Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
President Trump says the U.S. is talking with what he calls a respected Iranian leader
“and says the Islamic Republic is eager for a deal to end the war.”
Tehran is not confirmed that Trump says he extended a deadline by five days for Iran
to reopen the critical straight of Hormuz or face more attacks on its power plants.
We were planning tomorrow on shooting down some of their power plants and we're not going to hold that up. Hopefully we won't have to do it. And hopefully we can make a deal that's good for all of us, including the Middle Eastern allies that have been very good to us, including Israel that's been a great partner in this fight.
The turnaround is driven down oil prices and boosted the stock market. Meanwhile, gasoline prices continue to rise across the U.S. according to AAA, the national average is nearly a dollar more than before the start of the war with Iran and Piers Camilla Domenoski reports.
“Higher crude oil prices have driven gasoline prices sharply higher, while crude prices have”
been volatile, swinging up and down the overall trend has been up. Analysts at the App Gas buddies say there are, quote, "fuse signs of stabilization so far." Higher gasoline prices are expected to push up month over month inflation in the U.S. The App Door Dash has launched an emergency gas price relief program for delivery drivers really from higher gasoline costs, offering a fuel relief payments based on miles driven
and spotlighting their programs to help drivers switch to electric vehicles. Camilla Domenoski and PR news. The Trump administration is deploying ICE agents to some of the nation's busiest airports as the partial government shutdown continues to disrupt air travel, or my advance of Member Station WABE reports.
Federal officials say ICE officers will supplement TSA staffing.
“Atlanta airport passenger Justin Hurst miss his flight to Texas after waiting in Lond for”
four hours. He says have an ICE at the airport is unnecessary. They have money to fund the ICE agents that you see walking around, but they don't have enough money to fund the TSA workers. I was actually watching a lot of the ICE agents and they wasn't doing nothing.
They're there for crowd control, but I've seen a lot of them distracting. It's unsettled up in groups, almost like it was a click of them. It's unclear how long the deployment will last passengers are being encouraged to get to the airport at least four hours early. For MPR news, I'm Dormy Advance in Atlanta.
The trial has begun for former Republican Congressman David Rivera over allegations he secretly
lobbied for Venezuela's government during the first Trump administration.
Prosecutors alleged Rivera leveraged connections from his time in Congress to push the White House to abandon its hard-line stance on Venezuela's socialist government, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to testify about meetings with Rivera tomorrow. You're listening to NPR news from Washington. The Census Bureau is planning to use postal carriers as census takers for a pilot program
in two southern cities in June, carriers in Spartanburg, South Carolina in Huntsville, Alabama will visit homes that haven't answered a census questionnaire online. One of the best ways to prevent kidney stones is to drink more water according to a study from the Annals of Internal Medicine, and Piers Allison Aubrey reports.
About a million Americans go to the ER with painful kidney stones each year that kidneys
filter blood to remove waste from our bodies and help the body balance fluids electrolytes and to acid, but imbalances can cause crystals to form in lead to stones. A review of 31 studies found that among people who had already had a kidney stone, it's possible to significantly reduce the likelihood of a recurrence by increasing fluid intake. Experts recommend about eight cups of water per day.
Researchers found a low sodium diet and decreasing animal protein may help too, and there's some evidence that adding a little lemon juice to water may also reduce recurrence, Alice Aubrey and PR news officials in Bug Tussle, northeast Texas, say more than 70 road signs have been stolen over the years, and they're no longer getting new signs from the Department of Transportation.
The population 15 town has been targeted by thieves who like its unusual name. The Texas State Historical Association says how Bug Tussle got its name is in dispute. It could have come from a bug invasion that spoiled a church picnic, or there was little to do in the town besides, watch Bug Tussle. I'm Ryland Barton, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
