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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
Chapter 2: What happened in the recent synagogue attack in Detroit?
A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into a major synagogue in a Detroit suburb and was fatally shot by security. The FBI says it was a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community. Stephen Ingber is the CEO of the Jewish Federation Detroit. It is a tough time, but we will get through this. We'll get through this together. We'll get through this stronger.
And we'll continue to be loud and proud of being Jewish. This will not change us. This will not deter us. And we will continue. Authorities say the vehicle caught on fire after crashing into the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield Township. A security officer was knocked unconscious and 30 law enforcement officers were treated for smoke inhalation.
One victim is dead and two people are wounded after a gunman burst into an ROTC classroom at Old Dominion University in Virginia today. Steve Walsh with WHRO in Norfolk has the story. The gunman shot three people before killing himself. He was wrestled to the ground by students, says FBI agent in charge of the Norfolk field office, Dominique Evans.
There were students that were in that room that subdued him and rendered him no longer alive. Police identified the gunman as Muhammad Jalal, a former Virginia National Guard specialist. Jalal was convicted in 2017 of attempting to plot an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack inside the U.S. He was sentenced to 10 years but was released in 2024. It's not clear what prompted this latest attack.
The university has canceled classes through Friday. For NPR News, I'm Steve Walsh. Oil prices continue to surge because of the war in Iran, and gasoline prices in the U.S. have become a political headache for President Trump. NPR's Tamara Keith reports it's an economic indicator people track closely.
Trump campaigned on bringing down gas prices, but since launching the war with Iran, they are way up. Jared Bernstein was on President Biden's Council of Economic Advisors. I mean, this is a price you see twice a block when you're driving down the street. And every time you fill up your tank, you recognize how much more it costs.
If this conflict drags on, the cost of fuel could drive up other prices, too, says Stephen Moore, a conservative economist. Part of the problem for President Trump is that we already had people complaining about prices. Affordability was shaping up to be a top issue in this year's midterms, even before the gas price spike. Tamara Keith, NPR News.
Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go. And the best way to get there is part of a major redesign unveiled today. The overhaul expands on suggestions for where to go get things done and 3D renderings of places to help users get their bearings as they drive. U.S. stocks sank worldwide today. This is NPR News.
President Trump said on social media that the Iranian men's soccer team would be welcome to play in this year's World Cup in North America, but added that he doesn't think it'd be appropriate amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Trump cited, quote, their own life and safety as reasons the team shouldn't attend.
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Chapter 3: Who was the gunman in the Old Dominion University shooting?
Iranian leaders have said it's not possible for their country to participate in the World Cup. The U.K. prime minister is defending his job in judgment over appointing a friend of Jeffrey Epstein as U.K. ambassador to Washington. NPR's Lauren Frayer reports from London.
Newly released vetting documents show Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned of reputational risk but appointed Peter Mandelson as ambassador anyway, in a manner atop Starmer aid called weirdly rushed. The prime minister now says he was wrong to choose Mandelson. It was my mistake and I take responsibility for it.
Starmer did fire his ambassador after the extent of his friendship with the late sex offender became public. The prime minister has repeatedly apologized to Epstein's victims. Mandelson was arrested and released last month in an investigation into whether he shared government secrets with Epstein. He denies any wrongdoing. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London.
A Barcelona soccer fan who planned to attend his team's Champions League game in Newcastle, England, ended up 360 miles away at third-tier Exeter City after going to the wrong stadium. The Spaniard traveled southwest from London to Exeter's St. James Park rather than north to Newcastle's St. James Park. Exeter City staff hooked him up with a ticket to watch their game against Lincoln City.
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