Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Windsor, Johnston.
The U.S. and Israel have carried out another round of attacks against Iran overnight,
“and PR's Emily Fang reports theirstrikes hid several industrial production facilities”
and a university in Tehran. "Residence managing to overcome Iran's internet blackouts and videos to Iranian diaspora websites showing strikes hitting several steel and cement factories all over Iran over its Saturday, including in southern Iran as well as Central Isfahan. Earlier on Friday, Israel's military said it had struck a heavy water reactor in Iran,
which it said was part of Iran's nuclear enrichment program. Iran has been firing back in retaliation against Israel, hitting Tel Aviv, and against
neighboring countries in the Gulf, Bahrain and the UAE so they intercepted Iranian drones,
a worker in Oman was injured after being hit by a drone, Emily Fang and PR news. Demonstrations against President Trump are expected in cities across the country today.
“Organizers of the No Kings Movement are expecting more than 3,000 rallies nationwide.”
Steve Futterman reports from Los Angeles. "Organizers expect tens of thousands to show up for an afternoon rally in front of L.A. City Hall. Other rallies are occurring in places like Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and the long of the ocean and Santa Monica. In downtown L.A. we're previous protests have moved
onto freeways, halting traffic, security barricades have been put up on some freeway on an off-ramps to try to prevent that from happening again. Last year in June during another No Kings protests, large numbers did turn out in the LA area. That protests took place just days after their reviving confrontations between police and protesters over ice enforcement activities. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman
in Los Angeles."
“It was another volatile week on Wall Street as investors reacted to the latest developments”
in Iran and a big reckoning for Big Tech, and PR's Maria Aspen reports all three major U.S. indices fell for the week. Stocks are hitting lots of negative milestones. The Dow and the Tech Heavy NASDAQ fell into what's known as correction territory, meaning they're down at least 10% from recent highs. Meanwhile, the benchmark S&P 500 is on track to have its worst month in four years,
and a broadly watched volatility index, known as Wall Street's fear gauge, spiked to its highest point since last April's tariffs chaos. The longer the war continues, the more damage its oil shock can do to the broader economy, but investors are also worried about the tech companies that have been powering the stock market. Shares in Facebook parent met a sold-off after it lost two court cases, finding its products responsible for harming
young people, Maria Aspen, and PR News. This is NPR News in Washington. Approar Ronnie and Hacking Group claims that breached an account linked to FBI Director Cash Petell. The group says it released photos, a resume, and other personal documents. Officials say the "material" appears to be old and does not involve government information,
and investigation is ongoing. To former police officers in Louisville, Kentucky will not face prosecution for the role in the deadly 2020 raid on the apartment of Brianna Taylor. Louisville Public Media's Roberto Roldan reports a federal judge dismissed the charges against them on Friday. Joshua James and Kyle Meaney were accused of lying on the search warrant application for
Taylor's apartment which led to the botched raid. They were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice under President Joe Biden, but after the administration changed last year, the department began backing off. Assistant Attorney General Hermit Dillon, Trump appointee, moved to end the prosecution last week. Taylor's killing, along with the murder of George Floyd and Minnesota, sparked racial justice protests in the summer of 2020. The case has
been dismissed with prejudice, meaning the charges can't be refiled. For MPR News, I'm Roberto Roldan, and Louisville. Thousands of striking workers at one of the nation's biggest meatpacking plants are extending
their walkout to a third week. They're pushing for higher wages and better health care.
JBS USA says it's operating the Swift beef plant in Greenley, Colorado at Limited Capacity, and is shifted production elsewhere. Industry experts say it's still too early to determine whether the strike will impact the price of meat for customers. I'm Mr. Johnston, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
