NPR News: 07-18-2026 12AM EDT
Summary
NPR News covers U.S. strikes on Iranian infrastructure and retaliatory attacks, alongside severe flooding in Texas that killed two people. The broadcast reports a cyclospora outbreak linked to Mexican lettuce at Taco Bell locations and funeral services for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, shot by a border agent. Additionally, heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires creates dangerous air quality across the Midwest and East.
Topics discussed
U.S. strikes Iranian control tower; Iran retaliates
Texas flooding kills two, declares disaster area
Cyclospora outbreak linked to Mexican lettuce at Taco Bell
Funeral for man shot by Border Patrol agent in Texas
Wildfire smoke blankets Midwest and eastern U.S.
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