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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
What recent event has led to King Charles's concern?
Britain's King Charles says he is deeply concerned over the arrest of his brother, the former Prince Andrew. Andrew was formerly a British trade envoy. NPR's Lauren Frayer says today's arrest is linked to alleged misconduct in office involving late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
New evidence in the latest batch of files released by the U.S. Justice Department. We've long known that Andrew was good friends with Epstein. He admits that. He settled a lawsuit with one of Epstein's underage victims. He has said he strenuously denies any wrongdoing, though. And now he's been arrested in response to evidence allegedly found in those latest documents showing that he allegedly passed secret government information.
NPR's Lauren Frayer reporting. President Trump is gathering members of what he's called his Board of Peace for a meeting today in Washington. He's expected to announce he's raised over $5 billion for Gaza. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports Trump's negotiators will also be on hand to update him and other world leaders.
At least two dozen delegations are expected to attend the meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace, which now has Trump's name on it. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to speak, along with Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Those two led negotiations this week on Iran and on Russia's war in Ukraine. The focus of this board meeting will be on humanitarian assistance for Gaza and plans for an international stabilization force. Indonesia became the first and so far still the only nation to say it will send troops. Trump says he's raised over $5 billion from Board of Peace members, though officials haven't given further details about the finances. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
After he meets with the board this morning, President Trump is leaving for Georgia. He's expected to visit the congressional district once represented by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene. She broke with Trump over the slow release of some of the Epstein files. The share of U.S. workers who are union members was little changed in 2025. NPR's Andrea Hsu tells us that's according to a new report from the Labor Department.
More than 14.5 million workers in the U.S. were members of labor unions last year. That's 10% of the U.S. workforce, up very slightly from the year before. Some of the growth was driven by federal workers who joined unions amid President Trump's dismantling of the federal government. Heidi Sheerholz is president of the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
In a time of fear and uncertainty and hardship, Workers are realizing that they're better off in a union.
Meanwhile, public support for labor unions remains near a 60-year high. But the share of the U.S. workforce that's unionized hasn't budged much in recent years. It's only half of what it was in the 1980s. Andrea Hsu, NPR News.
On Wall Street and pre-market trading, Dow futures are lower.
What is President Trump's Board of Peace meeting about?
This is NPR. A jury in Los Angeles heard testimony yesterday from the CEO of big tech company Meta. Mark Zuckerberg is defending against a lawsuit that alleges some social media platforms target children younger than 13 years old. Zuckerberg told the jury it is difficult to enforce a minimum age policy for Instagram. 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. It only lasted for a few hours. But the South Korean court says Yoon illegally tried to seize unchecked power. U.S. speed skater Jordan Stolz continues his quest for a historic medal run today at the Olympics. As NPR's Ping Huang reports, he's set for a 1,500-meter race.
Stolz is a 21-year-old speed skating phenomenon from Wisconsin. Here in Milan, he's already notched two gold medals and two Olympic records. Legendary U.S. speed skater Eric Heiden says Stolz is known for finishing stronger than his competitors.
Guaranteed the last lap, he might even be down by 20 meters with a lap to go.
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