NPR News: 07-20-2026 12AM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. U.S.
What new U.S. military airstrikes and casualties did CENTCOM report in the Iran confrontation?
Central Command says the military started a new round of airstrikes Sunday night against Iran for the ninth night in a row. Meanwhile, the U.S. military says another service member has died after the escalating of fighting with that country. NPR's Shondalese Duster reports.
U.S. Central Command says an American service member was killed in action Saturday in northern Iraq. The service member was killed in a controlled detonation of an unexploded weapon from a downed Iranian drone. CENTCOM also says another U.S. service member was injured and is being treated for a minor injury. This is the third U.S. service member killed since Friday when two American service members were killed during an Iranian attack in Jordan. Four others were medically evacuated but have been discharged from Jordanian hospitals. U.S. Central Command also says unidentified remains were found at the site of the attack in Jordan and are being examined. Shondelise Duster, NPR News.
At least one person is dead, more than a dozen injured after Russia carried out massive airstrikes against Ukraine's capital Kiev on Sunday. Ukrainian authorities say it is one of the largest bombardments by Russia since the beginning of the war more than four years ago. NPR's Charles Maines reports.
In a statement, Russia's defense ministry said its forces carried out precision missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian defense and logistics centers in Kiev, as well as the Odessa region on the Black Sea. Yet several of the Russian missiles struck residential buildings and businesses, even an underground passage near a metro station in Kiev often used as a civilian bomb shelter.
How did CENTCOM describe the incident that killed a U.S. service member in northern Iraq?
The strikes came a day after Ukraine launched its own drone attacks on two warehouses belonging to Wildberries, That's Russia's version of Amazon, killing eight workers and injuring dozens more. Ukraine has justified the attack, saying the warehouses stored parts for Russian military drones, a claim NPR has not independently verified. Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
President Trump used his speech from the White House last week to once again raise doubts about U.S. election security. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports.
Trump released declassified documents that he says shows the nation's election system is vulnerable, but offered no new evidence that fraudulent votes were cast. Gabriel Sterling is the chief operating officer for the Georgia Secretary of State's office. He tells NPR that it's extremely rare that non-citizens vote in U.S. elections.
We look back as far as 1996. That was the first time we found a non-citizen who cast a vote. We found one that did it in the 2026 election so far. It is exceedingly small.
Trump is also urging Congress to pass the Save America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID to cast a ballot. The bill does not have enough support in the Senate to pass. Windsor Johnston, NPR News, Washington.
Six people have died from an earthquake in Peru. This is NPR. Jubilant soccer fans in Madrid, Spain cheering on their team as Spain dominated rival Argentina Sunday to win the World Cup championship in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Even though the score was 1-0 and Spain needed extra time to win, they kept Argentina from getting a shot on goal until the 115th minute of the contest. NPR's Becky Sullivan has more on the game and the World Cup championship.
Spain was the defensive powerhouse. The winners of the 2024 European Championship, they stifled even the best offenses at this World Cup, beating multiple top 10 teams on the way to the final. Argentina had Lionel Messi and some kind of late game grit and magic that had kept them alive through close calls, one after the other. In the end, Argentina couldn't muster the magic this time. Not only did Spain keep them from scoring a goal, Argentina didn't even manage a shot until the second half of extra time, but it was too little too late, and all Spain needed was the match winner from forward Ferran Torres in the 106th minute.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What new U.S. military airstrikes and casualties did CENTCOM report in the Iran confrontation?
0:04–1:38
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How did CENTCOM describe the incident that killed a U.S. service member in northern Iraq?
1:38–4:39
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What was reported about the scale and impact of Russia’s airstrikes on Kyiv and Odessa?
4:39–5:03