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1. Atletico Madrid coming under U.S. ownership after deal with Apollo Sports Capital

   Atletico Madrid is about to come under American ownership. The Spanish giant has announced that Apollo Sports Capital will become the soccer club's majority shareholder early next year.

2. Senate approves shutdown ending legislation, sending bill to the House for a vote

   After 41 days of a government shutdown, the U.S. Senate has passed a set of bills to reopen the government. Its fate in the House is uncertain.

3. Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deaths

   The families of some of the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who died in catastrophic flooding in Texas on July 4 are suing Camp Mystic and its owners.

4. Shopping for an Affordable Care Act health plan? NPR wants to hear your experience

   If you buy your own health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, how do this year's prices look to you?

5. Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa

   Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.

6. Public safety groups face an uncertain future months after federal grant cuts

   Six months after the Trump administration cut more than $800 million in Justice Department grants geared toward public safety, the organizations affected are adjusting to a future without that money.

7. Trump slams air traffic controllers who called out during the government shutdown

   Trump said on social media that he wasn't happy with controllers who called out of work, and suggested a $10,000 bonus for those who didn't take any time off during the shutdown.

8. 'Death by Lightning' unfolds like an 1880s 'West Wing'

   Netflix's new four-part miniseries dives into the plot to assassinate President James Garfield. Death by Lightning is full of recognizable arrogance, political intrigue and unexpected betrayal.

9. Watch: FDA Commissioner on lifting warnings on hormone therapy for menopause

   Hormone therapy drugs have carried box warning labels for years. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary talks with NPR about why the agency is removing them.

10. Car explosion near Red Fort in India's capital kills at least 8 people, police say

    A car exploded near the 17th century Red Fort in New Delhi on Monday, killing at least eight people, injuring others and triggering a fire that damaged vehicles parked nearby, New Delhi police said.