The Brutalist Report

NPR

• Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein in rare public statement [5d]
• How an ancient resin traded for centuries got snarled up by the Iran war [5d]
• 710,000 fewer babies were born last year in U.S. compared with two decades ago [5d]
• How a cheese sandwich at the Masters is still $1.50 in an era of price hikes [5d]
• How bad for humans is wildlife trade? A new study has answers [5d]
• Artemis II astronauts have fitness lessons for everyone [5d]
• This doctor turned a 31-foot RV into one of the country's only mobile OB-GYN clinics [5d]
• In the Trump era, everybody's talking about 'soft power.' But ... what is it exactly? [5d]
• Iran-U.S. ceasefire off to a shaky start. And, Bill Gates to testify in Epstein probe [5d]
• Trump warns strikes will resume if Iran doesn't agree to his peace terms [5d]
• Why high oil prices are good for oil companies — until they aren't [5d]
• How to make a high-deductible health plan and HSA work for you [5d]
• Iran expert discusses whether the war has made the Iranian regime stronger [5d]
• Jim Whittaker, the first American to summit Mount Everest, dies at 97 [5d]
• North Korea says its latest weapons tests included missiles with cluster-bomb warheads [5d]
• Guatemalan man pleads guilty in federal court in crash that killed over 50 in Mexico [5d]
• Teen birth rates hit another historical low in 2025, CDC says [5d]