Janine Herbst

41-year-old Ayman Mohamed Ghazali, who was killed in the attack, was a naturalized U.S.

citizen.

Many airport security officers at the TSA missed their first full paycheck today as the partial government shutdown continues.

NPR's Joel Rose has more.

NPR's Joel Rose reporting.

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President Trump today signed two executive orders that aim to make housing and mortgages more affordable.

Under the first order, the federal government would reduce housing regulatory burdens and create incentives for best zoning practices by state and local governments.

The second one would reduce regulatory burdens tied to mortgages.

making it easier for community banks to provide home loans.

But it's unclear how quickly federal efforts can generate new construction or meaningfully reduce mortgage costs.

Evidence of pre-industrial pollution has been found in the ice that caps a mountain in the Alps.

As NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce reports, this historical record is disappearing as the ice melts.

And I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.

Iran has chosen a new supreme leader, Mushtaha Khamenei, son of the late-slain supreme leader.

The hardliner is a cleric and politician, and he's closely allied with the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard.

which the U.S.

designated a terrorist group in 2019.

His selection signals his father's hardline stance will continue.