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Who is being charged in the Utah murder case involving conservative influencer Charlie Kirk?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The man accused of killing conservative influencer Charlie Kirk is expected to be formally charged by prosecutors in Utah this week. NPR's Joe Hernandez reports the suspect who was taken into custody last week is not cooperating with authorities.
Twenty-two-year-old Tyler Robinson is being held without bail in a Utah jail. He's set to face formal charges this week, such as aggravated murder and obstruction of justice.
The Trump administration is planning to deploy the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee as part of its ongoing effort to crack down on crime. Memphis mayor Paul Young says he's open to working with law enforcement but wants a say in how they operate once they arrive.
We don't have a say in the National Guard, um, but our goal is to ensure that we have influence in how they engage in this community. I've spoken with the governor on numerous occasions uh and he's been very, very open to that collaboration um as well as the federal government. So uh we look to have some influence on how they engage.
Young also cited a decline in the city's crime rate last year. President Trump announced an announced the move last week, calling Memphis a deeply troubled city. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is wrapping up a two-day trip to Israel.
Why is the Trump administration deploying the National Guard to Memphis and what does the mayor want?
His visit comes a week after Israel's military bombed Hamas leaders in Doha. NPRs Kerry Khan reports Arab and Islamic states are holding an emergency. agency meeting today to discuss a response to the airstrikes.
In remarks ahead of the regional response summit, Qatar's Prime Minister called on the international community to quote, abandon double standards and punish Israel for its crimes. He also added, the Israeli attack would not stop Qatar's efforts to mediate an end to the war in Gaza. In Israel, Rubio visited the Western Wall with Israel's Prime Minister, who equated the strength of the relationship with the US to the to the strong stones of the Jewish holy site. Rubio says he's expressing President Trump's displeasure with the attack on Doha while also showing unfettered support of Israel. The UN is set to focus on the war in Gaza with major countries expected to announce recognition of a Palestinian state.
Carry Khan in PR News Jerusalem.
This is NPR News in Washington. The Trump administration is renewing its push to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. The White House filed a brief with a Federal Appeals Court on Sunday challenging Cook's legal response for refusing to resign. The move comes just days before the central bank votes on interest rates. The Library of Congress has announced that Arthur C. will be the new U.S. US poet laureate, he will be the twenty fifth person to hold the position. NPR's Andrew Limbong reports he will focus his tenure on promoting translated poetry.
The whole job of the US poet laureate is to promote reading more poetry in the country. Everyone does the job a little differently, focusing on different fields. Arthur C says he wants to encourage people to not just read more translated poetry, but translate some poetry themselves. Here he is in an interview that came with the announcement.
For me, translation is really the crucial vehicle in which to approach language. It's not intimidating because you don't have to start from scratch. You can take someone else's language and you can try and Translated
yourself. C is a translator as well as poetry editor and the writer of twelve poetry collections. He starts the job in October. Andrew Limbong, NPR News.
The Pit won Best Drama Series at last night's Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, with lead actor Noah Wiley taking home Best Actor. Comedy series The Studio made history with the most wins ever in a single season. Kristen Malotti won Best Actress in a limited series for her role in the Penguin. This is NPR News in Washington.
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