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What are the latest developments in U.S.-Iran and Israel-Hezbollah talks in Switzerland?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. Talks between the U.S. and Iran that were scheduled to take place in Switzerland today were postponed amid continued Israeli attacks in Lebanon. A senior U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity told NPR that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire, but the fighting appears to continue. NPR's Rob Schmitz.
How many casualties were reported after the recent airstrikes in Lebanon and what are Israel's claims?
Lebanon's health ministry says Israel's military killed at least 47 people, including at least a dozen women and children in airstrikes overnight. For its part, Israel says four of its soldiers were killed in fighting. You know, we've had reports of a ceasefire between the two, but Israel is still occupying southern Lebanon, something Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says it will continue to do. And all of this seems to be getting in the way of this peace plan.
That's NPR's Rob Schmitz in Lucerne, Switzerland, where Vice President J.D.
What legal challenge is the reproductive health association filing over changes to Title X?
Vance was expected to arrive today for negotiations before they were postponed. An association representing thousands of reproductive health centers is suing the Trump administration. Its members say the White House is trying to change a program designed to provide access to birth control. NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports.
The program is called Title X. It was signed into law by President Nixon, and for five decades, it has helped fund free birth control for millions of patients. This spring, the Trump administration issued an unusual call for Title X funding.
The word contraception is mentioned exactly once in the 60-plus page document.
That's Claire Coleman, president of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association. She says applicants face new political alignment rules.
You're required to both follow the Title X regulation and you're required to follow the president's executive orders on anti-DEI and anti-gender ideology. We think it's impossible.
How will the Education Department's AutoPay interest rebate for student loans work?
Coleman's group sued, asking a federal judge to block those requirements. Selina Simmons-Duffin, NPR News.
The Education Department is offering student loan borrowers a temporary discount on interest if they sign up for automatic payments. NPR's Corey Turner reports.
Hoping to entice millions of borrowers back into regular repayment, the department is offering a full percentage point off their interest rate. So a borrower with a 6% rate on their loans...
Why is more young adults living with their parents and how are housing costs driving this trend?
would see it drop temporarily to 5%. The offer begins July 1st, and the rebate would last for two years until summer 2028. Borrowers who are already enrolled in AutoPay don't need to do anything. They'll automatically get the discount. The Education Department says borrowers will have until the end of September to sign up and qualify. Corey Turner, NPR News.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will fight attempts by rival Andy Burnham to oust him from office. Burnham has served as mayor of Manchester since 2017 and won a seat in parliament in a special election yesterday.
What cultural and human-interest stories are featured, from the Pont Neuf art installation to the dying Sherwood Forest oak?
He's openly discussed mounting a challenge to Starmer. This is NPR News live in Washington. More young adults are living with their parents, about 25 million in 2025, according to Realtor.com. NPR's Stephen Basaja reports that's near the all-time high set during the early days of the pandemic.
This is not a case of just get a job so you can move out. 70% of these adults under 35 are employed. Hannah Jones is a senior economist with Realtor.com and says this is really about housing costs. Young adults did move out around 2022 when mortgage rates were low.
Since 2022, as housing costs have remained, you know, extremely high, mortgage rates increased, home prices remained quite high. A lot of, you know, that window of opportunity closed for a lot of young adults. And so that means that they're staying at home for longer.
Realtor.com reports the median home listing price is up 34% since before the pandemic. Since 2000, about twice as many adults in their early 30s are living with their parents. Stephen Basaja, NPR News.
The oldest bridge in Paris, the Pont Neuf, has been transformed into an artificial cavern in an act of art.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the latest developments in U.S.-Iran and Israel-Hezbollah talks in Switzerland?
0:01–0:22
2
How many casualties were reported after the recent airstrikes in Lebanon and what are Israel's claims?
0:22–0:52
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What legal challenge is the reproductive health association filing over changes to Title X?
0:52–1:51
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How will the Education Department's AutoPay interest rebate for student loans work?
1:51–2:18
5
Why is more young adults living with their parents and how are housing costs driving this trend?
2:18–2:51
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What cultural and human-interest stories are featured, from the Pont Neuf art installation to the dying Sherwood Forest oak?
2:51–5:04