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NPR News: 05-24-2026 7PM EDT

24 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What are the latest developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations?

0.942 - 18.259 Janine Herbst

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.

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18.239 - 44.584 Jane Araf

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.

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Chapter 2: What issues are arising from Tennessee's lethal injection protocol?

45.003 - 66.268 Jane Araf

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.

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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.

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81.402 - 99.962 Tony Gonzalez

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.

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100.462 - 103.466 Tony Gonzalez

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee gave Carruthers a reprieve for the rest of the year.

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Chapter 3: How are Gen Z homebuyers navigating the housing market?

103.906 - 118.108 Tony Gonzalez

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.

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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.

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132.905 - 146.975 Francisco Vazquez

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.

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Most of my paycheck, probably like 70% into just broad index stock.

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153.644 - 160.452 Francisco Vazquez

Compared to millennials, Gen Z homebuyers last year were less likely to have student loan debt or get help from parents.

Chapter 4: What happened at the Indy 500 this year?

160.773 - 171.806 Francisco Vazquez

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.

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171.826 - 198.913 Janine Herbst

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.

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in 1992 when he beat Scott Goodyear by four hundredths of a second. And the amount Rosenquist gets for his win?

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Chapter 5: How are tribal nations addressing climate change challenges?

207.321 - 230.563 Janine Herbst

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.

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231.134 - 250.022 Ellis Julin

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.

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This year, he's opening clean air centers in three of the reservation's six towns.

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Chapter 6: What initiatives are being taken to improve air quality on reservations?

254.148 - 257.513 Ellis Julin

They're buildings, with proper air filtration, that serve as a refuge.

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257.493 - 262.579 Mike Durglow Jr.

It's a place where people can go where they know that the air is going to be good.

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262.599 - 275.696 Ellis Julin

This is one of several things Derglo's doing as part of the Confederated Tribes Climate Action Plan. Despite shifts in federal funding, he knows he's doing all he can to prepare his community for a warming world. For NPR News, I'm Ellis Julin in Ronan, Montana.

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276.296 - 279.18 Janine Herbst

And I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.

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