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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the MLB All-Star break, Shohei Ohtani's dominance, and what to look forward two during the second week of Wimbledon.

More than 1,500 people who participated in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol four years ago got a pardon from President Trump this week. Pamela Hemphill, age 71, turned down the offer of clemency.

After a years-long investigation, the FBI has arrested a man accused of planting the Jan. 6 pipe bombs. And, lawmakers yesterday saw video of a deadly strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement paves the way for a new generation of Democratic lawmakers to fill the leadership ranks.

Rescue operations are underway in the city of Tainan, on the southern end of Taiwan, after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the area.

The bulletin did not cite any specific threat but said that the risk of violence will persist for weeks. It warned that some extremists may be "emboldened" by the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Fitch cut the federal government's top rating, citing rising deficits and a steady deterioration in governance over the last two decades. The action drew a sharp rebuke from the Biden administration.

Royal Dutch Shell has announced plans to eliminate 6,500 jobs as slumping oil prices force the industry to make adjustments. Shell's profits fell by more than 30 percent in the second quarter.

The deal, which must be approved by regulators, would combine the world's second- and third-largest oilfield services providers. The new company would be a formidable rival to Schlumberger Ltd.

Virginia State Police say at least six people were killed when a private airplane caught fire as it was attempting to land at an airport in Fredericksburg on Friday afternoon.