5 tips to keep your pet safe — and comfortable — in extreme heat “If it’s hot outside for you, it’s most likely even hotter for your pet,” one expert tells NPR. Here’s how to protect your pet outdoors, keep them engaged inside and respond to signs of heat stroke. Read more on NPR

Tuberville is showing how much power one lawmaker wields under Senate rules Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been blocking every U.S. military personnel move that needs Senate confirmation since February. Here, a look at why and how he can bend the will of the Senate to his own. Read more on NPR

‘Fragile Cargo’ chronicles the quest to save China’s Forbidden City treasures from war A book recounts how precious works of art thousands of years old were taken to safety as Japan began its invasion of China in the 1930s — a part of China’s history largely unknown outside Asia. Read more on NPR

Court pauses order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily paused a lower court’s order limiting executive branch officials’ communications with social media companies about controversial online posts. Read more on NPR

Las Vegas could break heat record as millions across the U.S. endure scorching temps Nearly a third of Americans were under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings. In Nevada, Arizona and California, desert temperatures could soar, in parts, past 120 F. Read more on NPR