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Chapter 1: What is the purpose of the 'Consider This' podcast from NPR?
These days there's a lot of news. It can be hard to keep up with what it means for you, your family, and your community. Consider This from NPR is a podcast that helps you make sense of the news. Six days a week we bring you a deep dive on a story and provide the context, backstory, and analysis you need to understand our rapidly changing world. Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR.
Chapter 2: What is the latest update on the selection of the next pope?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Roman Catholic cardinals meeting at the Sistine Chapel are still deciding on the next pope. Black smoke rose from the chapel's chimney yesterday, indicating an inconclusive first vote on the successor to Pope Francis. White smoke would indicate a pope has been chosen.
Chapter 3: What are the recent military developments between India and Pakistan?
Pakistan's army says India launched a drone attack overnight targeting a military site near Lahore. A spokesman says several soldiers were wounded. This comes a day after a missile attack by India killed more than two dozen people, something Pakistan's prime minister described as an act of war. North Korea has launched several short-range ballistic missiles into the sea.
It marks Pyongyang's first missile launch in nearly two months. As NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul, North Korea has been ramping up production of arms, some of which have been exported to Russia for use in Ukraine.
Chapter 4: Why did North Korea launch missiles recently?
The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff says multiple missiles were launched from the east coast town of Wonsan. They flew about 500 miles to the east towards Japan and landed in the sea. Japan's defense minister, Gen Nakatani, said his government had launched a stern protest with Pyongyang. It's North Korea's second missile launch under the second Trump administration.
North Korea has not launched any long-range missiles capable of hitting the U.S. since last October. It has not tested a nuclear weapon since 2017. North Korean state media have recently reported on leader Kim Jong-un's visits to factories producing tanks, warships, and munitions. Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul.
Chapter 5: What is the controversy surrounding the sale of federal lands in Utah and Nevada?
The House has given tentative approval to a plan for the federal government to sell thousands of acres of public lands in Utah and Nevada. As NPR's Kirk Sigler reports, the provision was added back into a budget bill, sparking criticism from Democratic lawmakers.
The amendment authorizes the sale of more than 10,000 acres of federal lands. Most of the proposed sale appears to be aimed at building housing outside Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada, and St. George, Utah, which Republican Celeste Malloy represents.
Many of the difficulties we face at a local level are, of course, related to the fact that the county is surrounded by federal land.
Malloy is related to the rancher Cliven Bundy, whose family led armed standoffs over control of federal lands. Democrats say the amendment that still requires a full House vote is part of a broader far-right plan for a wholesale transfer of federal public lands. Kirk Sigler, NPR News.
The Federal Reserve is leaving interest rates unchanged. The Fed wrapped up its latest policy meeting yesterday by keeping its key rates steady. Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted the risks of inflation and unemployment moving higher have gone up. The Fed has kept rates unchanged for three consecutive meetings despite pressure from President Trump to lower them. This is NPR News.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant is among officials from the Trump administration preparing for high-level talks with a delegation from China. They're slated to meet this weekend in Geneva, Switzerland. Benson has described the talks as a precursor to potential negotiations over trade and tariffs. Toyota is reporting record sales for the fiscal year that ended in March.
Still, its latest quarterly earnings were down from the same period a year ago. The Japanese automaker says it remains concerned about the effects of President Trump's sweeping tariffs on future earnings. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was in Illinois yesterday where she criticized the governor and the state's sanctuary policies.
Mawa Iqbal with member station WBEZ has more from Springfield.
Flanked by Republican state lawmakers, Nome blasted Illinois' sanctuary policies, which limit state, county and local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
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