Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman. President Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected in Moscow today for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin says they'll be joined by Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. NPR's Charles Means reports they'll discuss the latest U.S. plan for ending the war in Ukraine.
This is the sixth time Witkoff has met in person with Putin since President Trump tasked him with resolving the Ukraine crisis back in January. This time, the billionaire businessman turned presidential envoy comes bearing a new draft peace plan, one initially criticized for being overly favorable to Russia and since revised with input from Ukraine and its European allies.
It remains unclear whether Putin will accept those changes. In comments last week, Putin said he remained open to the U.S. proposal in theory, but the Kremlin leader also conditioned any lasting peace on Ukraine withdrawing from territory claimed but not controlled by Moscow, despite more than three years of heavy fighting. Charles Baines, NPR News, Moscow.
The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C.
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Chapter 2: What are the latest developments in U.S.-Russia relations regarding Ukraine?
last week appeared to suffer a personal crisis before the attack. That's according to a refugee resettlement volunteer who worked closely with Rahmanullah Lakanwal over a period of years. NPR's Brian Mann reports.
The volunteer who worked with Lackinwall in Bellingham, Washington, spoke with NPR on condition of anonymity because they said they feared for their safety. When they first worked with Lackinwall in 2022, he appeared hopeful and outgoing. But by 2023, his condition appeared to worsen as he struggled to find steady work. My biggest concern was that he would harm himself, the volunteer said.
I worried he would be suicidal. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday Lackinwall appeared to be radicalized after coming to the U.S. from Afghanistan, but the volunteer who worked with Lackinwall and his family said there was no sign of that. They described an individual who seemed to be experiencing a deepening personal crisis. Brian Mann, NPR News.
Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly is condemning President Trump as a bully. Kelly says Trump was wrong to criticize Kelly and other lawmakers for producing a video. It told U.S. military members not to obey illegal orders. Kelly is a retired Navy captain. Artificial intelligence now touches the lives of many people.
NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports a nonprofit hopes to harness the power of AI to help elect independent candidates to Congress next year.
It's been 35 years since a new independent candidate won a House seat. But the Independence Center wants to change that. The nonprofit is using AI to find congressional districts where voters are fed up with both parties. Strategists say they've identified 40 districts like that where independents could break through.
The center plans on backing about a dozen candidates in the midterms next year. And with the extremely narrow balance of power in the House, just a handful of independents could prevent either party from getting a majority. Barbara Sprint, NPR News, Washington. You're listening to NPR News.
New research suggests the brain's wiring goes through five distinct stages over a person's lifetime. NPR's John Hamilton has more on a study that appears in the journal Nature Communication.
Researchers at the University of Cambridge in the UK studied the brains of more than 3,800 people from newly born to age 90. The team used MRI to see how the brain's wiring changed over that span. And they identified four time points when the brain reconfigures. At about age 9, the brain ends its childhood phase, which prunes away unneeded connections between neurons.
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