Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman.
U.S. warships attacked in Iranian flag cargo ship near the Strait of Hormuz this weekend
and took control of the ship.
“President Trump announced the action on social media Sunday and also said U.S. negotiators”
are heading to Pakistan again for ceasefire talks, but the latest developments could put those talks in doubt. Oil prices have risen 5% in trading because of these latest developments and the prospect of seeing gasoline prices dropping below $4 a gallon anytime soon seems unlikely. But energy secretary Chris Wright says those prices have likely peaked and will start
going down. Under $3 a gallon is pretty tremendous in an inflation adjusted terms. We had that in the Trump administration, but we hadn't seen that in inflation adjusted term for quite a long time.
We'll get back there for sure.
But speaking on CNN State of the Union Sunday, Wright said those lower prices may not be seen again until sometime next year. Thousands of Israelis gathered over the weekend to demand an investigation into the October 7th, 2023 Hamas attack as NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.
“Many people say the country is no safer or better off two and a half years later as it”
fights wars on several fronts. One of them 41-year-old Joav Cohen says everyone suffered during the month-long Iran war, which saw ballistic missile strikes on Israel. If the war had guaranteed long-term peace, it might have been worth it, he says. But under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who Cohen accused of taking his orders
from President Trump, he said there seems to be no strategy. It feels like Trump wakes up one morning and says, "Okay, let's go for a ceasefire." Today said, "Listen, if Iran won't cooperate, we're going to roll back again. It looks like they don't know what they're doing." Cohen says, "You can't bomb your way to peace and Israel needs better leadership.
Eleanor Beardsley and Piano's Tel Aviv." Police say a mass shooting early Sunday and Schreefport, Louisiana was a case of domestic violence the gunmen killed eight children, including seven of his own and shot an injured two other people, as NPR's Matt Bloom tells us. Authorities say the 31-year-old gunmen carried out the attacks and at least two separate
homes. One of the adults who was wounded was the mother of the suspects, children. Local leaders reacted with shock. Schreefport Councilwoman Tabitha Taylor broke down in tears as she spoke to reporters. "I don't know what people think in the crevices of their mind to want to harm another
human being, not alone, that of children." The city's mayor called it, "Maybe the worst tragic situation we've ever had." An investigation into the suspect's motive is ongoing. It is a problem in PR News, New Orleans, and you're listening to NPR News. Stocks and Asian markets advanced Monday despite the rise in crude oil prices, Tokyo's
NK gained six percent while South Korea's "cost be finished up by four tens." In Taiwan, the Thai ex also rose four tens of percent while Hong Kong's hang-sang jumped seven tens. In Michigan nearly half the state remains under an emergency declaration and cleanup is underway after extreme weather pound at that state.
AJ Jones, a member station WCMU is in Northern Michigan, where widespread flooding has destroyed homes in several rural communities. Black Lake is located in Northern Lower Michigan in the tip of the midst, where entire roads were washed away by flood waters. Officials evacuated the area over the weekend while first responders waited in on watercraft
to assess damage and conduct safety checks. John Muso lives on Black Lake. He says his house is a total loss and everything we'll need replacing. Totally unexpected. This doesn't happen up here, right?
Never has, and we've owned the house since '90.
Muso says he and many of his neighbors don't have flood insurance. State police say they're monitoring flooding in the region and working to remove debris. For NPR News, I'm AJ Jones and Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The federal government is launching an online system this morning that will allow businesses that paid tariffs to apply for refunds, the move comes after the Supreme Court struck
down President Trump's tariff scheme and February. Importers and their brokers can begin filing for the refunds at 8 a.m. Eastern time. Consumers may eventually be allowed to also use the system for their own refunds. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. Every episode of NPR's "It's been a Minute Podcast," starts with a question about how
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