The United States and Iran have exchanged direct fire for the first time in n...
NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalci has more from Istanbul.
“The U.S. military said in their statement, "It had struck those launch sites after it”
had observed Iranian forces preparing to launch sea mines out into the Strait of Hormuz." Iran then retaliated by firing ballistic missiles at U.S. bases in Jordan, the Jordanian Armed Forces said today that they intercepted eight missiles entering the country's airspace, and then also the UAE's Ministry of Defense said it intercepted drones coming from Iran. NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalci reporting global oil prices jump this morning.
As President Trump threatened new strikes against Iran, major U.S. market indices retreated. The war, as well as Trump's global tariffs are casting a long shadow over this week's G20 meeting of finance ministers in North Carolina, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson said at the opening that he wanted to focus on growing the economy and raining in debt. Members of the House are back at work today, after a five-week recess.
NPR's Eric McDaniel reports one of the top priorities facing Congress is funding the federal government. As of this moment, the deadline for the funding to lapse is the end of September, but the funding vote this week would be a stop gap continuing government funding until December. It would avoid a shutdown during the midterm elections, which seems to be a bipartisan wish. The package has already passed the Senate, so this vote is the last stop before it heads
to the President's desk for a signature. We've already seen two record-setting federal
government shutdowns in the second Trump administration. The House might also vote on a central
resolution targeted at Chuck Edwards and North Carolina Republican, who dropped his reelection bid after the House Ethics Committee found that Edwards may have created or fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment. He denies wrongdoing Eric McDaniel and P.R. News, Washington. In Las Vegas today, closing arguments are underway at the trial of Dwayne Davis. He is accused of orchestrating the 1996 drive by killing of Rep. Icon 2-Pox Shakur,
Steve Futterman is in Las Vegas with a sub-date. Prosecutors claimed Dwayne Davis planned the killing of 2-Pox Shakur a few hours after Shakur assaulted Davis's nephew in the lobby of the MGM Grand Hotel, deputy district attorney Benu Palal. "When the opportunity presented itself for retribution, the way Dwayne Davis made sure that the shooters were and threatened."
“The prosecutions key evidence has been Davis' own words in his memoir and in interviews”
where he admits taking part, but the defense as it was all in bevelishment and exaggeration and that Davis wasn't even in Las Vegas when Shakur was killed. By the end of the day deliberations should be underway. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Las Vegas. From Washington, this is NPR News. After leading Argentina to this year's World Cup final,
Lionel Messi says he is retiring from international soccer. 39-year-old soccer superstar announced on Instagram today the decision hurts, but quote "the time has come" while Messi departs from the Argentina national team he still plays for it or Miami in major league soccer. It is evident that running strengthens the body and mind, now researchers in Japan are suggesting it's even better than we thought, even at its slowest pace, and here's
Amy held with details. Slow and steady really may win the race. Scientists in Japan tested participants on treadmills and found you don't necessarily have to run far and fast to benefit. Just a little running, 10 minutes say, slowly, like barely above walking, lit up parts of the prefrontal cortex that's the part of the brain involved in high-level thinking, and significantly enhanced mood. Running's rhythmic head movements are associated with the
benefit scientists say something they want to research more. In Japan, a slow running movement known as Nico Nico or smiling pace is already underway, the study authors say their findings are encouraging for lots of people, those with age, or joint, or schedule issues, all can still have a good run. Amy held and PR News. Next May Spring Costume Institute show launching the annual Met Gala will no longer feature the work of British designer John Galliano. Today, the Metropolitan
Museum of Art announced it had canceled the Galliano exhibit following heavy public backlash over the designers past anti-Semitic and racist remarks. It's NPR News. Country singer and
“rapper Shibuzi wants us to remember our history accurately. A cowboy image, you know, we”
tend to think that was just a white man, you know, on a horse with a cowboy hat, but, you know,
one in every four cowboys were black. On the Sunday story from up first, Shibuzi talks about his
latest album and the Black Roots of Country Music. Listen to the Sunday story and the NPR app,
