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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about President Trump's continued threats against Iran and prospects for a ceasefire.

Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces a tough challenge from a pair of antitrust lawsuits.

Festival season is just around the corner! Fresh off the Outside Lands, Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, and Stern Grove Festival announcements, KALW Music has a few more Bay Area festivals we’re excited to share with you.

The leaders of Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire in Israel's fight against Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, but Israel vowed to keep troops in southern Lebanon.

Linguist GEOFF NUNBERG comments on Microsoft''s new on-line magazine and wonders whether traditional journalistic forms will work on the Web.World music critic MILO MILES reviews new collections and a reissue of Curtis Mayfield''s work: "People Get Ready!" (Rhino) and "Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions: The Anthology 1961-1977 (MCA), and the reissue "Curtis Mayfield''s Chicago Soul," (Columbia Legacy).

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Jackie Powell from NBC Sports about the top stories from the WNBA draft, including No. 1 draft pick Azzi Fudd's new team and salary.

Today is Farm Animals Day!

In an interview with NPR's A Martinez, former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta reviews current Secretary Pete Hegseth's wartime job performance.

Jan Morris was a writer who seemed to be everywhere at the right moment, from witnessing the first climb of Mt. Everest to interviewing Che Guevara. NPR's Scott Simon talks to biographer Sara Wheeler.

The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smartwatches or an Oura Ring, to track key health metrics that can help flag serious conditions.

The approval clears a final set of hurdles for Japan's postwar arms sales and facilitate its future sale of weapons such as a next-generation fighter jet and combat drones.

Counting seems simple enough, but when you're counting people other questions arise.