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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. In Britain, King Charles's brother, the former Prince Andrew, has been arrested in an investigation into the Epstein files. NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from London.
What recent event involving Prince Andrew is discussed?
U.K. police say they've arrested a man in his 60s for misconduct in public office. They're not naming the suspect as per protocol, but U.K. media report it's the king's brother, formerly known as Prince Andrew. He was stripped of his royal title over his friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Police have been investigating whether Andrew shared confidential government material with Epstein when Andrew was a U.K. trade envoy. He settled a lawsuit with one of Epstein's underage victims but denies any wrongdoing. U.K. media show photos of vehicles at the Royal's Sandringham Estate in eastern England, where Andrew moved after being evicted from his royal cottage on the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Today happens to be Andrew's 66th birthday. Lauren Frayer, NPR News, London.
President Trump hosted a reception at the White House to honor Black History Month. And Piers Franco-Ortonez reports the event comes as Trump has faced backlash over a racist social media post.
President Trump kicked off the event by honoring the late Reverend Jesse Jackson, the civil rights icon who died this week. Jesse was a piece of work.
I want to tell you. He was a piece of work, but he was a good man. He was a real hero, and I just want to pay my highest respects to Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Attendees cheered his efforts to get additional funding for historically black colleges and universities, tax cuts, and work for veterans. which he said helped African Americans. But the president has faced criticism for whitewashing African American history. Earlier this month, he posted on social media and then removed a video depicting former President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
The CEO of big tech company Meta has testified in a key social media case. CEO Mark Zuckerberg told a jury in Los Angeles that it's very difficult to enforce minimum age policies on Meta's social media platform, Instagram. NPR's Bobby Allen reports.
Zuckerberg admitted that many young people lie to get on Instagram. The social media app requires users to be 13 years old, but the Meta CEO said enforcing the rule is tricky. One internal Meta document showed that 30 percent of 10- and 12-year-olds are using Instagram. Zuckerberg was at times testy as he was being asked to explain emails and memos from more than a decade ago, but he appeared aware of how he was coming across to jurors. Responding to a document showing his staff coaching him to be more relatable and human, Zuckerberg said public remarks are not his favorite thing, saying, quote, I think I'm actually well known to be very bad at this. The trial, linked to 1,600 other cases, is expected to last another four weeks.
NPR's Bobby Allen.
This is NPR. President Trump will meet for the first time today in Washington with representatives to his Board of Peace. He is expected to announce that members of the board have contributed $5 billion to rebuild Gaza. Indonesia, one of the board members, says it will send troops to Gaza to help with an international stabilization force there. A court in South Korea has sentenced a former president to life in prison. Yoon Song-yal was convicted for his botched effort to impose martial law in late 2024. The decree only lasted a few hours. But the South Korean court says Yoon illegally tried to seize unchecked power. At the Winter Olympics in Italy, fans have flocked to the rinks and mountains to watch athletes compete.
And Piers Ping Huang has the latest numbers from Milan, Italy.
The top three sports people have bought tickets to are ice hockey, biathlon, and figure skating. Danny O'Shea is captain of the U.S. figure skating team. He says the crowds help him focus when the pressure's on.
Bring as much joy to the fans and the crowd as you can. And when you go out there with that kind of attitude, the pressure kind of slips away.
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