Corva Coleman

He went to Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping only a few days after President Trump was there.

However, there's no word on whether Putin and Xi agreed on a major gas pipeline between their countries the project has been stalled.

Despite a historically unaffordable housing market, more Gen Zers in their 20s are managing to buy a home.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports they're outpacing millennials at the same age.

A federal judge has ruled defense attorneys for the man accused of starting the deadly Palisades fire in the Los Angeles area cannot use information suggesting the L.A.

Fire Department was negligent.

The lawyers wanted to use information suggesting the fire department left a blaze smoldering before the big Palisades fire broke out on New Year's Day in 2025.

That blaze killed 12 people.

I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.

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

Cuba is reacting to the U.S.

indictment of former Cuban leader Raul Castro.

He's accused of several crimes, including murder.

It's in connection with the downing of two civilian planes 30 years ago that killed four people.

They were part of a Cuban exile group who were guiding migrants at sea.

NPR's Ryan Lucas says Cuba rejects how that incident is being described.

NPR's Ryan Lucas reporting.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon says a U.S.

aircraft carrier and its supporting ships have arrived in the Caribbean Sea.

That news came the same day as the U.S.