Lakshmi Singh

In Geneva, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umarov told reporters that talks were substantive, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of trying to drag out negotiations while continuing its military assault on his country.

U.S.

stocks are trading higher this hour.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now up 280 points, more than half a percent, at 49,813.

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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

Civil rights pioneer and two-time presidential candidate Jesse Jackson died today following a lengthy illness.

He was 84 years old.

Eddie Glaude Jr., a distinguished professor at Princeton University's Department of African American Studies, credits Jackson with pioneering grassroots equality campaigns that crossed racial boundaries.

Eddie Glaude Jr.

on NPR's Morning Edition.

The U.S.

military has conducted three more deadly boat strikes of what it says were narco-terrorists.

In a post on social media, U.S.

Southern Command says 11 people were killed yesterday.

Here's NPR's Carrie Conn.

Witness testimony continues today in Colin Gray's trial.

He's accused of providing his son, Colt Gray, with a rifle used in the 2024 shooting at Appalachee High School in Georgia.

Georgia Public Broadcasting's Chase McGee reports.

Against the backdrop of indirect nuclear talks with the U.S., Iran says it temporarily closes Strait of Hormuz for military drills.