"Live from MPR News in Washington, I'm Noraram.
Police in Shreveport, Louisiana, say eight children were killed in a domestic disturbance
this morning.
“Corporal Chris Bordelon says they range an age from one to 14 years old.”
Two other people were wounded. Officials say the suspect later died after stealing a car and being chased by police. Officials say the crime scene extends across three locations. Louisiana State Police says it's joined the investigation, a statement said no officers were harmed.
President Trump says negotiations with Iran on ending the war will resume in Pakistan tomorrow. NPR's Tamaraki reports. In a social media post this morning, he said U.S. officials would be returning to Islamabad late Monday for more negotiations. But then he also resumed his threats to target civilian infrastructure.
If Iran doesn't make a deal, quote, "We're offering a very fair and reasonable deal and I hope they take it because if they don't, the United States is going to knock out every single power plant and every single bridge in Iran.
“No more Mr. Nice guy, exclamation point."”
NPR's Tamaraki, two Indian flag ships were attacked in the straight-of-war moves. After Tehran reimposed restrictions on the shipping channel, NPR's Theahedid reports India has summoned the Iranian ambassador to New Delhi. Iran reversed its decision and reached up the straight a few hours after it was opened. After President Trump said the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports would stay in place.
But during the brief opening on Saturday, the Indian Foreign Ministry said there was "a brief incident of firing on merchant ships." On Saturday, the UK's maritime trade operation centre said it received a report that
to Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats fired on a tanker. It didn't say if the tanker
was Indian flagged. More than 20,000 seafarers have been stuck on hundreds of ships in the Gulf since the mid-east war began in late February. Tehran did NPR news, Columbus. The window to register to vote in this year's primary elections is closing soon and a handful of states holding primaries next month. NPR's Hansi LaWang reports.
Global voters in Georgia and Kentucky, when it gasped out in the May 19th, primaries have until Monday to register. West Virginia's registration deadline for its May 12th primary is on Tuesday, and they're still about a week left to register online for Louisiana's primary, and a sign up online by mail or in person for the primary in Oregon. Virginia is holding a special election for a congressional redistricting referendum on Tuesday,
and eligible Virginians who have not registered yet can still do so in person at an early voting location or their polling site on Tuesday. If you've already registered to vote, you may want to check your status on your state election officials website. Elzvavoters can sometimes be removed from lists, especially if they move, change their
name or haven't voted in a while. Hansi LaWang and PR news. This is NPR News in Washington. South Korea says North Korea launched several short-range missiles into this sea today. This is the latest in the series of weapons tests this year.
Last week, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said activities in North Korea point to a very serious increase in its nuclear weapons production capabilities. It's still not clear who will compete to be Peru's next president. One week after the presidential primary, election results still haven't been announced. As NPR's carry-con reports, the current political impact is just the latest challenge
to democratic institutions in the South American country. Electoral officials are still counting the votes and estimate they may not have the final results until the middle of next month.
The conservative daughter of disgraced former president Alberto Fujimori took the first
place spot out of a field of 35. But all eyes are on second place to challenge Kiko Fujimori in the June general election. Right now, a little more than 10,000 votes separate the two top vote getters. Leading is a nationalist congressman who allies with an imprisoned-leftist former president and third place in ultra-conservative politician Peru has been suffering from a perpetual
political crisis with its conservative Congress, liberally using a constitutional clause to remove and appoint presidents, carry-con and PR news Rio de Janeiro. Pope Leo continued his African tour by celebrating mass in Angola today in a dirt field near the capital, Luanda. The crowd was estimated at 100,000.
The Pope urged Angola's to overcome divisions after decades of bloody conflict. I'm Nour Rama and Piorneus in Washington. What happens when our political party becomes the prism through which we see every other aspect of our identities?
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