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At least 23 people have been killed and nearly 100 injured in a wave of attacks in Iraq. Most of the attacks were in and around Baghdad and targeted Iraqi security forces.
Philip Reeves is an award-winning international correspondent covering South America. Previously, he served as NPR's correspondent covering Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.
Florida Gulf Coast University’s new Director of Athletics Brian Barrio, at his first official press conference Monday, said he’s off to a good start and fired up about what can be accomplished here.
Here in Florida, swimming and boating are fun year-round activities for people of all ages, but they also come with risk for the state's youngest residents. For kids with autism that risk is much higher— they are 160 times more like to die from drowning than other children. Enter Florida's voucher program for swim lessons, which has been in effect since 2024. A law passed July 1st expanded the program, and pushed kids with autism ages 1 to 7 to the front of the line. WGCU's Midday Host Emma Rodriguez spoke with NPR Education Correspondent Jonaki Mehta. She saw firsthand what effective swim lessons for kids with autism look like.