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Vice President J.D. Vance is leading a U.S. delegation in Pakistan today for high-level
talks aimed at ending the war in Iran. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews Friday night, President Trump wish-fans luck. "He's got a big thing. I will find out what's going on, the militarily defeated, and now we're going to open
up the Gulf with them, with or without them, but that'll be open.
“We're going to be, or the straightest they call it, and I think it's going to go pretty”
quickly, and if it doesn't, we'll be able to finish it off one way or the other." Negotiations and Islamabad are expected to focus on stabilizing a fragile ceasefire that was reached between Washington and Tehran earlier this week. Trump had accused Iran of violating the deal by doing a poor job of opening this straight of more moves.
Only a handful of ships had traveled through the critical waterways since the agreement
was announced on Tuesday. Astronauts aboard the Artemis II returned back to Earth last night, completing their nearly 10-day mission, Tammy Mergo with member station KPBS reports hundreds of people gathered at a museum in San Diego to welcome the crew home. "Hugs, tears, and plenty of tears at the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
Hundreds of families from all over Southern California witnessed the Artemis II crew returned to Earth safely. Diego Chapparo drove from Los Angeles.
“He says it was important for his children to witness history."”
"I like to learn all these, experience it here firsthand. It's something that I'm always going to remember and softly they can be a surfacesist or scientist."
Other attendees said the successful splashdown has brought pride to many San Diego's.
All four astronauts were taken to a navy ship and seemed to be in great spirits. For NPR News, I'm Tammy Mergo in San Diego. The White House has released official plans for a 250-foot arch that President Trump has proposed to add to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and PR's Anastasia Salukis reports. The committee charged with reviewing the plans for the arch is the commission of fine arts,
a group president Trump has filled with his appointees. The submitted plans from the Harrison Design firm show structure very similar to the model that Trump showed off at a fundraising dinner at the White House last October. The proposed arch bears a striking resemblance to the Arctic Tomb and Paris and is tapped with two eagles and a winged crowned figure reminiscent of the Statue of Liberty.
On one side, the words "One Nation Under God" appear with the phrase "with liberty and justice for all on the other." The structure would be more than twice the height of the nearby Lincoln Memorial. Anastasia Salukis and PR News, New York. It's NPR.
Heavy rain is pounding parts of Hawaii with four castors morning of flash flooding and possible landslides. The National Weather Service says a floodwatch remains in effect statewide as multiple rounds of rain move across the islands. Saturated ground from earlier storms is increasing the risk of dangerous runoff and rising
streams, some areas could see several inches of rain with conditions expected to worsen into the weekend. California Congressman Eric Swallwell is facing calls from fellow Democrats to end his campaign for governor. Guy Marzorati from Member Station KQED reports, while well has been accused of sexual assault
by a former staffer, allegations he strongly denies. The San Francisco Chronicle 1 reported the allegations from a former staff member, who said Swallwell sexually assaulted her twice when she was too intoxicated to give consent. Swallwell is a leading candidate in the June 2nd primary for governor. In his statement, he called the allegations false.
But some of his top supporters, including California Senator Adam Schiff and Congressman Jimmy Gomez, are dropping their endorsements and calling on Swallwell to end his campaign. On PR news, on Guy Marzorati in San Francisco, the FAA says anti-drone lasers can now be used along the US Southern border. Earlier this year, the agency shut down airspace in parts of Texas after the Pentagon
deployed the systems. Now the FAA and the Pentagon have signed an agreement outlining safety precautions for their use. This is NPR News. We've all been there.
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