Tropical Storm Emily takes shape in the Atlantic, as storm activity starts to warm up As the season is nearing its peak, the Atlantic Ocean has suddenly become very active with several storms that meteorologists and weather forecasters are watching. Read more on NPR

Hilary, now a tropical storm, is nearing California from Mexico with punishing rains Hilary is expected to weaken before it reaches southern California but heavy rain associated with the system still poses serious threat of “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” in the region. Read more on NPR

Guatemalans head to the polls, hoping for a new leader who will bring real change The two candidates offer starkly different paths forward as the nation confronts widespread poverty and violence that has driven hundreds of thousands of Guatemalans to emigrate in recent years. Read more on NPR

Ecuadorians are choosing a new president, but violence threatens to scare away voters More than 100,000 police and soldiers have been deployed to help protect the vote, amid an election that has already seen the assassination of a leading candidate earlier this month. Read more on NPR

Spain outlasts England 1-0 to win its first Women’s World Cup title Spain’s victory over England came less than a year after a near-mutiny by its players last year. Its win made it the first European team to win the Women’s World Cup since Germany in 2007. Read more on NPR