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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Pakistan's interior minister is in Tehran to try to salvage talks between the US And Iran. The diplomacy comes after President Trump said he paused a decision to resume attacks against Iran to give more time for negotiation. NPR's Dia Hadid reports from Mumbai.
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This is Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsen Naqvi's second visit to the capital this week to meet with senior officials. One Iranian state backed media reports this time he's met with Iran's foreign Minister Abbas Araghi. Another state backed media outlet reported that Naqvi was passing on a US Proposal to Iranians. The outlet says Iran is reviewing the text even as Pakistan's interior minister tries to coax Iran. Reuters has reported the supreme leader has insisted that its enriched uranium must stay in the country. Iranian officials believe that if the material is sent abroad, it will be more vulnerable to attacks. Before the war began, officials had signalled they were willing to ship out half of its stockpile of uranium. Dear Hadid, NPR News, Mumbai.
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The Justice Department has indicted a former federal prosecutor. This is on charges of allegedly sending a copy of former special counsel Jack Smith's report on the investigation into President Trump's classified documents case. NPR's Jacqueline Diaz has mourned.
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Prosecutors allege that Carmen Mercedes Lineberger emailed a copy of the report to her personal email in January 2025 and tried to hide the fact that she was doing this. The grand jury indictment says she downloaded the documents and emailed them with titles like Chocolate Cake Recipe PDF. The indictment doesn't say what Lineberger planned to do with the documents. At the time, a federal judge had ordered the report sealed. Judge Eileen Cannon has since ordered the report permanently sealed. Lineberger served as the managing assistant U.S. attorney in Fort Pierce, Florida. She pleaded not guilty to four felony charges, including theft of government property. Jacqueline Diaz, NPR News.
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The U.S. has deported nine migrants to Sierra Leone. NPR's Jewel Bright has more from Lagos, Nigeria.
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Fewer than half of the promised 24 deportees arrived Wednesday.
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S Based immigration lawyers say some of the deportations were blocked. The deportees are expected to eventually be sent to their home countries, but it's unclear if they'll be received. None are from Syria alone, and local officials who received them say many were traumatized after being chained for months during their detention in the US at least eight other African countries have signed deals with the Trump administration to receive non citizen deportees. Many of these countries have repressive governments and have been accused of holding deportees in poor conditions and without access to legal counsel. Jeroe o', Bright, NPR News, Lagos.
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On Wall street, the dow is down 75 points. You're listening to NPR. The house is expected to take up the War Powers Resolution today that would require President Trump to withdraw from the war in Iran. The resolution passed the Senate yesterday with support from four Republicans. If passed, President Trump is expected to veto it. The retail chain Klairs, which sells jewelry and accessories, is trying to expand thousands of new locations. This comes less than a year after the company emerged from its second bankruptcy. NPR's Alina Selyuk explains.
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Klairs went bankrupt last August under the weight of an unwieldy loan, plus mounting tariff costs for all of its Chinese made jewelry, clothes and purses. The chain closed hundreds of stores, but it avoided total liquidation as it was bought out of bankruptcy by Ames Watson, an investment firm that owns a few other mall chains. The biggest one is Lids. Now Klairs has signed a brand licensing deal that might see its jewelry pop up in more than 7,000 retail spots around the US including Walmart and CVS. It's part of a plan which also includes updating stores and working with young social media influencers trying to refresh Claire's brand and draw new generations of shoppers. Alina Seluk, NPR News.
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A federal judge has ruled defense attorneys for the man accused of starting the deadly Palisades fire in the Los Angeles area cannot use information suggesting the fire department was negligent. The lawyers wanted to use information suggesting the LA Fire Department left ablaze, smoldering before the big fire broke out on New year's day in 2025. That fire killed 12 people. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News.
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