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The Seoul summit is a follow-up to last November's summit in the U.K., where participating countries agreed to work together to contain risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence.

The Wall Street Journal conducted another round of layoffs, explaining that it was pulling back from regional and local general news. It already has cut staff in Washington and abroad.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. 7:07 This week's on-air player lives in Anacortes (ah-na-COR-tes), Washington nd listens to these three NPR member stations: KUOW in Seattle, KPLU in akoma, and KZAZ in Bellingham. This week, Will Shortz presides at the annual convention of the National uzzler's League. The event is being held in Portland, Oregon at the Days nn/City Center. Puzzler's from the U.S. and Canada will be attending - and isteners are welcome to drop by Thursday or Friday, July 20th and 21st tarting around eight in the evening. Next Sunday Will joins us from NPR member tation KOPB in Portland.

Producer Joe Richman's series of audio diaries from teenagers around the country continues. This month's entry is from 14-year old Ricky Sherman of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Ricky's dad says God is make believe; his mom is an agnostic. But Ricky thinks the possibility of God is an appealing one. (12:30) CUTAWAY 1C 0:59 1D 6. LANDMARK COLLEGE -- Tatiana Schreiber (tah-CHAH-na SHRY-bur) reports on the only accredited college in the U.S. exclusively serving students with learning disabilities. She attends a recent graduation ceremony to talk with students and teachers.

NPR's David Welna reports from Tijuana (tee-HWAH na), home to Mexico's number two cartel, entry point for huge amounts of drugs headed for the U.S., and the scene of widespread police corruption. The Arellano Felix (ah-ray-AH-no FAY-lix) brothers, considered Mexico's most violent drug gang, run their cocaine cartel out of Tijuana. The Arellanos don't seem to fear arrest. They've paid off large numbers of police and other officials, and eight senior anti-drug officials who worked in Tijuana have been murdered.

The day after the worst plane crash by a South Korean airline on Korean soil, the focus turned to returning victims' bodies to their families and investigating the cause of the crash.

First came the battle for Bucha. Now there's the battle to rebuild Bucha. This town was a scene of devastation in the early days of the war. Today you hear pounding hammers and screeching buzzsaws.

Linda and Robert talk to a variety of people about their week in the snow. A Philadelphia firefigher-Ken Pogorueck (puh-GORE-ik)... a Baltimore police lieutenant- Dawn Jessa... A Baltimore Priest- Father Lawrence Waudby (WAD-bee), Frasier Bresnahan (BREZ-na-han), with the Coalititon for the Homeless.. delivering hot meals to people in the streets of New York, a Newark Emergency Room Physician: Dr. Michael Jaker (JAKE-er) and Alissa (ah-LEESSA) Talisman a mom in Bethesda, Maryland, and Jim McCaffrey a grocer in Yardley, PA. We hear about cops being called to negotiate parking places, firemen delivering babies, moms stuck in the house with five kids, a priest with an empty chapel and so on.

Avatar: The Way of Water may not be one of the best movies of the year, but it is one of the best movie-going experiences of the year. (Think: Jacques Cousteau on shrooms.)

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died at 96. OpenAI's Sam Altman moves to Microsoft after his abrupt ousting.