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What details did British police reveal about the foiled terror plot near RAF Base Fairford?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. British authorities say they have foiled a suspected terror plot near an air base in western England. It's one of the bases the U.S. military has been using to launch attacks on Iran. That has fueled speculation about a possible connection to the conflict in the Middle East. NPR's Lauren Freyer reports.
Police say it began with a middle-of-the-night phone call reporting suspicious vehicles near Royal Air Force Base Fairford. They intercepted the vehicles and arrested five men under both the Explosives Act and the Terrorism Act. President Trump praised the arrests, saying, quote, "...we had them under investigation. They were looking to do big damage."
How did President Trump and the Department of Justice respond to the media bans on CNN, MSNOW, and Politico?
Police have not identified the suspects, nor said whether they were known to authorities or under any surveillance. Aerial footage shows a bomb disposal robot maneuvering around three white vans on a tree-lined street. About 85 households were evacuated. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, London.
The Department of Justice continues to defend President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage as court battles over media access at the White House continue. Speaking on ABC's This Week, Attorney General Todd Blanch said it's not over.
The unfortunate and sad thing here is that after years and years and years of one-sided media coverage of the president from certain outlets, the president finally said it's not fair to the American people. This is happening. It did something about it. There's still obviously litigation going on.
What is the story behind the newly discovered shipwreck fragments off Nantucket and their possible link to the 1884 Warren Sawyer?
This weekend, CNN was blocked from Air Force One for President Trump's visit to Tennessee. Blanche declared the president has every right to choose who flies with him. A nor'easter this weekend brought strong winds, high waves and heavy rain to the island of Nantucket. And yesterday, residents discovered ship remains that may trace back to 1884. NPR's Isabella
Gomez-Sarmiento reports. The editor-in-chief of the Nantucket Current was covering the storm when he received a tip about wooden fragments from what appeared to be a ship washed up on a beach. Jason Graziadeh went out to see the remains. He told NPR they were in the same spot as ship parts found in 2022. At the time, researchers spent months investigating the found wooden parts, which resembled a ship's hull. They concluded that the remains likely belonged to the Warren Sawyer.
Why did OpenAI pause development of its latest models after agents behaved unexpectedly on a federal website?
It was a Boston-bound cargo ship that crashed in 1884. Although it's not certain yet whether the new remains were once part of the Warren Sawyer, Graziade wrote to NPR that it's fascinating to encounter a piece of Nantucket's maritime history. Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento, NPR News.
A hurricane watch has been lifted for Hawaii's Big Island. Local officials are now taking stock of the storm's aftermath. Several inches of rain fell across the Big Island yesterday, which led to flooding on many roads. This is NPR News in Washington. Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI says it has halted development of its latest models shortly after disclosing its agents scouring a federal government website acted in unexpected ways that suggested they might have gone rogue. This after AI evaluator Transluce said that agents apparently from OpenAI tried but failed to hack into the Department of Education website. OpenAI has not confirmed this.
How does Alaska’s Fat Bear Week work and which brown bear is leading the competition this year?
The competition is fierce during Alaska's annual Fat Bear Week. People around the world are casting their votes for their favorite bulky brown bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve. Alaska Public Media's Ava White
reports. As the brown bears continue fattening up on sockeye salmon, the original field of 16 chunky competitors is thinning. Katmai Park ranger Sarah Bruce says, even if the plum participant you're rooting for doesn't take the top spot as bad as bear, they're all still winners. The bears have no idea that this is happening.
They have already won in the fact that they are set to survive another winter hibernation.
Voting in the bracket-style competition is closed over the weekend but reopens Monday.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What details did British police reveal about the foiled terror plot near RAF Base Fairford?
0:01–0:43
2
How did President Trump and the Department of Justice respond to the media bans on CNN, MSNOW, and Politico?
0:43–1:35
3
What is the story behind the newly discovered shipwreck fragments off Nantucket and their possible link to the 1884 Warren Sawyer?
1:35–2:25
4
Why did OpenAI pause development of its latest models after agents behaved unexpectedly on a federal website?
2:25–3:29
5
How does Alaska’s Fat Bear Week work and which brown bear is leading the competition this year?
3:29–4:17
6
What did Pope Leo XIV say about legislation permitting assisted dying for terminally ill adults?
4:17–5:04