What incident involving National Guard soldiers is reported in Washington D.C.?
Live from NPR News, I'm Janine Hurst. An investigation is underway across the U.S. and overseas after a man described as a refugee from Afghanistan opened fire yesterday on two National Guard soldiers in the nation's capital. NPR's Brian Mann reports the Guard members remain in critical condition.
20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom and 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe were patrolling a street in Washington, D.C. Wednesday afternoon when a man opened fire with a handgun. Federal officials say Beckstrom and Wolfe, both from West Virginia, have come through surgery but remain in critical condition.
At a press conference, FBI Director Kash Patel said the alleged shooter is a refugee from Afghanistan who drove across the country from Washington state before carrying out the attack. Patel described this as an international terrorism investigation. We will continue to hit the streets and hit every town and every house and talk to every witness.
According to Patel, search warrants and interviews have already been conducted in Washington state and California. Brian Mann, NPR News.
A panel of three judges is allowing North Carolina to use a newly drawn congressional map in the 2026 elections. Adam Wagner of member station WUNC has more.
Republican legislators in North Carolina drew the new map to give their party a clear advantage in 11 of the state's 14 congressional races. The North Carolina NAACP and voting rights group Common Cause are among those challenging the new map. They asked the court to prevent it from being used next year because, they say, it dilutes the power of black voters in the region.
Legislators have said repeatedly their focus was gaining the maximum possible advantage for Republicans amid a national race to secure safe seats. In Wednesday's ruling, the three-judge panel said plaintiffs failed to prove that the maps intentionally discriminate against black voters by diluting their power. Candidate filing starts Monday. For NPR News, I'm Adam Wagner in Raleigh.
Pope Leo is using the first foreign trip of his papacy to Turkey and then Lebanon to call for peace and harmony that he says the world needs. NPR's Ruth Sherlock is traveling with the Pope.
Pope Leo spoke with enthusiasm about his intended mission during this six-day pilgrimage to Turkey and to Lebanon.
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