/news/npr-top-stories NPR Top Stories en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:16:08 GMT /2025-07-01/cartel-violence-in-sinaloa-mexico-leaves-20-dead-including-4-decapitated-bodies A bloody war for control between two factions of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel has turned the city of Culiacan into an epicenter of cartel violence. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:16:08 GMT /2025-07-01/cartel-violence-in-sinaloa-mexico-leaves-20-dead-including-4-decapitated-bodies The Associated Press /2025-06-30/doj-announces-a-record-breaking-takedown-of-health-care-fraud-schemes The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:39:35 GMT /2025-06-30/doj-announces-a-record-breaking-takedown-of-health-care-fraud-schemes Ryan Lucas /2025-06-30/senate-considers-ditching-the-ev-tax-credit-even-earlier-than-planned As the Senate debates the giant tax and spending bill, lawmakers are weighing a Sept. 30 end date for the EV tax credits. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and then go through reconciliation. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:26:13 GMT /2025-06-30/senate-considers-ditching-the-ev-tax-credit-even-earlier-than-planned Camila Domonoske /2025-06-30/after-glastonbury-bob-vylan-faces-u-k-criminal-investigation-and-u-s-visa-revocation British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led chants against the Israeli military in a live BBC broadcast on Saturday. Irish-language rappers Kneecap also are being investigated. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:10:30 GMT /2025-06-30/after-glastonbury-bob-vylan-faces-u-k-criminal-investigation-and-u-s-visa-revocation Fatima Al-Kassab /2025-06-30/judge-oks-sale-of-23andme-and-its-trove-of-dna-data-to-a-nonprofit-led-by-its-founder The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe's services won't be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:54:52 GMT /2025-06-30/judge-oks-sale-of-23andme-and-its-trove-of-dna-data-to-a-nonprofit-led-by-its-founder John Ruwitch /2025-06-30/suspect-identified-in-the-fatal-ambush-of-2-firefighters-in-idaho Police on Monday named Wess Roley, 20, as the suspect in the attack. He was found dead late on Sunday, according to law enforcement. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 19:03:31 GMT /2025-06-30/suspect-identified-in-the-fatal-ambush-of-2-firefighters-in-idaho Kirk Siegler, Scott Neuman, Ayana Archie /2025-06-30/hamilton-producer-jeffrey-seller-traces-his-journey-from-theater-kid-to-broadway Seller has been a key behind-the-scenes figure for some of Broadway's biggest hits including, Hamilton and Rent, but he got his start on a much smaller scale. He looks back in a new memoir. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:56:05 GMT /2025-06-30/hamilton-producer-jeffrey-seller-traces-his-journey-from-theater-kid-to-broadway Terry Gross /2025-06-30/federal-investigation-finds-harvard-violated-civil-rights-law The Trump administration has issued a notice of violation accusing Harvard University of "deliberate indifference" toward Jewish and Israeli students. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:36:33 GMT /2025-06-30/federal-investigation-finds-harvard-violated-civil-rights-law Elissa Nadworny /2025-06-30/canada-ditches-digital-tax-after-tariff-threat-from-trump Canada scrapped a digital services tax that would have hit U.S. tech companies such as Google and Amazon after President Trump halted trade talks and threatened higher tariffs on Canadian imports. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:25:05 GMT /2025-06-30/canada-ditches-digital-tax-after-tariff-threat-from-trump Scott Horsley /2025-06-30/the-wnba-is-expanding-again-adding-3-new-cities-for-a-record-18-teams The WNBA is adding three new teams: Cleveland will join in 2028, Detroit begins play in 2029 and Philadelphia will be added to the roster in 2030. This will bring the league to a record 18 teams. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:22:12 GMT /2025-06-30/the-wnba-is-expanding-again-adding-3-new-cities-for-a-record-18-teams Russell Lewis /2025-06-30/this-company-wants-to-be-the-first-to-mine-the-ocean-floor-with-trumps-help The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't America's to mine. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-06-30/this-company-wants-to-be-the-first-to-mine-the-ocean-floor-with-trumps-help Daniel Ackerman /2025-06-30/click-speak-move-these-brain-implants-are-poised-to-help-people-with-disabilities People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-06-30/click-speak-move-these-brain-implants-are-poised-to-help-people-with-disabilities Jon Hamilton