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"Li from NPR News in Washington," Encore of a Coleman, the man accused of try...

members of the Trump administration at a dinner held by White House journalists, he

supposed to appear in federal court today in Washington, and PR has identified the suspect

as Cole Allen of Torrance, California, and he's not cooperating with authorities. The suspect was carrying guns and knives when he was arrested at the dinner on Saturday night. As King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Washington today for a state visit, British officials say, despite the thwarted attack at the dinner over the weekend, the royal's visit will go ahead as planned.

But the trip also comes at a time when relations between the U.S. and the U.K. are under increasing strain. And Pierre's Fatima Al Casabre reports. "President Trump has sharply criticized the U.K. and British Prime Minister care star-marin recent months. Over star must decision not to join the U.S. and Israel's war in Iran.

Many hope the visit from King Charles, whom the president still admires, will help men to the transatlantic relationship. But royal biography Catherine Mayer says the British government's decision to send the

king at this turbulent time puts the royal couple in an awkward position."

"There is also a kind of series of tight ropes that they're forcing, Charles and Camilla to walk by doing this." Another delicate matter she says is the subject of the king's disgraced brother, Andrew, who had close ties with convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Fatima Al Casabre and Piano is London."

Iran's foreign minister is holding meetings in Russia today after making stops in Pakistan and Oman. There's still no indication Iran and the U.S. will sit down for another round of talks soon. And Pierre's A.A. Betroy reports.

Iran is coming under pressure from its regional neighbors and allies to open the street of her moves, which it now controls. China and neighbors Saudi Arabia and Qatar are pushing for oil and gas to be allowed to flow through the waterway again. Iran's also facing the consequences of the U.S. naval blockade on its ports.

President Trump told Fox News on Sunday, "Iron has just three days of storage left before its oil pipelines explode from pressure, since it's running out of ships to store it on." But the book ahead of mid east energy at research from Kepler says Iran has closer to 20 days of storage left.

But usually what happens is that before they run out of storage, they begin to slowly cut production. And she says Iran has a southern oil terminal it could use if ships bypass that U.S. blockade. A.A. Betroy and Pierre News do buy. Billionaire Elon Musk is suing the artificial intelligence company he helped create

and then quit open AI. The case begins in federal court today in Oakland, California. Musk alleges open AI chief, Sam Altman, deceived him. He claims Altman abandoned his promise to use the company to serve humanity and is instead pursuing power and money. This is NPR.

Dangerous thunderstorms are sweeping through the Central United States this morning. The warnings are in Missouri, southern Illinois, and Western Kentucky. There was a tornado warning posted north of Columbia, Missouri earlier today.

Over the weekend, powerful tornadoes struck several states including Texas.

Authorities in Texas say two people were killed outside Dallas on Saturday night. Colorectal cancer is now the most lethal among young adults. Part of the challenge is people that age aren't least likely to discuss their bowel functions as NPR's Yukinoguchi explains. Dr. Neil Perriek at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut noticed something about human behavior.

So we love talk about pooping until about the age of 12. And then there's this radio silence. He says this demographics discomfort with bodily functions is a reason many don't mention seeing blood or other changes in their stool. We'd normalize this so it comes up at dinner table.

That he says would save lives by getting more people to seek screenings or diagnostic tests. Yukinoguchi and PR news fans in Kenya are still celebrating runner Sebastian Saw. On Saturday he completed the London marathon in just under two hours.

He's the first person to officially break the two-hour marathon barrier.

Right behind him in second place was Ethiopia, Yomiyechelchuk, who finished 11 seconds behind Saw, but he also broke the two-hour barrier. This is NPR. Every episode of NPR's its bit-a-minute podcast starts with a question about how culture shapes our lives.

How are we spending too much on other people's weddings?

Is social media bad for your mental health? We're here for your right to be curious. One big question at a time.

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