https://www.kalw.org/npr-music From NPR Music en-US Copyright Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:32:02 GMT https://www.kalw.org/npr-news/2026-07-17/ice-shared-medicaid-data-it-wasnt-supposed-to-have-with-palantir The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:32:02 GMT https://www.kalw.org/npr-news/2026-07-17/ice-shared-medicaid-data-it-wasnt-supposed-to-have-with-palantir Jude Joffe-Block https://www.kalw.org/npr-news/2026-07-17/ex-wife-says-ice-agent-who-killed-man-in-maine-had-racist-beliefs-violent-tendencies Ashley Brouillette has identified her ex-husband, David Brouillette, as the officer who fatally shot Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday. She said she learned he was the officer responsible when he called her on Wednesday. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:36:02 GMT https://www.kalw.org/npr-news/2026-07-17/ex-wife-says-ice-agent-who-killed-man-in-maine-had-racist-beliefs-violent-tendencies Vanessa Romo, Alina Hartounian https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/headers-at-the-world-cup We look at a new soccer study that says "header" goals are becoming less frequent -- but more accurate -- in FIFA World Cup tournaments. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:52:42 GMT https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/headers-at-the-world-cup Zephyr Weinreich, Jeffrey Pierre, Justine Kenin, Gabriel J. Sánchez https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/japan-revises-law-on-royals-keeps-blocking-women-from-throne Japan has revised its laws to prevent the world's oldest hereditary monarchy from running out of heirs. But they have left in place a ban on female emperors, an idea which most Japanese support. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:45:49 GMT https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/japan-revises-law-on-royals-keeps-blocking-women-from-throne Anthony Kuhn https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/argentina-and-spain-brace-for-world-cup-glory-or-heartbreak From Buenos Aires to Barcelona, fans are dreaming, waiting and wondering: who will lift the World Cup on Sunday? Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:44:51 GMT https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/argentina-and-spain-brace-for-world-cup-glory-or-heartbreak Miguel Macias, Natalie Alcoba https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/as-competitive-senate-map-emerges-both-democrats-and-republicans-see-a-path-to-win More than halfway through the primary elections, the map of competitive Senate races is becoming clearer, though there are still outstanding races to watch. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:43:38 GMT https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/as-competitive-senate-map-emerges-both-democrats-and-republicans-see-a-path-to-win Maham Javaid https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/following-your-aquarium-fish-back-to-its-home-in-the-amazon We trace the origins of the popular aquarium fish the cardinal tetra back to the Amazon to see how even the most remote corners of the world are transformed by the global economy. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:42:49 GMT https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/following-your-aquarium-fish-back-to-its-home-in-the-amazon Jeff Guo https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/link-between-raging-wildfires-and-climate-change-is-greater-than-ever Human-caused climate change is driving many of the wildfires burning across Canada. What's harder to say is how much worse the planet is because of warming global temperatures. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:21:26 GMT https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/link-between-raging-wildfires-and-climate-change-is-greater-than-ever Ava Berger https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/got-a-long-summer-reading-list-nprs-life-kit-helps-you-keep-pages-turning Many people dream of extended summer reading time, but to really dig into books, you need steal any moment possible. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:19:27 GMT https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/got-a-long-summer-reading-list-nprs-life-kit-helps-you-keep-pages-turning Marielle Segarra https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/cyclospora-outbreak-fda-says-do-not-eat-shredded-lettuce-from-taco-bell-in-5-states Shredded lettuce served at Taco Bell in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana is linked to cyclospora outbreak. Investigation continues Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:19:26 GMT https://www.kalw.org/npr-music/2026-07-17/cyclospora-outbreak-fda-says-do-not-eat-shredded-lettuce-from-taco-bell-in-5-states Allison Aubrey