Korva Coleman

Federal officials have charged a Louisiana man in connection with last weekend's deadly shooting in Shreveport.

Authorities allege Charles Ford provided the weapon used by a gunman to kill eight children, seven of whom were the gunman's own.

The gunman died after a confrontation with police.

Federal authorities say Ford has been charged with lying to a federal agent about the gun and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

And experimental new gene therapy is continuing to show strong promise for restoring hearing to people born with a rare form of genetic deafness.

NPR's Rob Stein has the story.

NASA says that its Mars rover, known as Curiosity, has found organic molecules never before seen on the red planet.

Researchers say that billions of years ago, Mars was warmer and it was wetter.

Microbial life could have existed there.

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

President Trump is extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely while maintaining the U.S.

Navy blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran now says it's seized two ships in the Strait in response.

NPR's Aya Batraoui reports from Dubai.

Iranian state news agencies now say Iranian forces fired on a third ship in the strait.

They say that third ship is now stranded on the Iranian coast.

Voters in Virginia have voted to redraw their state's congressional map.

This could favor Democrats in midterm elections.

Democrats hope to gain several more seats in Congress.

This comes after President Trump urged Republican-led states last year to redraw their maps to favor GOP candidates.