to jazz standards and Janet Jackson.

Falling grocery prices helped to keep inflation in check last month. Lettuce prices dropped sharply in July after an outbreak of food-borne illness prompted a recall of some leafy greens.

Inflation eases in July as gasoline and grocery prices fall

Scott Horsley

Consumer prices in July were up 3.4% from a year ago — a smaller annual increase than in May or June. The news makes it less likely the Fed will feel the need to raise interest rates in September.

Greetings from a surreal expanse of sand dunes dotted with freshwater lagoons in Brazil

Fatima Al-Kassab

The pristine white sand dunes of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park are bordered by thick jungle on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. Thousands of lagoons fill up after the rainy season.

Genesis Whegelee (right, in vest) has been a community health worker for Last Mile Health in Rivercess County, Liberia, since 2018. He visits households to keep an eye on sick children, pregnant moms and anyone with a problem that needs diagnosing.

His wedding guests gave $6k to fund a health startup. Now it's won a $3 million prize

Diane Cole

Dr. Raj Panjabi founded Last Mile Health to bring healthcare to people living in remote areas. The group is the 2026 recipient of the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.