National & World News
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Kin Cheung
Bitcoin is fueling ransomware attacks
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies made it possible to extort huge ransoms from large companies, hospitals and city governments.
By Greg Myre/NPR -
Mary Altaffer
Schools across US brace for surge of kindergartners in fall
School districts across the country are hiring kindergarten teachers and preparing summer programs as they brace for a supersized class.
By Heather Hollingsworth and Cedar Attanasio/AP -
Reed Saxon
A lobster diver in Cape Cod says a Humpback Whale scooped him up and spat him out
A commercial lobster diver says he escaped relatively unscathed after nearly being swallowed by a humpback whale, in a biblical-sounding encounter that whale experts describe as rare but plausible.
By Rachel Treisman/NPR -
RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin
At an arms control crossroads, Biden and Putin face choices
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are holding their first face-to-face meeting this Wednesday in Geneva.
By Robert Burns/AP -
Patrick Semansky
An 11-minute flight to space was just auctioned for $28 million
The scheduled July 20 flight comes on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969.
By Avie Schneider/NPR -
Oded Balilty
Israel to swear in government, ending Netanyahu’s long rule
Israel is set to swear in a new government that will send Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into the opposition after a record 12 years in office.
By Joseph Krauss/AP -
Marc Levy
As virus cases wane, governors weigh ending emergency orders
In Pennsylvania, the Republican-led Legislature voted Thursday to end Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency declaration
By David A. Lieb/AP -
Kevin Lamarque
Biden to urge G-7 leaders to call out, compete with China
The United States plans to push democratic allies to publicly call out China for forced labor practices as the Group of Seven leaders gather for day two of their summit in England.
By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani and Jill Lawless/AP -
John Bazemore
Embiid, 76ers beat Hawks 127-111 to take 2-1 lead in series
The 76ers outscored the Hawks 66-58 in the paint and 15-6 on fast breaks.
By Charles Odum/AP -
Patrick Semansky
Source: Trump’s DOJ investigated Democrats on the Intelligence Committee
It is highly unusual for the Justice Department to subpoena members of Congress. But the subpoena fits into the Trump Justice Department’s aggressive approach toward investigating leaks to the media.
By Krishnadev Calamur/NPR -
J. Scott Applewhite
Ex-police chief and 5 others charged in Capitol riot conspiracy
They are accused of conspiring with one another in a plot to block the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory.