Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
Huge crowds attended one of a series of funeral ceremonies today for Iran's Supreme Leader
“who was killed by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in February, a spokesperson for the funeral”
preparation says it was delayed this long because of the war. Empires Hadil El Shalci has more. Iranian state media showed massive crowds of the Imam Khomeini Grand Mussalla, a large prayer complex where the casket of Ayatollah Ali Hamanai was displayed draped with the Iranian flag, recitations from the Quran echoed through the space, as well as chance of death to
America and death to Israel. Some carried signs that said, "Kill Trump." The funeral comes during a fragile, on again, off again ceasefire between the U.S.-Israel and Iran. U.S. and Iranian negotiators met separately this week with mediators from Qatar and Pakistan,
the state of Hormuz continues to be a flashpoint in the talks, and the pivotal waterway
remains Iran's strongest bargaining chip. For the July celebrations are getting underway, and cities and towns across the country today, but a dangerous heat wave is forcing scheduled changes, prompting some cancellations and
“raising concerns about heat-related illnesses, and Pierre's Brian Mann has more.”
For a lot of Americans, like eight-year-old Logan Long's worth from New Jersey, this holiday is just about having fun. How I'm going to be celebrating the 4th of July is, I'm going to like some firecrackers and stuff like that, and we also saw the statue of Liberty. But people in much of the country are facing dangerous heat.
An independent state parade scheduled per day in Washington D.C. was canceled. Many events have been rescheduled to start later to avoid the hottest part of the day. Fireworks have been banned in parts of the country because of high-wild fire risk. Officials are warning the public to take lots of precautions, limit your time outdoors, bring water, and stay in the shade whenever you can.
Brian Mann and Pierre News, New York. President Trump is scheduled to speak on the National Mall tonight. Researchers add an environmental nonprofit say the number of days with dangerously humid heat have doubled globally since the 1970s.
“Authors of a new analysis say that combination is creating a worldwide public health risk.”
Seraphantum of Member Station St. Louis Public Radio has more. Scientists at the advocacy group claim it's central study the weather of nearly 1,000 cities over the last 50 years, taking humidity into account as well as air temperature. They say the number of days with dangerous heat and humidity grew from an average of 10 to 23 per year.
Caitlyn Trudeau is an implied climate scientist with the group. She says when humidity goes up, people can't sweat enough to get cool.
And so what it does is it basically just gets trapped inside your body and it leads to all kinds
of problems get steadily really quickly. In the United States, the trend is most pronounced in parts of the south, southeast and Midwest. For NPR News, I'm Seraphantum in St. Louis. You're listening to NPR News in Washington. Serena Williams has withdrawn from the doubles competition with her sister Venus at Wimbledon
because of a knee injury. The 44-year-old injured it during the first set of the singles match Tuesday against my adjoined, but was hoping to be able to play in the doubles with her sister. She says on Instagram, she's heartbroken to have to withdraw. They were scheduled to play today in a grand slam doubles match for the first time since 2022.
Some beard wrinkles in Wisconsin are spending the holiday weekend saying what may be good by to an iconic brand Schlitz. Chuck Lormbach has more. Milwaukee-based Schlitz Brewing Company disappeared in a corporate takeover more than four decades ago. Papped later, brewed Schlitz, but recently halted production.
However, a smaller Wisconsin brewer received permission to make a limited batch of Schlitz using a 1948 recipe. As he drank a glass, Rudolph Krauss Sr. praised the beer. "It's crisper, it's a little lighter and the flavor just is, it pops more to me." The beer is only available this weekend.
It old world was constant and a historic site that helps preserve the state's long history of beer making. For NPR News, I'm Chuck Cornbach in Eagle, Wisconsin. The men's soccer world cup round of 16 continues today. Earlier, Morocco beat Canada this afternoon.
Three to zero and later today, Paraguay takes on France. The winner's advanced to the quarterfinals. The knockout stage continues through Tuesday as teams battle for a spot in the final eight. I'm Jeanine Herbst, NPR News in Washington. This week on Shore Wave, working from home is popular.
No commute, sweatpants, people who do it say makes them happier. "And the data suggests they're probably wrong about that on average at least." We unpack a new study about the social isolation of remote work and what it means for your help. This week on Shore Wave and Pierre Science podcast,
