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What are the latest developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump says a potential agreement involving Iran has been, quote, largely negotiated. But as NPR's Jana Raff reports, there are indications from Tehran of major disagreements over key issues.
President Trump says reopening the Strait of Hormuz is now largely negotiated with Iran. But Iran's semi-official forest news agency says that's not the case. It says a possible initial understanding between the U.S. and Iran would lift U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil while negotiations continue. And after that, it says U.S. military forces would need to withdraw from the Strait.
What issues are arising from Tennessee's lethal injection protocol?
while Iran would still retain control over access. The initial agreement would end the war by agreeing to a halt on attacks by both sides. But more controversially, because of Israeli opposition, the first news agency says Iran also still insists on an end to the war in Lebanon at the same time. Jane Araf, NPR News, Beirut.
A failed execution in Tennessee is prompting calls for a pause on lethal ejections. Tony Gonzalez with Member Station WPLN reports the state has three executions scheduled this year, but legal challenges are underway.
Federal public defenders are pushing for a moratorium on lethal injections in Tennessee to allow legal challenges to be heard. They also want to probe into the protocol and qualifications of those involved. Last week, witnesses described more than an hour of painful attempts as a doctor failed to access a vein for the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee gave Carruthers a reprieve for the rest of the year.
How are Gen Z homebuyers navigating the housing market?
Lee halted executions in 2022. An investigation found the state failed to test its lethal drugs or follow its own rules. The protocol was rewritten, and the state has since executed three men. For NPR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez in Nashville.
Despite a historically unaffordable housing market, more Gen Zers in their 20s are managing to buy a home. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports they're outpacing millennials when they were the same age.
In Milwaukee, 27-year-old Francisco Vazquez manages a fast food restaurant and just bought a three-bedroom home that cost half the national median price. He saved up aggressively for the down payment, partly while living with his parents.
Most of my paycheck, probably like 70% into just broad index stock.
Compared to millennials, Gen Z homebuyers last year were less likely to have student loan debt or get help from parents.
What happened at the Indy 500 this year?
That's according to the National Association of Realtors. They were more likely to tap down payment assistance and to be single buyers. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News.
Wall Street is closed tomorrow in observance of the Memorial Day federal holiday. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. At the Indy 500 today, Sweden's Felix Rosenquist won the closest race in history in a final lap showdown. He found a way past team Penske driver David Malakis, winning by just two hundredths of a second. He bested the win by Alenzer Jr. in 1992 when he beat Scott Goodyear by four hundredths of a second. And the amount Rosenquist gets for his win?
How are tribal nations addressing climate change challenges?
Well, it's not final yet, but it's estimated to come in at around three and a half, to $4 million. Sovereign tribal nations are able to move forward on climate work, this despite the loss of federal funding to address climate change. Ellis Julin with Montana Public Radio has more on how one tribe is mitigating the impacts of longer, hotter wildfire seasons.
The Flathead Indian Reservation is home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in northwest Montana. When wildfires burn, smoke pools in the glacially carved valley. Wildfire smoke inhalation has negative health impacts, and human-caused climate change is making wildfire seasons longer. Mike Durglow Jr. is the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Climate Change Coordinator. This year, he's opening clean air centers in three of the reservation's six towns.
What initiatives are being taken to improve air quality on reservations?
They're buildings, with proper air filtration, that serve as a refuge.
It's a place where people can go where they know that the air is going to be good.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the latest developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations?
0:00–0:45
2
What issues are arising from Tennessee's lethal injection protocol?
0:45–1:43
3
How are Gen Z homebuyers navigating the housing market?
1:43–2:40
4
What happened at the Indy 500 this year?
2:40–3:27
5
How are tribal nations addressing climate change challenges?
3:27–4:14
6
What initiatives are being taken to improve air quality on reservations?
4:14–4:57