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Brazil will host Copa America, one of the world's top soccer tournaments, after original host Argentina was dropped due to a surge in COVID cases. But Brazil also has been hit hard by the pandemic.

The U.S. killed Iran's top general in a strike at Baghdad airport. NPR's Noel King talks to Robin Wright, contributing writer to The New Yorker, about rising diplomatic tensions in the region.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute about why she thinks killing a top Iranian general was a shrewd move by the Trump administration.

Top Democrats are vowing to intensify their scrutiny of Big Banks as they look to push the sector to do more for average Americans and underserved communities.

Regulators say Mexico is not complying with international air safety standards, and have limited Mexican airlines' access to the U.S., just as passenger traffic is picking up from the pandemic.

Nearly two years after the Trump administration told U.S. telecom providers to replace Chinese equipment for national security reasons, they're still waiting on federal guidance and funding.

Last year, Missouri voters approved a ballot measure to expand Medicaid. But Republican lawmakers refused to appropriate money to fund it. Now, a legal battle is all but certain.

Huge crowds are mourning a militia leader who was killed in the same attack as Iran's top general. And, the Pentagon says some U.S. forces are being repositioned inside Iraq, not leaving the country.

Top Afghan leaders are meeting President Biden Friday as the U.S troop withdrawal gains steam, talks remain deadlocked, and the Taliban continue to gain ground in Afghanistan.

U.S. military officials say the withdrawal from Afghanistan is nearly complete. At the same time, a spat has broken out about how U.S. forces withdrew from the last big base.