Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skivone.
For term U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has died from a brief and sudden illness his Senate
“office says the South Carolina Republican died last night two days after marking his”
71st birthday. The day before he died, Graham was in Ukraine and had met with President Vladimir Zelensky about boosting Ukraine's air defenses. Here they are in Kiev two days ago.
While in Kiev Graham declared a Ukraine victory over Russia was within reach, I've never
been more optimistic than I am today. That we have the formula to end this war. Help Ukraine be more lethal. Let those supporting Russia to know it's going to be a price to be paid if you keep doing it.
On his social media platform, truth, social president Trump called Graham one of the greatest people and senators he ever knew. The U.S. and Iran are again exchanging fire for the third weekend in a row, the back and forth strikes began after Iran fired warning shots at a tanker attempting to
“transit through the straight-of-war moves.”
The U.S. retaliated striking multiple sights in Iran and PR's carry-con reports. Iran's Navy says it fired the warning shots at the container vessel after quote several ships attempted to travel along an unapproved route through the vital waterway. The U.S. has urged ships to use a southern route through the straight that hugs the coast of Oman.
Iran says that is a violation of the memorandum of understanding sign last month between Iran and the U.S.
Posting on X, the U.S. military says it completed a third round of strikes overnight,
hitting more than 100 targets, to hold quote Iranian forces accountable for its attack on commercial vessels in this straight-of-war moves. Iran says it responded with fire toward Jordan and other Gulf states, the U.A. and Qatari officials reported intercepting incoming missile attacks. Carry-con and PR news to live.
Hundreds gathered in Houston this weekend to honor Lorenzo Salgado Arrojo. He was shot and killed during an icing counter last week. ISIS said the officer fired in self-defense. But the other men in the car dispute the agency's account. Houston Public Media's Bianca Seward reports.
At the vigil Salgado Arrojo Sun, Ronaldo repeated his calls for accountability and transparency. "I just want to continue the pressure to continue obtaining a full independent investigation." Democratic representatives, Christian Manify, Al-Green, Lizzy Fletcher, and Sylvia Garcia echoed those demands. "We will continue to fight, where you complete and depend on the talk to bottom investigation
to find out exactly what happened." On Friday, Houston Mayor John Whitmire joined calls for an independent investigation and asked the federal government to share evidence with the Harris County District Attorney's office. For MPR News, I'm Bianca Seward, in Houston. This is NPR News in Washington.
Include his advance to the semi-finals of the World Cup after defeating Norway 2-1 NPR's Russell Lewis reports. At kickoff and Miami Gardens, a heat advisory was in place because of temperatures that felt like 108 degrees.
Both England and Norway seemed sluggish at first, fighting through the Mugginess as much
as the other team's defenses. But Norway struck first, going up 1-0. England answered next. Jude Bellingham, the English Savior, whose scored twice against Mexico in the round 32 equalized, tying it up late at halftime.
The score remained 1-1 through the second half, forcing 30 minutes of extra time. Inham needed just 3 to score his second goal and that was enough, and in Norway's deepest run ever at the World Cup and putting England through to the semi-s. Russell Lewis and P.R News, Miami Gardens, Florida. Saturday's second game following a controversial yellow card ejection Argentina beats Switzerland
3-1 in extra time. The Justice Department is confirming its opinion several New York Times reporters Friday
“and connection with their reporting that citing security concerns, the Secret Service had”
recommended that President Trump not fly out of Turkey on the new Air Force 1, an aircraft gifted to the President by Qatar. President Trump has said the change in planes had nothing to do with security concerns. The Times is denouncing this penis as a brazen effort to intimidate journalists, DOJ, is seeking to compel the journalist testimony before a grand jury this coming Wednesday.
I'm Louise Kiewone, and P.R. News, Washington. For three weeks in 2020, part of my Seattle neighborhood was taken over by a protest occupation. We were here to protest police brutality, but it ended in tragedy. The whole space felt darker and angrier. Join me as I investigate the unsolved killing of 16-year-old Antonio Maze Jr.
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