Corva Coleman

Their jet collided with an airport fire truck that did not have a transponder.

In Mississippi, a special legislative session to redraw the state's Supreme Court maps has been canceled.

Elise Gregg of the Gulf States Newsroom and Mississippi Public Broadcasting says that came after the U.S.

Supreme Court gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.

Meanwhile, Georgia will redraw its congressional maps.

Governor Brian Kemp has called a special legislative session for June.

But Georgia state lawmakers won't create maps for this year's midterms.

The state maps would be used in 2028 for the next presidential election.

I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting President Trump at a state banquet in Beijing right now.

This follows a day of talks.

The dinner began with toasts and remarks.

President Xi is heard here through an interpreter.

President Trump has now officially invited President Xi to visit the United States in late September.

The U.S.

and China have put out statements summarizing the leaders' talks,

As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, both nations are sticking to the script.

Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles overnight.

Five people have been killed, including a newborn.