Ryland Barton

And U.S.

stocks rose today, even though oil prices did too.

The S&P 500 rose more than half a percent.

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Britain and Norway have conducted a weeks-long operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic.

British Defense Secretary John Haley says they tracked a Russian attack sub and two spy submarines north of the U.K.,

NATO countries have expressed concern that Russia could sabotage underwater cables crucial for global communications.

Tickets to the 2028 Summer Olympics in L.A.

are on sale starting today.

Fans have been shocked by the high prices.

LAist Libby Rainey reports.

The world's first facility for permanently disposing spent nuclear fuel is set to begin operating in Finland after decades of construction.

The site on an island near three of Finland's five nuclear reactors was chosen for its stable bedrock, but experts have safety concerns, especially for future generations.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.

A federal judge says the Defense Department is violating his earlier order to restore access to the Pentagon for reporters.

U.S.

District Judge Paul Friedman sided with The New York Times earlier this month in deciding that the Pentagon's new credential policy violated journalists' constitutional rights to free speech and due process.

Today, he ruled the Pentagon had tried to evade his ruling by putting in new rules that expel all reporters from the building unless guided by escorts.

Friedman called the Pentagon's actions a blatant attempt to circumvent a lawful order.