"Live from NPR News and Washington, I'm Noraram.
Russian missiles hammered several parts of Ukraine's capital keyed in a deadly strike
before dawn today.
“Officials say at least 9 civilians were killed and more than 30 injured.”
As NPR's Greg Myri reports, the attack comes as President Trump appeared to walk back and offer to help Ukraine with its air defenses." Russian ballistic missiles struck five separate parts of Kiev as explosions rang out through the night. The attacks set off multiple fires and emergency teams rescued dozens of residents from burning
and damaged department buildings. Russia has stepped up its air strikes in recent months to exploit Ukrainian shortages of air defenses against ballistic missiles. Ukraine's president, the Vladimir Zelensky, met President Trump on Tuesday and said the US was giving Ukraine a license to make its own patriot air defense missiles.
The Trump said Friday, quote, "We're talking about it, but it's a hard thing to give away that kind of technology." Greg Myri, NPR News, Kiev. Ukrainian President Zelensky said today his forces sank a Russian container ship in the
“Black Sea and struck three Russian oil refineries.”
A new report from the Commerce Department says the US gross domestic product grew at an annual pace of one and a half percent during the spring quarter, slower growth than the economy saw last year, NPR Scott Horstley reports inflation is hindering economic growth. "If consumers have to pay more for every gallon of gas, at least less money in their pockets to spend on everything else.
And that's especially true for lower income households. The war with Iran has caused higher inflation on average, and people's wages are not keeping up with those higher prices. So far, that is not forced most people to cut back on spending, but it has pushed them to dip into savings or put more of their spending on the credit card."
NPR Scott Horstley, leaders in some states that rely on Colorado River water are decrying a new federal plan that calls for cuts to their usage. The Mountain West News Bureau's Yavet Fernandez reports the river is facing long-term drought.
“"Cuts are proposed for lower-based in states.”
California, Nevada and Arizona. Or Governor Katie Hobbs called the proposed plan, Draconian." Nevada governor Joel Lambardo called it unrealistic. John Insminger, General Manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, says the cuts could hurt the state's economy and environment.
"Now, that gives 1.8% of the water on the Colorado River, and yet they're showing hundreds of thousands of potentially acre-feet overductions." Upper-based in states, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming would make voluntary cuts under the plan. Those states said in a statement, "They are committed to, quote, "continued good-faith discussions
with our counterparts. For NPR News, I'm Yvet Fernandez, in Las Vegas." This is NPR News in Washington. About 200 people in Nebraska are to lose their Medicaid coverage today, according to the
health policy news outlet trade-offs, they're the first affected by new work requirements
signed into law by President Trump in his budget legislation. All states will have to comply with the new rules in January, Nebraska decided to comply now. The European Union is beefing up its regulation of artificial intelligence. Territuals reports that enforcement of new AI legislation begins tomorrow.
Under the new rules, all AI companies operating in the 27-member EU will have to, for example, clearly label AI-generated text images and videos, this applies to new AI companies starting Sunday and existing companies within four months. The European Commission has set up an enforcement team of more than three dozen people to help the EU executive track the use of AI models or to corrective measures for
violations and impose fines or block access to the European market if they're not addressed. The rules only apply to content made for professional purposes and exclude art. The EU says the goal is to ensure Europeans can trust AI while encouraging innovation. For impure news, I'm Territuals and Brussels. The search continues for at least six climbers missing on Pakistan's broad peak.
Four bodies have been found. The team lost contact with its base camp Thursday after an avalanche. The expedition included well-known mountaineer, a normal purge, who had climbed the world's 14 highest peak in 2019, a feat chronicled in Netflix documentary, 14 peaks, nothing is impossible.
I'm Nora Rom and P.R. News. The fatal shooting of a teenager at a protest in Seattle has gone unsolved for six years. This has opened in your base to how are there no answers.
Our investigation has uncovered new evidence and witnesses who say they've never talked
to police. Did police ever call you? Not once. Listen to Weakey Bus Safe, a new true crime series on the embedded podcast from NPR.
