One man has been working for a decade to clean up ocean oil leaks from WWII warships There are more than an estimated 3000 World War II shipwrecks across the Pacific Ocean. After years of decay, some of the wrecks are spilling thousands of tons of oil and fuel into the sea. Read more on…

How much gold is in an Olympic gold medal? Not as much as you might think What are Olympic medals made of? According to International Olympic Committee regulations, the Olympic gold medals must be made out of at least 92.5% silver. But then are plated with gold. Read more on NPR

Assassination of Hamas leader inflames regional tensions NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Khaled Elgindy, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, about what the future may look like for Hamas after one of its top leader was allegedly assassinated by Israel. Read more on NPR

BMX racer overcame personal and professional loss to end up on Paris’ starting hill NPR’s Juana Summers talks to Team USA BMX racer Alise Willoughby about her expectations for Paris and her training partnership with her husband, the former BMX racer Sam Willoughby. Read more on NPR

Wildfire smoke has been settling in the American West After two easy-breathing summers, dreaded wildfire smoke is settling in across California and the West. Public health officials warn these megafires aren’t just emitting smoke from burning forests. Read more on NPR

What the J.D. Vance couch jokes say about social media this election season Political jokes and rumors are going viral in a busy presidential campaign season, making it even harder to tell truth from falsehood. Candidates on both sides of the aisle are feeling the effects. Read more on NPR

She never thought she’d work for Kamala Harris. Now, she considers her a mentor During her career, Kamala Harris left an impact on many people — like a mentee from Harris’s days as San Francisco District Attorney. Lateefah Simon shares what Harris was like before getting to D.C. Read more on NPR

Harris will show her ‘consoler in chief’ skills with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s eulogy Vice President Kamala Harris gives the eulogy for the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee — a test of her skills as a potential consoler-in-chief. Read more on NPR