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Meme Goals: Brazil’s Star Neymar Is On A Roll At The World Cup

Brazil’s Neymar challenges for the ball with Mexico’s Edson Alvarez during the round of 16 match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara on July 2. Sergei Grits/AP hide caption toggle caption Sergei Grits/AP Brazil’s Neymar challenges for the ball with Mexico’s Edson Alvarez during the round of 16 match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara

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Trump’s Top Two Supreme Court Picks Reflect Warring Republican Factions

Brett Kavanaugh, left, speaks in 2006 when he was a nominee for the position he currently holds as a federal judge on the D.C. Circuit. Then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee looks on. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Brett Kavanaugh, left, speaks in 2006 when he was a nominee

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The Economy Keeps Adding Jobs, But Filling Them Gets Harder

Joana Dudley looks at a list of job prospects at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla., in January. Economists say the government’s June jobs report is likely to show a continued tightening of the labor market. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP Joana Dudley looks at a list of job prospects at

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Anti-Refugee Backlash In South Korea Targets Yemenis Fleeing War And Seeking Asylum

Protesters in Seoul demonstrate against a group of asylum seekers from Yemen, on June 30. Hundreds of asylum seekers from Yemen have arrived in South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju. Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images Protesters in Seoul demonstrate against a group of asylum seekers from Yemen, on June

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U.K. Police Investigating 2 New Cases Of Deadly Nerve Agent Poisoning

The U.K.’s head of Counter Terrorism Policing Neil Basu (right) and the chief medical officer for England Dame Sally Davies, speak at a news conference at New Scotland Yard in London on Wednesday. British police say a couple who are critically ill were exposed to the Russian nerve agent Novichok. John Stillwell/AP hide caption toggle

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Caught In Tariff War, U.S. Distillers Fear Losing Out On Global Whiskey Boom

Amir Peay recently opened a distillery in Lexington, Ky., at the site of the James E. Pepper distillery. About 10 percent of his revenues come from exports, and Peay worries that the European Union’s tariffs will hurt his overseas business. John Ydstie/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Ydstie/NPR Amir Peay recently opened a distillery in

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After Euphoria, A Daunting Task: How To Rescue Thai Boys From Complex Cave System?

The boys and their soccer coach, seen in partially flooded cave in northern Thailand on Monday. Found after more than a week of searching, they are mostly in stable medical condition and have received high-protein liquid food, officials said Tuesday. Tham Luang Rescue Operation Center/AP hide caption toggle caption Tham Luang Rescue Operation Center/AP The

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Trump Administration Rescinds Obama-Era Guidance Encouraging Affirmative Action

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at the Association of State Criminal Investigative Agencies event in May. On Tuesday, the departments of Justice and Education announced that they have retracted documents that advised schools on how they could legally consider race in admissions and other decisions. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP

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Wildfires Spread In Northern California

Firefighters scramble to control flames surrounding a fire truck as the Pawnee fire jumps across a highway near Clearlake Oaks, Calif. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images Firefighters scramble to control flames surrounding a fire truck as the Pawnee fire jumps across a highway near Clearlake Oaks, Calif. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

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A Compromise On Migration Keeps German Chancellor Angela Merkel In Power

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is also chairwoman of the German Christian Democratic Union, announces a new deal with Horst Seehofer, the interior minister and chairman of Bavaria’s Christian Social Union, in Berlin on Monday. Michael Sohn/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Sohn/AP German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is also chairwoman of the German Christian

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Federal Judge Orders Administration To End Arbitrary Detention Of Asylum-Seekers

The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., where a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration’s detention of asylum-seekers. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., where a federal judge ruled against the Trump administration’s detention of asylum-seekers. Susan Walsh/AP In a legal

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