"Live from NPR news and Washington, on core of a Coleman, Iran's military has...
a statement saying it is halting its offensive operations against Israel, which has fired
at Iran."
“Iran targeted Israel yesterday, that came after Israel fired at Iran's proxy militants”
as Bala in Lebanon, the conflict has threatened a fragile ceasefire, and PR's generosity is another Iranian proxy group, Yemen's Houthis, have also fired at Israel." There were siren sounding in Israel this morning after, attacks both by Yemen's Houthi rebels which are Iranian allies and Iranian missiles being launched. Iran said it targeted two Israeli military bases, it said in retaliation, for Israeli
strikes on Iranian radar sites, and Israel said it hit an Iranian petrochemical plant. And PR's Jane Araf reporting from Beirut, President Trump had demanded that both sides stop fighting, writing online this morning, Trump said both Israel and Iran are looking to do a "immediate ceasefire." He says, "Final negotiations are proceeding.
The U.S. military is blockading Iranian ports, and Trump says that will stay until a final deal is reached."
At least 32 people have been killed, and the southern Philippines following a powerful
earthquake offshore today.
“Asshish Valentin reports from Taipei, scores of people have been injured in rescue efforts”
continue. The earthquake struck off the coast of the southern island of Mindenau. Earthquakes are common in the Philippines, which sits on top of a geological unstable region in the Pacific Ocean called the Ring of Fire. Many of these quakes occur without much incident, but a few can turn deadly.
The earthquake also caused damage to homes and parts of neighboring Indonesia over a hundred miles away. Librarian countries, including Japan, have issued tsunami warnings. The Philippines, President Bung Bung Marcos, said the National Governments coordinating the disaster response and will address Mindenau's needs.
For NPR News, I'm Ashish Valentin, in Taipei. New York City mayor Zoran Mombani says a new watch party has been set for fans during tonight's NBA Finals game between the New York Nix and the San Antonio Spurs.
“This comes after the U.S. Secret Service in New York Police canceled a planned gathering outside”
Madison Square Garden. NPR's Bryan Man has more. Mombani and President Trump will both be at game three of the NBA Finals tonight, according to city officials, law enforcement determined a watch party for fans outside the garden wouldn't work because of heightened security surrounding Trump's visit.
The last watch party at the venue Friday night turned chaotic, with more than two dozen arrests. The newly scheduled gathering will be held for 5,000 fans in Bryan Park, also in Midtown Manhattan, attendance is free, but registration is required. In a statement, Mombani said these watch parties have become a celebration of New York City
itself. The next play at home tonight holding a two nothing lead in the series, Bryan Man and PR News, New York. It's NPR. Police in Toledo, Ohio, say they're looking for suspects involved in a mass shooting on Saturday.
Twelve people were wounded at a city festival. Police in Toledo say all the victims are now in stable condition. How well are the nation's children doing? That's a question that kids count report tries to answer every year. The latest report is out today.
It shows improvements in child poverty, but NPR's genaki meta reports there were setbacks in education. For nearly four decades, the NE KC Foundation has tracked the overall well-being of children, based on 16 different measures across economics, health and family, community and education. The latest report gives a snapshot of how kids fared in 2024 and, unfortunately, three
of the four education measures got worse when compared to 2019. Math and reading proficiency as well as preschool attendance all showed declines.
The good news is that more high school students are graduating on time, 87 percent.
That's up one point from 2023 and two states made progress in education, Louisiana and Mississippi, while South Carolina, state stable. John Ackimata and Pernese, NE KC Foundation is a financial supporter of NPR. Jerry Selection starts today in Los Angeles in the federal trial of the man charged with setting a fire that led to the deadly palicades fire last year.
Jonathan Kindernet is accused of starting a fire new year's day in 2025. That led to another fire that killed nearly a dozen people. I'm Koreva Coleman, NPR News from Washington. At NPR, we stand for your right to be curious and indulge your cultural curiosity. Follow its been a minute wherever you get your podcasts and we'll break down the zeitgeist
