Chinese swimmers at Paris Olympics deny doping accusations as diplomatic row grows Chinese athletes say they compete “clean” despite positive drug tests in 2021 that were kept secret. Diplomatic tensions over the case continue to escalate as U.S. officials push for reform. Read more on NPR

Firefighters are struggling to contain a massive fire blazing in northern California 350 thousand acres are burning in Northern California, an area bigger than the city of Los Angeles. We’ll hear from residents threatened by the Park Fire. Read more on NPR

Airstrike kills 12 children in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights A rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 children on a soccer field yesterday. Israel blames the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which denies responsibility for the attack. Read more on NPR

Longtime Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow’s seat is up for grabs Early voting started in Michigan’s primaries this weekend. A major question: Who will become the party nominees for the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow? Read more on NPR

Politics chat: Harris campaign ramps up, Trump campaign refocuses its attention The Harris campaign moves into high gear as the Trump campaign redirects its focus, and tries out some new messaging. Read more on NPR

Pete Buttigieg speaks on the ongoing impact of the Crowdstrike outage on airlines NPR’s Debbie Elliott speaks with U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about recent flight cancellations due to the Crowdstrike tech outage. Read more on NPR

Companies’ quarterly earnings reports hint at possible relief from high prices Some big brands reported quarterly earnings in recent days: What do they have to say about consumer spending and the direction of the economy? Read more on NPR

Harris says her mother has been her biggest influence. Who was Shyamala Gopalan? Vice President Harris’ late mother set an example: we learn what Harris has said about the woman who most profoundly influenced her life. Read more on NPR

The week in political news, from the newsmakers themselves The election landscape shifts again: We hear politicians from the past week, in their own words. Read more on NPR

Desegregation pioneer Leona Tate preserves civil rights history in New Orleans One of the first Black students to attend an all-white school in the Deep South is preserving the Lower 9th Ward elementary school she helped integrate in 1960 as a civil rights center. Read more on NPR