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Philadelphia is taking a tougher line on illegal drug use on city streets. The new mayor and city council are launching an aggressive strategy in the city's infamous Kensington neighborhood.

The reality is noncitizens are already banned from voting in federal elections and numerous studies have found that it almost never happens.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown about the state's agreement with the federal government to pull federal forces out of Portland after weeks of clashes with protesters.

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken is raising concerns over the result of Venezuela's presidential election. NPR's Steve Inskeep asks economist Francisco Rodriguez if and how the U.S. should respond.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Jakub Krupa about how Brexit will affect Poles working in the United Kingdom. Krupa is a journalist and social activist working with the Polish community in Britain.

A boxing federation claims Khelif failed two unspecified gender tests in recent years. Olympic officials say the tests were illegitimate. Khelif will face China's Yang Liu in Friday's gold medal bout.

The Israeli military recovered the bodies of six hostages taken to Gaza in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. Hamas says some captives have been killed and wounded in Israeli airstrikes.

Hundreds of people rallying against the Israel-Hamas war and restrictions on reproductive rights kicked off the first protest of the Democratic National Convention on Sunday, but they were met by an even larger showing from Chicago police.

The island nation of Palau is at the center of tensions involving the U.S., China and Taiwan. It's a delicate geopolitical balancing act that Palau has had to do since its inception.

Retired military chaplain David Peters, who has conducted services at Arlington National Cemetery, tells NPR's Michel Martin that the final resting place of some 400,000 U.S. service members is supposed to be free of politics.