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University of Iowa marching band member Derek Phillips has died after collapsing from the heat in Iowa City Saturday. Waterloo passed a temporary ban on new data centers at its council meeting Tuesday, and the U.S. Department of Energy will loan NextEra up to $1.9 billion to restart the Duane Arnold nuclear plant near Cedar Rapids. American farmers will likely feel the squeeze of higher tariffs exchanged with Canada, impacting products including dairy and ag equipment.

The U.S. military says it has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers as the conflict continues to escalate. And, Smithsonian head Lonnie G. Bunch III says he plans to step down by the end of the year.

The U.S. military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers Tuesday and Iran struck back, targeting U.S. troops in Jordan.

Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday.

Arguing with a partner or a loved one can be anxiety-inducing. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker explains how to start and end a fight — while easing dread for everyone.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Zena Agha, deputy director of the British Palestinian Committee, what the UK's new sanctions on Israeli settlements might mean for peace.

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch announced Tuesday that he's retiring at the end of the year. Bunch says his timing has nothing to do with attacks on the Smithsonian from the Trump administration.

The move is a start toward reviving a tradition that largely disappeared after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks 25 years ago this week.

A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue.

Hank the donkey has the longest donkey ears in the world. His mom, Jennifer Gee, says in addition to big ears, the Mammoth donkey has a big personality, "like a gigantic golden retriever."