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What recent military actions have occurred between the U.S. and Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. The U.S. military says it shot down multiple Iranian missiles and drones aimed at Gulf countries and commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. NPR's Greg Myrie reports the strikes have ramped up in recent days despite an official ceasefire.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it fired drones on four oil tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without permission from Iran. U.S. Central Command said the U.S. shot down the drones and also hit military radar sites on Iran's west coast and Keshem Island, just off the coast.
How did Ukrainian drones target Russia during an economic forum?
Iran said it then fired a total of seven missiles at a U.S. air base in Kuwait and a U.S. naval base in Bahrain. Central Command said six of the missiles were shot down and the seventh failed to reach its target. In recent days, the U.S. and Iran have engaged in some of the heaviest exchanges of fire since a ceasefire was declared two months ago.
What lessons did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth highlight from D-Day?
Greg Myhre, NPR News.
Ukrainian drones attacked targets in Russia's imperial former capital, St. Petersburg, overnight. This occurred on the final day of an international economic forum attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is at the Normandy American Cemetery for the anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings. He said the freedom won by the Allied troops could be temporary if leaders fail to defend it.
How is artificial intelligence being utilized by Americans today?
Today, as we face an increasingly complex threat environment, we apply the lessons from 82 years ago learned on these beaches. Strong allies, each fully committed to doing their part, win wars. The men buried here fought in a warfighting alliance where every partner brought its full measure of industry, courage, and sacrifice.
He said freedom is not free. A majority of Americans use artificial intelligence to research what they're curious about, according to a Quinnipiac poll. But the Bank of America Institute found that only 3% of American households in February paid to use AI. NPR's Stephen Basaja has more.
Subscribing to AI platforms like ChatGPT gets you more advanced features and fewer restrictions. But OpenAI's head of ChatGPT, Nick Turley, plans for there always to be a free version.
It's very important to us that if we can offer something for free, we will. So the free product isn't going anywhere.
Turley did not make that promise for ChatGPT's eventual successor, likely an AI more like a personal assistant and more expensive to run.
And those capabilities might be so advanced that it requires us to charge for them.
While the number of paid AI users in February was small, it did grow 10% from a year earlier. Stephen Basaha, NPR News.
This is NPR News. President Trump has issued a pardon to former Congressman Stephen Beyer.
What are the implications of President Trump's pardon for Stephen Beyer?
The Indiana Republican had served nearly two years in prison for insider trading, for trades made after he left office and was working as a consultant and a lobbyist. He has maintained his innocence and says the pardon corrects a politically motivated prosecution. Beyer was a House prosecutor during the 1998 impeachment trial of Democratic President Bill Clinton. He said it was horrific to be imprisoned for a crime that he did not commit. Rescuers have called off a search for two people thought to be trapped in a cave in Laos. Worsening conditions made it unsafe for rescuers to continue. From Taipei, Jan Kemens on Brooms Week has more.
The decision to halt the search for the two remaining victims ends more than two weeks of international rescue efforts.
What recent developments occurred in the search for trapped individuals in Laos?
Rescue workers say the risks of continuing the search now outweigh the small chances of successfully rescuing the missing men. Five were rescued last week, but two are still thought to be trapped inside the flooded cave. All seven men had climbed into the cave in central Laos looking for gold and were trapped when a flash flood blocked their exit. For NPR News, I'm Jan Kamsum-Rumby in Taipei.
A pair of endangered red pandas from China arrived at the Taipei Zoo today in the first animal exchange between China and Taiwan in more than 10 years.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent military actions have occurred between the U.S. and Iran?
0:00–0:38
2
How did Ukrainian drones target Russia during an economic forum?
0:38–1:00
3
What lessons did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth highlight from D-Day?
1:00–1:29
4
How is artificial intelligence being utilized by Americans today?
1:29–3:05
5
What are the implications of President Trump's pardon for Stephen Beyer?
3:05–3:49
6
What recent developments occurred in the search for trapped individuals in Laos?
3:49–5:02