Windsor Johnston

In Iran, mourners are gathering today to pay their respects to the country's supreme leader who was killed in U.S.

and Israeli airstrikes on Saturday.

NPR's Jaina Raff reports.

Protesters tried to overrun the U.S.

consulate in Karachi.

NPR's Dia Hadid reports at least nine people were killed.

The federal housing agency HUD wants new restrictions on rental aid.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports a proposal could impose full-time work requirements and a time limit of just two years.

The U.S.

Supreme Court takes up a case Monday that pits marijuana users against federal gun laws.

Gun control groups are siding with the Trump administration in defending a law that bars drug users from legally owning firearms.

On the other side, the ACLU and the National Rifle Association are pushing back against the law.

The case comes after the Supreme Court's ruling in 2022 that expanded gun rights.

The justices ruled that any firearm restrictions must be firmly rooted in the nation's history and tradition.

I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.

Explosions and plumes of black smoke are rising from the Iranian capital for the second straight day.

NPR's Kerry Kahn reports the latest attack comes a day after the country's supreme leader was killed in coordinated airstrikes carried out by the United States and Israel.

The European Union is holding emergency meetings to assess the growing conflict in the Middle East.

Terry Schultz reports European countries are calling for the resumption of diplomacy.