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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Israel says it expects all living hostages being held by Hamas to be released on Monday. And in Gaza, Palestinians are awaiting the release of hundreds of prisoners being held by Israel. These are critical elements of the ceasefire that began Friday morning. President Trump, meanwhile, is on his way to the Middle East tonight.
He's going to address Israeli parliament, and he'll meet hostage families, families of the Israeli hostages, and then he'll travel to Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian Red Sea resort, where he will co-host a summit with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. El-Sisi is calling it a peace summit. There are leaders of almost 20 countries and organizations invited, including regional and European heads of state.
That's NPR's Jane Araf with a report from Amman, Jordan. Vice President J.D. Vance says the Trump administration will continue its court fight to be able to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois. NPR's Joe Hernandez has this report.
The ruling on Saturday allowed the Trump administration to keep the National Guard troops now in Illinois under federal control, but it blocked the deployment of those National Guard troops for now. Vice President Vance told ABC's This Week on Sunday that the government would continue arguing its case in court. We're obviously going to litigate this as much as we can. We think that we have the authority to provide proper safety to our citizens all over the United States, but particularly in Chicago. Illinois' Democratic Governor J.D. Pritzker has repeatedly said there's no need for the National Guard in Illinois or Chicago and has accused Trump of overstepping his authority. So far this year, the Trump administration has deployed National Guard troops to a number of cities, including Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
Joe Hernandez, NPR News.
The South saw a number of shootings this past weekend. Elise Gregg of Mississippi Public Broadcasting has more on that story.
In Mississippi, violence erupted amid homecoming festivities. Shootings near homecoming games for Jackson State and Alcorn State universities left four injured and at least two dead. Three towns in the Mississippi Delta also saw violence around high school games, leaving at least six dead and over a dozen injured. Elsewhere in South Carolina, at least four were killed and 20 injured at a shooting in a bar. The Gun Violence Archive says there have been over 300 mass shootings in 2025. For NPR News, I'm Elise Gregg in Jackson.
Vice President J.D. Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on. Vance spoke Sunday as the shutdown ended its 12th day. A major storm is moving up the east coast of the U.S. at this hour. The state of New Jersey has declared an emergency as the storm approaches. Air travel delays are expected as the region is hit with excessive rain, coastal flooding, and high winds. In Alaska, meanwhile, the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and major flooding to many coastal communities. The storm surge has been so great, some homes were pushed completely off their foundations. You're listening to NPR News. The death toll from Mexico's torrential rains has now reached 44, and officials say that number is likely to go higher as search teams comb through the wreckage of villages destroyed by floodwaters.
Rains from two tropical storms off the country's west coast has sparked major flooding and landslides in the central part of Mexico. The U.S. is denouncing the arrest of leaders of an underground Christian church in China. NPR's Shandily Stuster reports.
Zion Church says founder and leader Ezra Jin was arrested Friday at his home in Beihai, China. The church says more than 30 other pastors and church staff have also been arrested or are missing.
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