NPR News: 08-04-2026 3AM EDT
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Who is reporting the opening headlines and where are they live from?
Live from NPR News, I'm Jyle Snyder. Authorities in Spokane, Washington have arrested a man suspected of arson in connection with one of three wildfires burning in and around the city. NPR's Kirk Sigler reports a blazes have burned hundreds of homes and displaced more than 60,000 people.
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect in connection with its investigation into the Old Trails Fire, the most destructive wildfire of the three burning in and around this eastern Washington city.
What happened in Spokane and who was arrested in connection with the wildfires?
Authorities say 37-year-old Aaron Farinacci, a convicted felon, was arrested at his home here without incident and is being charged with arson in the first degree. All three wildfires have displaced tens of thousands of people since last weekend and forced the evacuation of businesses, the VA hospital, and other health care facilities. Firefighters are trying to take advantage of a brief reprieve in the winds before another heat wave is forecast to arrive midweek. Kirk Sigler, NPR News, Spokane.
President Trump was asked Monday about Todd Blanch after two holdout Republican senators said they will vote to advance Blanch's nomination for attorney general after Blanch put in writing a pledge to kill the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.
I don't know what they agreed. I think Todd Blanchie agreed to reconfirm things that he's already said and what he said was okay.
Senator John Cornyn of Texas and North Carolina's Tom Tillis issued a statement after Blanch Sunday night formally rescinded the order that established the fund. It was graded as part of President Trump's settlement of a lawsuit he filed against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns. The fund would have compensated people who believed they were unfairly prosecuted by the Justice Department, including January 6th rioters. Key mediators for the Gaza ceasefire are accusing Israel of undermining the next phase of President Trump's peace plan after a meeting between Israel and the Board of Peace envoy Nikolai Milanov. Hamas says it remains committed to the agreement, but is waiting for clarification from mediators.
In a joint statement, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey condemned what they called ongoing Israeli violations in Gaza, including strikes on health facilities and the killing of civilians. The mediators said the violations threaten efforts to move into the second phase of the C-Sphere agreement. Days after, Trump said that Hamas agreed to the roadmap, including weapons decommissioning. Hamas has previously declared that Mladenov is adopting the Israeli perspective. though the group stated that it's still waiting for an official response from the mediators regarding the specifics of the agreement.
How did authorities describe the impact of the Spokane wildfires on residents and services?
The statements come amid ongoing disagreements over how to implement the next stage of Trump's Gaza plan. Anas Baba, NPR News, Gaza.
And you're listening to NPR News. More than two dozen states are suing the Trump administration over the president's new tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing the import taxes that the Supreme Court struck down in February. Twenty-four states joined the lawsuit spearheaded by New York. The new tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union took effect as temporary tariffs imposed by Trump after the Supreme Court defeat were expired. The cyclosporiasis outbreak in the United States has caused its first known deaths. The State Health Department in Michigan says two people who died had significant underlying health conditions that may have been affected by the disease. The outbreak is the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak on record.
U.S. men's national soccer team coach Mauricio Pochettino has signed a new contract to return as coach. He will lead the team through the next FIFA World Cup in 2030. NPR's Becky Sullivan has more.
Pochettino was first hired by U.S. Soccer in 2024 to help right the ship of the men's national team in time for this summer's World Cup run. No coach of the U.S. men's team had ever had a resume like his. He transformed the Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur, where he helped develop the striker Harry Kane into a superstar.
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