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Israel launched an airstrike on Iran overnight. Blasts were heard in the capital Tehran around 3am local time. Israel's defense ministry warned it expects missile and drone retaliation.

Santa Fe is among many American communities that celebrate lowrider culture. The cars are works of art and expressions of pride. At a parade, people talk about efforts to win funding for a museum.

The visit by North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui comes without an obvious occasion, such as a multilateral diplomatic event or state anniversary, and has raised speculation that she may be coordinating a possible visit to Russia by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

NPR's Stefan Shepherd reviews the children's album Trees by Billy Kelly and Molly Ledford.

In professional sports, it's the players who get all the attention. But commentator Frank Deford says referees, who so often go unnoticed, bring their own style and artistry to their craft.

Mount Spurr in Alaska is likely to erupt soon. So people are buying goggles and masks to protect themselves from ash — and also pet versions to protect their dogs.

The staff of a wildlife preserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo are trying desperately to keep their gorillas from exposure to Ebola. Gorillas can get it and almost all of them die from it.

Republicans in Iowa are gathering at sites representing more than 1,700 precincts. Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Ted Robbins, who reports from a Republican caucus site in Ankeny, Iowa.

The National Capital Planning Commission greenlit preliminary site and building plans after hours of public pushback. It wants more details before what could be its final review in September.

European soccer associations said they would boycott the World Cup unless FIFA reverses a controversial deal to sell minority stakes to the marquee soccer tournament.