Louise Schiavone

Officials say the man accused of placing pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic headquarters the night before the January 6th insurrection at the U.S.

Capitol five years ago is talking to authorities.

U.S.

Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, told ABC News.

that 30-year-old Brian Cole was unhappy with the nation's politics.

One of the clues investigators had noticed were the distinctive Nike Air Max turf sneakers worn by the suspect in surveillance video.

Pirro says that Cole acknowledged owning them and getting rid of them afterwards.

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The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against AI company Perplexity.

NPR's Bobby Allen reports.

International Soccer's governing body gave President Trump the FIFA Peace Prize this week amid the World Cup draw.

The event set up the groups and matchups for tournaments to be played next summer across North America.

The president often notes that he has resolved multiple conflicts and should be considered for a Nobel Peace Prize.

At the FIFA event, Trump called it one of the great honors of his life.

Pope Leo XIV's first full-length book is in the works to be released in a couple of months.

Publisher HarperOne this week said it had secured the rights to the book, which includes Leo's sermons and speeches since succeeding Pope Francis.

It's entitled Peace Be With You, My Words to the Church and to the World.

The publisher says that the book reflects the first American pope's unique perspective.

I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.