Live from MPR News, I'm Jial Snyder, major damage is being reported in Northe...
Video posted online shows a massive tornado bearing down and homes flattened in or near
“the city of Init, home to Vance Air Force Base and a social media message Oklahoma Governor”
Kevin Stitt said he's been in touch with officials in Init and he urged people to follow local warnings as storms move through the state tonight. Federal fire managers are stepping in to help contain a wildfire in South Georgia that is stored nearly 90 homes. Emily Jones member station WAB reports that severe drought conditions are making the fire difficult
to contain. Fire crews from all over Georgia have flocked to this rural area in the state's southeast. Local officials have asked for more help. The blaze seemed mostly under control a couple of days ago. Gail Schumann says she didn't even know there was a fire nearby.
In her neighbor's shed caught fire and for you know it, we had fire all around surrounding
us. Schumann got lucky.
“Her house survived, but the fire destroyed the pump for her well, so she's staying”
at a nearby church for now. More people have been forced to evacuate as the shifting winds send the fire in new directions. For NPR News, I'm Emily Jones in Nehana, Georgia. Israel and Lebanon have extended their ceasefire agreement and peace talks at the White House Thursday.
Top U.S. officials including President Trump, Vice President, JD, Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with the country's ambassadors and here is Daniel Kurtzleven reports. In a social media message, Trump wrote that the current ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will extend for three more weeks. That ceasefire has been shaky.
These talks came a day after Israeli strikes and southern Lebanon killed at least five people, including a Lebanese journalist. Trump also wrote that the U.S. will help Lebanon protect itself from his Bola, the Iran
“back to militant group in Lebanon, but he did not elaborate on what actions the U.S.”
would take. The President added that he anticipates hosting is really Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the near future. Danielle Kurtzleven and PR News, the White House. "The Syrian cost of jet fuel forcing airlines in Europe to cut thousands of flights
here to Imperial Rose." Norman Carrier Lufthansa said this week it would cut 20,000 flights from its schedule through the fall to save on jet fuel. KLM and Scandinavian Airlines have also trimmed their schedules. The price of jet fuel has climbed sharply since the start of the U.S. and Israeli-led
war in Iran. It airlines in Europe, which imports a significant percentage of its jet fuel from refineries in the Middle East, have been hit particularly hard. Energy experts warned that a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway off Iran's coast, would lead to higher prices for jet fuel, and even possible shortages
in Europe ahead of the peak summer travel season. Joel Rose and PR News. "This is in PR News." The U.S. soldier involved in the military operation that led to the capture of Venezuela and President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the
mission to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market site polymarket, federal officials on sealed the indictment Thursday.
The California Bay Area jury has awarded a historic $16 million verdict to a man abused
by a Catholic priest as a child, Katie D. Benedetti, Member Station KQED reports. The case is believed to be the first in California to go before a jury since a change in state law in 2019 led to hundreds of similar reports of abuse. Attorney Rick Simmons, who represented the 61-year-old victim at trial, says the verdict is an indication of how those cases throughout the state could play out in court.
"It tells everyone that society is represented by a jury is just tired of this, and they are crying, they are yelling, it's time for change." The diocese of Oakland says since the flood of allegations, it has implemented policies to protect youth and saw an equitable settlement for the more than 300 victims in its purview.
For NPR News, I'm Katie D. Benedetti in Oakland. "Now, to global markets, Asian shares largely down in Friday trading, however, stocks and Taiwan have advanced more than 2% and Japan's benchmark knee K is up 3/10% of a percent. Global prices are up benchmark, Brent Crude, is trading at $116 a barrel. I'm trial Snyder, NPR News."
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