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Waves are crashing along Hawaii's big island as Hurricane Lala moves away after lashing
“the region with strong winds and heavy rain.”
The storm's eye has just south of the island without making landfall. A while the mayor, Rick Blanchy, already, is mourning people to wait for the all-clear. This is about being smart. We're gonna do everything we can to protect you, but as I said last night, we're the community to help us protect you. So please cooperate. Stay home. Be safe. The governor has confirmed that one person died in a car accident on the big island.
Lala is strengthened into a category one hurricane overnight with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. For Caster say the storm is expected to weaken as it continues west. Iran is accusing hotter of holding three of its military pilots missing since March. In a statement, Iranian officials say the soldiers were captured when their fighter jets were shot down.
“NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalty reports from Istanbul.”
The Iranian armed forces missing persons' committees said the three pilots went missing early in the war with the U.S. and Israel. When their jets were hit by quote enemy defenses, and they ejected. In a statement the committee said that the Khatari military was holding them and hadn't allowed them to contact their families or Iranian officials. Khatari military said in March that its air force shot down two Iranian bomber jets,
but it did not immediately respond to Iran's latest accusations. Iran said until now there was no information on the soldiers and called on the red cross to intervene and investigate the pilot's conditions. Hadeel Al-Shalty and PR news is Istanbul.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia continues to rise.
“At least 50 people are dead and more than 100 others are missing.”
Michael Sullivan reports the quake toppled buildings and triggered landslides. The epicenter of the quake was off the island of Flores and it appears to be the deadliest to strike the country since 2022. When hundreds died after a quake in the more populous region of West Java, hundreds of aftershocks have followed Saturday morning's quake and authorities say roughly 5,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. Many residents are sleeping in
makeshift shelters outside the remains of their homes or local hospitals. There's no clear idea of how many more remain trapped under the rubble. Indonesia sits along the Pacific Ocean's so-called Ring of Fire, a seismically active area with fairly frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Chiang Kai, Thailand. Rescue crews in Colombia are searching for survivors nearly a week after an earthquake devastated
parts of the country, at least 294 people are dead and hundreds of others are still missing. This is NPR News. Extreme heat is feeling wildfires across Europe forcing thousands of people from their homes during the peak summer travel season. Fires have burned in France, Germany, Croatia, and Greece where tourists have been evacuated from threatened coastal areas. Fire crews across England and Wales are battling a record number of wildfires
after months of unusually dry weather. A recent series of cyber attacks on U.S. water systems
have exposed vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, and PR's Jan. McLaughlin reports on a small
town in Minnesota that was impacted. Mayor Nate George of Bram in Minnesota says he was just starting his workday on a Monday in July when he learned that the local water operator had discovered a problem with the water pump. Local teams restored the flow of water to Bram residents quickly, but learned they were just one target in what appears to be a nationwide series of cyber attacks. U.S. officials and experts believe Iran may be to blame. Here's Mayor George.
Bram's not being targeted. It's the internet access points. Mayor George understands that small towns can now be swept up in geopolitical conflicts. Iran has targeted U.S. critical infrastructure before to send a message that attackers can impact American citizens in their homes. General McLaughlin, MPR News. Preservation is have until Tuesday to respond to the Trump
administration's emergencies supreme court appeal over President Trump's $400 million white house ballroom.
Chief Justice John Roberts at the deadline after the administration asked the justices to keep construction moving while the case is appealed. This is MPR. History is intriguing, but unlike the president, it can feel far off. On NPR's through line, we bring it back to life and put you in the middle of it. Go inside the stories from then that shape the world we live in now. Find NPR's through line wherever you get your
