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What are the latest U.S.-Iran strikes and President Trump's remarks on the ceasefire?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. and Iran traded strikes for a second day after President Trump said on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey this week that the ceasefire was over. NPR's Emily Fang is in Tel Aviv monitoring the latest outbreak in hostilities.
Despite this trade in fire. And Trump's comments that the ceasefire is over in his eyes. Trump did not rule out more talks with Iran. But both the U.S. and Iran seem to be playing hardball with each other.
How did Iran's leadership and public react to recent hostilities and the death of its Supreme Leader?
And they seem to be waiting for the other country to back down first yet again. Iran's top negotiator, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, wrote on X, the social media site, after the second day of U.S. strikes began. And he was warning, quote, if you strike, you will get hit. And he wrote that the Strait of Hormuz would only fully reopen later. on Iranian terms.
In Iran today, mourners filled the streets of Mashhad and waved Iranian flags as they prepared to bury Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He was killed on the first day of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran in late February. David Hearn has pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of damaging the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. The former U.S. Olympic canoeist made his appearance in court in Washington, D.C. Jacqueline Diaz reports.
What happened in court after the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool was damaged?
In a crowded, stuffy courtroom today, Hearn's attorney entered his not guilty plea. Hearn sat between two defense attorneys and kept his comments to a minimum. But outside, a group of supporters chanted and held signs in support. Hearn and his attorneys claim this charge is trumped up and that he simply touched the pool. He did not damage it. The federal government says he purposely cut into the reflecting pool and caused serious damage. President Trump had the pool renovated for $14 million earlier this summer, but shortly after, paint was peeling and algae started growing. Hearn's next hearing is set for next month.
How is prediction market Kalshi trying to prevent campaign insider trading?
Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News.
Prediction market Kalshi has launched a new program to fight political insider trading, but some bets are getting through. More from NPR's Luke Garrett.
Kalshi now uses Federal Election Commission data to actively track campaign staffer trades. Since launching the new program, Kalshi has blocked dozens of staffers from trading on their own races. Robert Dinnall is the company's head of enforcement and legal counsel.
We're looking at election markets with a very close eye here. They obviously bear really important integrity issues.
Kalshi's election tracking program launched just days after an NPR report on campaign insider trading. Former FEC Commissioner Lee Goodman called the program a good first step.
What does the new Johns Hopkins study reveal about trends in U.S. gun deaths?
However, it's not a panacea, and it's, you know, because it leaves still many people who are involved in campaigns who will not show up on FEC reports.
At least one campaign staffer was able to trade on a race they were involved in on Kalshi, despite this new program. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
This is NPR. A new study from Johns Hopkins University finds the number of gun homicides falling. It reached record highs during the pandemic, but the study shows an increase in other gun-related deaths. Scott Massione of member station WYPR with details.
Researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions tracked U.S. gun mortality data from 2024, and they found that while firearm homicides dropped about 16 percent from the previous year, the U.S. still notched the fifth-ever highest total gun deaths that year.
Which weather, local naming, and cultural stories close out this newscast?
The reason's because gun suicides are reaching record levels. In total, there were about 44,500 gun deaths in the U.S. that year. The study found that Black women experienced the highest increase in gun suicides over the past 10 years, with a 169 percent increase in the rate. Overall, gun suicides among the Latino population and Asian women also dramatically increased. For NPR News, I'm Scott Mascione in Baltimore.
The extreme heat blanketing much of the western U.S. could drive temperatures as high as 117 degrees in some desert communities. The National Weather Service is projecting the punishing heat will cover large swaths of the southern U.S., though, from California to Florida.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What are the latest U.S.-Iran strikes and President Trump's remarks on the ceasefire?
0:01–0:29
2
How did Iran's leadership and public react to recent hostilities and the death of its Supreme Leader?
0:29–1:19
3
What happened in court after the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool was damaged?
1:19–2:00
4
How is prediction market Kalshi trying to prevent campaign insider trading?
2:00–2:39
5
What does the new Johns Hopkins study reveal about trends in U.S. gun deaths?
2:39–3:32
6
Which weather, local naming, and cultural stories close out this newscast?
3:32–5:03