NPR News: 08-01-2026 11PM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman.
What breaking international developments did President Trump announce about Iran and the Strait of Hormuz?
President Trump said tonight he will hold off on any more attacks against Iran, at least for now. In a late-night social media post, he said Iran has agreed to the framework of a deal that would include the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. He also said the deal would mean an end to what he called Iran's nuclear threat, but he offered no details about the possible deal. Officials in Idaho say several people have been killed and a number of others injured in a shooting today at a fast food restaurant in the southern part of that state. Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks says the incident ended quickly.
I can also reassure the community right now, we believe that the threat to the community is over. The suspected shooter in this incident is deceased.
Hicks says it's not clear yet how many people were killed. Police are still trying to identify the shooter and understand the motive for the attack. They described a scene as very chaotic. Twins Falls is 128 miles southeast of Boise. Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, and Washington are all holding primary elections Tuesday. In Michigan, early voting is already underway in the primary for a critical U.S. Senate seat. As NPR's Sam Greenglass reports, the race is between a progressive insurgent and a four-term congresswoman.
The race between former public health official Abdul El-Sayed and Representative Haley Stevens has become so fraught in part because it's seen as a proxy for so many debates roiling the party now. Insider versus outsider, farther left versus moderate, new media versus old. Alyssa Diebold, chair of the Macomb County Democrats, says she's hearing a common theme from voters.
People are pissed. People are fed up. It's not working. This is not working for the majority of people. Gas is expensive.
What are the latest details about the Twin Falls, Idaho fast-food restaurant shooting?
Groceries are expensive. Health care is insane.
Democrats see holding on to this Michigan Senate seat as essential to retaking the chamber this fall. Whoever wins Tuesday will face Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman. Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Canada's second largest airline, WestJet, says it's cancelled more than 270 flights so far today, ahead of a possible strike by flight attendants. As Dan Karpenchuk reports, a walkout or lockout could come as early as Sunday morning.
The unions set the wheels in motion by calling a 72-hour strike notice a couple of days ago. That expires at midnight. WestJet countered by the threat of a lockout on the same timeline. The two sides are still at the bargaining table, and there are reports of some progress. But the main issue remains unpaid work, work before and after a flight. WestJet says grounding some flights is aimed at preventing crew and passengers from getting stranded. The timing of the threatened strike couldn't have come at a worse time at the height of the holiday travel season, and WestJet passengers are bracing for travel disruptions. Analysts say with the pressure on both sides ramping up, there's still time to make a deal.
For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto.
And you're listening to NPR News. Officials in Peru say a small plane crashed Saturday near the city of Nazca, killing all 13 people on board. There were two crew members and 11 passengers, including tourists from Italy, Germany and Spain. The flight was expected to travel over geoglyphs carved into the nearby desert. A new federal plan released by the Trump administration to manage the drying Colorado River will target Arizona, California, and Nevada with big cuts. And Pierce Kirk Siegler has more.
Under the plan, the three Colorado River basin states, including California, could see upwards of 40% of their river water cut. Arizona's two Democratic senators say this places an unfair burden on their state. Next door in Nevada, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo says if given final approval, the plan could have, quote, water officials from the two states, along with the powerful Metropolitan Water District in Los Angeles, are pointing to their aggressive conservation gains made lately.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:04
2
What breaking international developments did President Trump announce about Iran and the Strait of Hormuz?
0:04–1:45
3
What are the latest details about the Twin Falls, Idaho fast-food restaurant shooting?
1:45–4:46
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Which states are holding primaries today and why is the Michigan Senate race significant?
4:46–5:03