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What are the legal challenges against the Trump administration's housing policy?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. 20 states are suing the Trump administration over cuts to long-term housing for people without permanent homes. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports a funding shift comes with new restrictions that states say are illegal.
The federal housing agency HUD wants to shift billions of dollars away from permanent housing toward transitional housing, and it says it will deny funding to programs that promote DEI, acknowledge people who are transgender or non-binary, or don't cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. The lawsuit by the mostly Democratic-led states says those conditions are unlawful, and it says Congress mandated that homelessness funding be distributed based solely on need. HUD Secretary Scott Turner has said the funding changes are about promoting self-sufficiency.
What was the outcome of the Georgia criminal case against President Trump?
Advocates for ending homelessness say the overhaul could push 170,000 people back onto the streets. Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.
The Georgia criminal case against President Trump and more than a dozen of his allies for their efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election result is officially over. A judge has dismissed the case in its entirety after a special prosecutor moved to drop all charges. Here's NPR's Sam Greenglass.
The prosecution was the last outstanding criminal case against the president after a pair of federal prosecutions were dropped earlier this year.
How are international tourists affected by the new National Park Service fees?
In 2023, a grand jury in Fulton County charged Trump and 18 others in a sweeping racketeering case, spurred in part by Trump's call to Georgia's secretary of state asking him to find votes. Pete Skandalakis, director of the State Prosecuting Attorneys Council, took over the case after a court disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fawnie Willis over an alleged conflict of interest stemming from an improper relationship with a special prosecutor. Scandalakis found that the alleged criminal conduct was conceived in Washington, D.C., writing the federal government is the appropriate venue for this prosecution. Sam Greenglass, NPR News.
The National Park Service is hiking fees for international tourists.
What recent corruption sentence was handed to former Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra?
The Interior Department says a new, quote, America First fees will be in place at 11 parks. And Pierce Kristen Wright reports.
The affected parks include some of the most visited, like the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite. Tourists from other countries will have to pay a new $100 fee to enter, plus the regular entrance charge. The Interior Department is also more than tripling the cost of an annual park pass for international visitors. to $250 instead of $80, which is what U.S. residents will still pay.
How is climate change impacting health in Africa?
And now, fee-free days on several patriotic holidays will only be free for U.S. residents. The department says the fees will help cover upgrades to visitor facilities and maintenance. The National Park Service has been dealing with budget cuts and staff reductions, plus money lost during the government shutdown. It's NPR News.
Former Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption. The court rendered its decision today after concluding that Vizcarra accepted more than $600,000 in bribes in exchange for government contracts when he was a local governor. Two teenagers backed by the Digital Freedom Project are suing to block the Australian government from enforcing a social media ban on minors under the age of 16. They argue the landmark law unconstitutionally denies them the right to free communication. New research highlights the cost climate change is having on Africans' health. The studies come on the heels of the UN's international climate negotiations where many African countries push for stronger commitments to clean up climate pollution.
NPR's Alejandra Barunda reports.
Countries across Africa are responsible for a tiny fraction of climate pollution. But the bad outcomes from climate change are far higher, according to a new report in the medical journal The Lancet. It says climate change is increasing the risks from things like insect spread diseases like dengue fever or malaria.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What are the legal challenges against the Trump administration's housing policy?
0:01–0:53
2
What was the outcome of the Georgia criminal case against President Trump?
0:53–1:30
3
How are international tourists affected by the new National Park Service fees?
1:30–2:13
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What recent corruption sentence was handed to former Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra?
2:13–2:41
5
How is climate change impacting health in Africa?
2:41–4:38