Lai from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
Some of Iran's top officials attended the funeral of the country's former Supreme Leader.
“He and four members of his family were killed and the U.S. is really air strike last February.”
Impirs Hadil Al-Shalchi has more. Iranian state media showed three of Ayatolladi Hamanay's sons and the head of the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps General Ahmad Wahidi, who was rarely seen in public.
They were all performing the ritual Islamic funeral prayers for Hamanay. Iran's President's Speaker of Parliament and the head of Iran's elite military goods force were also there, some were sobbing profusely, their shoulders shaking. But one notable absence was that of Ayatolladi Hamanay, Iran's new leader and Al-Hamanay's fourth son.
Mustafa Hamanay took over power from his father and march, and is yet to be seen in public as many top leaders stay in hiding to protect their wearabouts for fear of assassination. It's unclear if Mustafa Hamanay will take part in any of the ceremonies planned for his father's funeral. Hadil Al-Shalchi and PR news Istanbul.
This independence day marks the one year anniversary of President Trump's one-big, beautiful bill.
“The mass of spending and tax bill meant to fulfill his key campaign pledges and also promised”
to lower health care costs. Impirs Maham Jawaiid has more. The left-leaning Center for American Progress says, "Average monthly insurance premiums have risen by 58% since the law passed. This means that Americans are being more to maintain the same coverage.
The DC-based think tank says, "Signups for the Affordable Care Act fell by 5% in
2026, that's 1.2 million fewer people with access.
More than 40 states saw a decline in signups, led by North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia." The White House has said changes to health programs were needed to cut fraud and reign in spending. Maham Jawaiid and PR news. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has formally rescinded a decades-old guidance
“that allowed employers to take affirmative action to fight discrimination.”
If yours under issue has more. Back in 1979, the EEOC told employers they could lawfully take temporary steps to address race or sex-based imbalances in their workforce. It was a green light to create things like mentoring programs for women, and hiring targets for minority candidates.
But now under President Trump, the agency has reversed course. Agency chair Andrea Lucas has argued that federal civil rights laws apply equally to all workers, and that programs aimed at helping black or female workers are not okay, because they exclude white people and men. The loan Democrat on the Commission called for a code to call, called to move to rescind
the guidance yet another attack on civil rights protections, and re-assue and PR news. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. In men's World Cup soccer, FIFA is suspending U.S. striker Flaren Balagun's one-game red card van, and he will now play in the U.S. Round of 16 game against Belgium, tomorrow. Meanwhile two more teams will reach the quarterfinals in the World Cup today.
The first game kicks off at this hour after a pair of blockbuster rounds of 16 games, and here's Russell Lewis, as more. Brazil takes on Norway in the first match. Brazil, a five-time World Cup winner, has played unevenly in this tournament, needing a stoppage-time goal to defeat Japan in the first knockout match.
Norway's star striker, Erling Holland, has had a memorable cup so far scoring five goals, and will surely be in the mix for more against Brazil. The second game could be one of the all-time greats. Mexico versus England in Mexico City, two of the most rabid fan bases at the famed and high-altitude as tech-estatium, where the Mexican men's team has lost only twice in 89 matches.
Mexico has won all four of its World Cup matches, and has yet to concede a goal this tournament. Russell Lewis and PR News Seattle. At the weekend, box office, minions and monsters took the top spot, with an estimated $36 million in ticket sales.
Toy Story 5 came in second place with $31 million.
In third place, young Washington debuted with $21 million, and Supergirl came in fourth was just under $10 million, a steep drop from its opening weekend, overall. The box office is down 24 percent from last year. I'm Janine Herbst and PR News in Washington.
