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FILE - The Paramount Pictures water tower is seen in Los Angeles, Dec. 18, 2025, with the Hollywood sign in the distance.

Federal judge temporarily blocks Paramount and Warner Bros. merger after suit by Oregon, California, 10 other states

A federal judge Monday temporarily barred Paramount from moving forward with a $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Teacher Katy Reese, center, works with students in a literacy class at Oakland International High School in Oakland on March 7, 2025.

California reading scores are up, thanks to literacy investments. Can the state do more?

In 2023 California allocated $500 million in grants for schools to hire literacy coaches and take other steps to boost reading skills.

Spain wowed the world with its World Cup championship win over Argentina on Sunday. Now we list what wowed NPR's team of correspondents who traveled across the United States during the nearly six-week-long tournament.

10 things that wowed us at the 2026 World Cup

The United States, Mexico, and Canada co-hosted the nearly six-week tournament. NPR's team of journalists who covered the World Cup reflects on the experience.

Paramount's owners had hoped to seal a deal to buy Hollywood rival Warner Bros. this week. But on Monday, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted a temporary restraining order pausing the acquisition.

Court ruling freezes Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now

Paramount's owners were hoping they'd be firmly in control of rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week. Monday's temporary restraining order puts that plan on hold.

For Avalon Emerson, starting a band changed everything

Plus, Avalon Emerson & The Charm perform songs from the band's latest album, Written Into Changes.

Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party scuffle with police as they attempt to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday.

India's Gen Z 'Cockroach People's Party' started as satire but is serious about change

They call themselves the "cockroaches" and they're on the march — demanding action against corruption, amid a shortage of opportunities for young people in India.

To her fans, many of whom are young women, Gracie Abrams embodies the intensity and confusion of being a young person whose potential is unfolding, not always in positive ways.

How much should we care about a pop star's baggage?

Gracie Abrams, one of today's biggest new singer-songwriters, has polarized critics with her confessional writing and A-list upbringing. Why do people care so much that she is taking up space?

Marie Noon at her home in Brighton, Mich., with her dog, Ziggy. Despite being eligible for Medicaid, Noon was denied coverage in 2025 because of an error with the state's benefits system. It took months of pushback before the state reversed its mistake. Even as a "tech-savvy" former bank manager, Noon says, she wanted to give up several times along the way.

Deloitte-run systems denied Medicaid to disabled people. New laws could make it worse

Complex computer systems that decide whether people get Medicaid benefits have a history of errors. Now, changes to comply with Trump's tax and domestic policy law are inundating those systems.

The East Evans Creek Fire burns in Jackson and Jefferson counties on July 18, 2026

Resources spread thin as crews fight dozens of Oregon wildfires

Wildfires in Oregon were burning more than 200,000 acres Sunday as crews were stretched to their limits working to contain them.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks during a news conference Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in New York.

DHS boss Mullin warns of prosecution for election officials over voter roll access in California, other states

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened on Friday to prosecute election officials in states that don’t “participate in securing the elections” ahead of the November midterms.

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