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07-03-19 9:30 AM newscast

Turkey's president said after meeting President Trump in Japan that Trump agreed that Turkey could buy both the Russian S-400 air defense system and the F-35 fighter. That is counter to the position of Congress and the Pentagon.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy slashed $130 million, or 41%, from the budget of a university system that serves more than 26,000 students. Layoffs, elimination of programs and campus closures are likely.

The larger-than-life British politician is expected to replace Theresa May as prime minister.

A diner in Little Rock, Ark., gained attention for an item on the menu called "My Girlfriend is Not Hungry." It adds extra french fries and fried chicken wings or fried cheese sticks.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks about the Founding Fathers' preferred drinks with Derek Brown, the National Archives' Chief Spirits Advisor.

Japan resumed commercial whaling this week after a hiatus of more than thirty years. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with historian Kurkpatrick Dorsey about the diplomacy and economics of whaling in Japan.

Tankers carrying Iranian oil and gas are employing a tried and true method of masking their cargo or 'going dark' as a way to evade U.S. sanctions. Their main customer is China.

Miya Folick was raised a Buddhist in Santa Ana, Calif., and is of Ukrainian and Japanese descent. She sings of conviction, not fiction.

U.S. employers added 224,000 new jobs in June. That's far more than many analysts were expecting and marks a rebound after a disappointing May.