Venezuela’s authoritarian leader claims victory, but opposition cries foul Venezuela’s electoral authorities made it official: socialist President Nicolas Maduro will be in office for another six years. Opposition leaders are crying foul as small protests have broken out. Read more on NPR

FBI says gunman’s actions show careful planning ahead of Trump rally The FBI says it’s still working on its investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The bureau has provided an update on what it has uncovered so far. Read more on NPR

Eurosport drops an Olympics commentator over sexist remarks about Australian swimmers Bob Ballard’s on-air comments—referencing Australian swimmers who had just won gold—drew sharp criticism on social media. Eurosport later said it had taken the veteran Ballard off of their Olympics coverage. Read more on NPR

The latest on the massive Park Fire — and the man arrested for allegedly starting it The Park Fire close to Chico, Calif., is now the largest in the U.S. On Monday, a man who was arrested under suspicion of starting the blaze is set to be arraigned. Read more on NPR

Toumani Diabaté plucked the kora’s 21 strings. The world fell in love with his music The musician died this month at age 58. His collaborators are paying tribute to “a great artist who belongs to the world.” Read more on NPR

As the Druze in the Golan Height mourn, they question their relationship with Israel A rocket struck a soccer field near the Lebanon border this weekend killing 12 children and wounding more. The community hit is Druze and, though Arab, can claim Israeli citizenship. Read more on NPR

The U.S. has already won a handful of medals three days into Paris Olympics After three full days of competition, the U.S. has won a handful of medals in swimming, fencing, diving, mountain bike and road cycling. The women’s gymnastics team will compete for a medal Tuesday. Read more on NPR

Vance, unlike many GOP war veterans, is a leading voice against military intervention Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance served in the Marine Corps. But unlike many Republican war veterans, he is a leading voice against U.S. military intervention abroad. Read more on NPR

Venezuela’s election has left residents — and expats — wary of the nation’s future NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Venezuelan journalist and novelist Karina Sainz Borgo about the uproar over the results of Venezuela’s presidential election. Read more on NPR

The latest in Trump’s campaign, as Democrats shake things up Just a few weeks ago, former President Donald Trump appeared to be building an insurmountable lead over Biden. Now, Trump is trying to wrestle back the spotlight and blunt Harris’s momentum. Read more on NPR