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Charlie Kirk speaks at Turning Point’s Believers’ Summit on July 26, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP When Jacob York found out …

Zain Shafi prepares to put briskets in the smoker at Goldee’s BBQ in Fort Worth, Texas. Fiona André/Religion News Service hide caption toggle caption Fiona André/Religion News Service FORT WORTH, …

President Vladimir Putin, right, greets U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, prior to talks at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. Mikhail …

On Wild Card, famous guests answer questions that we don’t always talk about. Musician Sara Bareilles talks about the importance of crying in her life. Transcript AILSA CHANG, HOST: Each …

In this file photo, election workers stack ballots that were picked up at a U.S. Postal Service office to be processed in 2020 in Provo, Utah. George Frey/Getty Images hide …

This photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service shows a site of a residential building damaged by a Russian guided bomb in the city center of Sloviansk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, …

Nigerian country singer Ochiora Okogeri, popularly known as The Country Man, performs Dolly Parton songs during International Cowboy Day celebrations in Nairobi in July 2026. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images …

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Vehicles drive past a billboard with an illustration showing the Strait of Hormuz and the sewn lips of President Trump in a square in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 2. Vahid …

Cindy Leachman Aldridge holds a photo of her late grandson, Jonah Neal, at her home on July 12 in Owensboro, Ky. Luke Sharrett for NPR hide caption toggle caption Luke …