Dua-Lisa Cautel

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says officials are reviewing the video of a September 2nd strike against an alleged drug boat near Venezuela to determine if it will be made public.

NPR's Joe Hernandez has more on this story.

The social media platform X has blocked one of the accounts of the European Commission, the European Union's executive arm.

The move comes just after EU regulators fined Elon Musk's company $140 million for breaching the bloc's transparency rules.

As Terry Schultz reports.

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve will meet this week to discuss interest rates.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports the central bank is expected to lower its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point.

And you are listening to NPR News from New York City.

The growing number of satellites orbiting Earth could ruin images taken by telescopes.

That's according to a NASA-led study.

And Perez Chandelier's Duster has more.

Rafael Itier, founder of the famed Salsa Orchestra, El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has died.

The composer was the group's musical director for decades.

The Laan Recording Academy says Itir leaves behind an eternal legacy in salsa.

Itir was born in the capital of Puerto Rico.

His love of music began at age 10, starting with a guitar, but it was the piano that became his life.

The Korean War veteran credits the army for his discipline in life.

After his service, Ethier joined a New York City group, the Borinqueneers Mambo Kings, named for the all-Hispanic unit of the U.S.

Army.