NPR News: 07-13-2025 1PM EDT
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Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. In Kerrville, Texas, many churches today will be saying special prayers as the city continues to respond to the deadly july fourth floods that killed at least twenty eight people in the region. At least one hundred sixty people remain unaccounted for. Steve Futterman reports the Kerrville mayor has a message for struggling residents.
There is no escaping the July 4th tragedy. Wherever you go here in Kerrville, there are reminders of what has happened. And Mayor Joe Herring Jr. says people should
reach out. Look, it's okay to ask for help. I don't care how big and burly you are.
The mayor
says he
has already
done
so.
I personally went to get counseling this week and it helped me and I think it can help you. If you don't want to do counseling, that's fine, but I would encourage you to talk to a friend Talk a family. Call someone and visit about this need. You need to take care of yourself.
A special free counseling hotline has been set up to assist. For NPR News, I'm Steve Federman in Kerrville,
Texas. Ramped up immigration enforcement actions continue in Los Angeles. Religious leaders there are making sure they know how to best care for migrants who fear arrest. NPR's Jason DeRose reports.
Shortly after the November election, the LA area group Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice began Know Your Rights workshops for those who feared detention. Methodist minister Jennifer Gutierrez leads the organization and says things have changed after arrests began in earnest last month.
We've been spending a lot of time in the streets, a number of rabbis or other clergy in their callers out at actions, trying to be a peaceful presence, but also just trying to show the community that we stand with them.
This past week, the Catholic bishop in the neighboring diocese of San Bernardino told anyone who fears arrest while going to church they didn't have to attend mass. Jason DeRose, NPR News, Los Angeles.
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are attending the FIFA Club World Cup Championship this afternoon. It's being played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. That's less than an hour outside New York City. NPR's Elena Moore reports.
It's a match between the English team Chelsea FC and the French team Paris Saint-Germain or PSG. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. Eastern. The president has a close relationship with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and his presence at the game comes less than a year before the US co-hosts the FIFA Men's World Cup with Canada and Mexico. Trump's attendance bookends a weekend of travel. On Friday, he surveyed deadly flood damage in Texas and then spent the weekend at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
This is NPR News. Syria's civil defense agency said today, some of the worst wildfires in years are now under control. They broke out ten days ago in the western part of the country and swept through several mountain ranges. More than thirty seven thousand acres were burned. The spread of the fire was halted this morning with the use of helicopters and planes. Crews remain on the ground to prevent new flare ups. The price of a U.S. stamp is going up again starting today. As NPR's Hanzi Lewong reports, the price hike is part of a plan for stabilizing the US Postal Service's finances.
For the seventh time in four years, the price of a first class forever stamp is moving up. It now costs seventy-eight cents, an almost seven percent increase, and still one of the world's lowest prices for mailing a letter domestically. But compared to decades ago, fewer people and businesses are using first class mail to send bills, payments, and advertising. And that's destabilizing the US Postal Service, which generally receives no tax dollars to keep it running. It relies instead on selling stamps and other things. Other service fees. USPS has also had trouble dealing with legal requirements to prefund health benefits for its retired workers. To cut costs this month, the Postal Service ruled out more changes to delivery times and may further slow down mail sent from some rural communities.
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