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This summer, you might notice more people using a gadget to fight the heat: a horseshoe-shaped fan that sits on your neck and blows air. But can a neck cooling fan really help you? from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/SD6Kw0j

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor used to be the face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. President Trump, a UFC fan, hosted him at the White House for St. Patrick's Day this year. (Image credit: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/jTdibPJ

Several factors help determine whether a given earthquake will generate a dangerous tsunami, but the process is not yet fully understood. (Image credit: Connie France) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Xd8romT

Captain America became one of the most popular superheroes during World War II. But after the war, without an obvious enemy to fight, the hero's identity began to morph. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/laMecWr

Fans and relatives of the late Ozzy Osbourne converged to pay their final respects to metal star in his home city. (Image credit: Christopher Furlong) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/HvoEQFy

Todd Blanche's personal involvement in the case of Jeffrey Epstein is fueling questions about proper procedures at the Justice Department. (Image credit: Kent Nishimura) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/roNTmRi

The Trump administration proposes eliminating a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. That would undermine the EPA's climate change regulations for power plants and cars. (Image credit: Tierney L. Cross) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/d5aADKM

Earlier this year, Iran ordered Afghans living illegally in the country to leave. Since then, the government has labeled them Israeli spies, targeted their housing, employment and banking. (Image credit: Elise Blanchard) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/4kc8yfG

New light has emerged between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump, with the latter disputing Israel's claim that there is no starvation in Gaza. But Consider This: Even as global outrage and assistance grows, aid agencies say only a total ceasefire will allow all the necessary aid in to get to those who desperately need it in Gaza. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for C onsider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org . Email us at considerthis@npr.org . from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/NgbF7xT

President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed doing more to feed the starving population in Gaza — at odds with the Israeli prime minister who claimed there was no starvation. (Image credit: Jane Barlow) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/t8YMhaI

Alexandria's Mayor Alyia Gaskins discusses how a Housing First approach has helped her city — and why President Trump's executive order on homelessness could hurt efforts to house people. (Image credit: Gerald Herbert) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/jYPa9FM

The American Medical Association is urging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not to oust members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group of experts focused on primary care. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/RvibzZK

The songwriter and math professor found a following with his satirical political songs. (Image credit: Evening Standard) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/WOiP3rj

Some USA swim team members have missed events during the competition. (Image credit: Vincent Thian) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/gx6Dmo5

As the deadline for the start of 30 percent tariffs on the EU, Cecilia Malmstrom, former European Commissioner for Trade, explains the scope and scale of the EU-US trading partnership and what's at stake if a deal isn't reached. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/M1n9mBA

The U.S. president is spending a long weekend in his late mother's birth country of Scotland. There, he's been confronted by protesters waving photos of Jeffrey Epstein. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Lsl4XG8

The Southwest Boeing 737 dropped almost 500 feet to avoid another aircraft. (Image credit: Mario Tama) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/9MdG8EX

About 40% of all births in America are to unmarried women according to the U.S. Census. Are there situations and challenges that are unique to single moms? We'd like to hear about them. (Image credit: Amr Bo Shanab) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/gbzykCx

The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that enforce homeless camping bans. (Image credit: Mark Makela) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/DfNwuTy

It's just the start of a summer recess for Congress, but already House Republicans are being asked questions back home about the push to release records related to the late Jeffrey Epstein. (Image credit: Tom Williams) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/A7jo4Im

DOGE cuts to the National Park Service spawned fears of widespread problems for park visitors during peak summer season, as parks continue to see record visit numbers. The cuts are real, but mostly invisible. (Image credit: Kirk Siegler) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/mCt7J0d

As Democrats push to release Epstein-related files, a former Justice Department official says the public may never see the full details. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/VFzpdqQ

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Tim Podlogar, who researches exercise metabolism, about how elite cyclists consume thousands of calories each day to compete in the Tour de France. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/6rGyzHT

President Trump had called for the release of grand jury testimony related to Epstein. Two judges in New York also are weighing requests from the Justice Department to unseal grand jury transcripts. (Image credit: Stephanie Keith) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/SP5R0qZ

The American automaker reported that tariffs cost them $1.1 billion and reduced the company's profit margin from 9% to 6.1%. (Image credit: Paul Sancya) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/iTsY7Z8

President Trump seemed willing to allow Jerome Powell to complete his term as chair of the Federal Reserve — at least for now. His comment comes as he and his administration continue to attack Powell. (Image credit: Drew Angerer) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/sxEMO18

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Seth Moulton, Democrat from Massachusetts, about President Trump's recent social media post about Afghan refugees in the United Arab Emirates. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/36FYjCG

The actor and Grammy Award winner died in a drowning accident Sunday while on vacation in Costa Rica. (Image credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/SCDj8KR