Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton, Luigi Mangione, the man ...
of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk in 2024 pleaded guilty
“today to federal stalking charges, and Pierre's Brian Man has more.”
Mangione, who's 28 years old, appeared today in what looked like a 10 prison uniform and his face showed no emotion, and with Brian Thompson's family sitting right there in court, he voiced no remorse. I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died. Mangione said, I knew what I was doing. Under questioning by federal judge Margaret Garnett, Mangione described crafting a gun using a 3D printer, which he equipped with a silencer. Mangione
did talk briefly about his motives. He said he experienced pain from a back injury, and he grew frustrated with America's health care and insurance systems, and Pierre's Brian
Man reporting. President Trump took credit for a decrease in violent crime during an event
with police officers in New York City today, and Pierre's deepest shiver on reports. Violent crime is down 9.3% the largest ever year over year decrease. That's according to
“new crime statistics released by the FBI. Trump highlighted the decline in a speech at a police”
academy in New York. We ended the war on police, and we declared a very strong war on crime. Murder is down 18.1% according to the data, and the FBI said the murder rate is the lowest since 1956, but it's still double Canada's rate. Criminal justice experts have told NPR that they think the crime rate drops have marked a return to the norm after crime rates were higher during the COVID pandemic. Deepashivarom
NBR News. The United Arab Emirates is blaming Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated
by a state-owned oil company in the state of Hormuz. Meanwhile, President Trump continues to say the U.S. has total control over the strait, and talks mediated by Middle Eastern countries to end the war have stalled. The administration has been expanding its outreach to other nations. The Iran War hasn't gone the way President Trump promised it would.
“The administration now says it will wage economic warfare. Ordinary Iranians say they will”
bear the brunt of that pain, and Pierre's head deal, Al-Shanti reports from Vaan Turkey. All Iranians NPR spoke to Invan, agreed on one thing. Their country has become expensive. A tray of 30 eggs is now $5, double what it was about a month ago, cooking oil is $3 for a 30 ounce bottle. That jumped about 30% in a month. A personal trainer who just arrived from Tehran said she can't afford much there anymore.
She didn't want to be identified for fear of retribution from the regime. She said that people in Tehran were tensed and on edge because of uncertainty and the only hope for a future was to emigrate from Iran. Hadil al-Shanti NPR news Vaan Turkey. This is NPR. An American missionary kidnapped in Nigerian October has been released. Missionary Organization S.I.M. International says Kevin Wright out is in good health in
the care of the U.S. officials. No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. Nigeria has faced attacks from armed groups including those linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic state. A military junta took power in 2023 outsting Western partners in a lining with Russia. The latest data from the CDC shows another summer surge of COVID-19 is underway in the U.S. and here's Rob Stein has more.
COVID cases are increasing again nationwide. With the most activity in the South and West, but also inching up in the northeast and Midwest. The good news is that the levels of virus are still very low. And so far, this year's wave seems to be continuing the trend of getting milder each summer, sending fewer people to the hospital and causing fewer deaths. But the virus is expected to continue increasing for weeks, so help that spurther advising
people to consider masking up if they're in crowded places like airports and to get one of the updated vaccines when they become available in the fall. Rob Stein and P.R. News. Ash from Sicily's volcanic Mount Etna has forced the closure of the island's largest airport for the fifth consecutive day. Ash poses a significant risk to aircraft potentially stalling engines. Hundreds of vacationers are stranded during the biggest travel week of the year.
The closure has led to rerouted flights, increased taxi fares and higher car rental prices. You're listening to NPR news from Washington. Democrats are fighting for the future of their party. This week on the NPR politics podcast, we break down where the lines are being drawn between centrist and progressives. Both sides have scored victories this primary season, and both are certain that they will be more
electable in November. We'll catch you up on the key players and their pitches to voters.
