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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman. Cuba is reacting to the US Indictment of former Cuban leader Raul Castro. He's accused of several crimes, including murder. It's in connection with the downing of two civilian planes 30 years ago that killed four people. They were part of a Cuban exile group who were guiding migrants at sea. NPR's Ryan Lucas says Cuba rejects how that incident is being described.
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Cuba's president, in a post on X, called this indictment a political move. He says there's no legal basis for it. And he accused the US of trying to fabricate things to justify a military move against Cuba. He also accused the US of lying about what happened in 1996. He said Cuba acted in legitimate self defense after repeated violations of its airspace. And he also says the US Government at the time had been warned about those violations, but ignored them and allowed these flights to continue.
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NPR's Ryan Lucas reporting. Meanwhile, the Pentagon says a U.S. aircraft carrier and its supporting ships have a arrived in the Caribbean Sea. That news came the same day as the US Indictment was announced. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a tense call this week. The two leaders appear to be divided on what to do next about Iran. NPR's Daniel Estrin reports from Tel Aviv.
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The Tuesday call between Trump and Netanyahu was tense, according to a person familiar with the matter not authorized to speak publicly. Netanyahu spoke against a diplomatic deal being pursued to end the Iran war, while Trump said he would continue to pursue an agreement preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon. The person who spoke to NPR said Israel wishes to take part in a renewed US Attack on Iran. Trump spoke to reporters about his phone call with Netanyahu.
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He'll do whatever I want him to do and he's, he's a great guy. To me, he's a great guy.
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Israel is on its highest level of alert, Israel's military chief said. Above the skies in Tel Aviv, US Air Force refueling planes conduct regular sorties. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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In the U.S. house Republicans and Democrats united to pass a bill yesterday. It bans large corporate investors from buying more homes. NPR's Stephen Bisaha reports. The bill is also meant to address housing affordability.
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The main idea in the bill to make housing more affordable is is to throw a lot of ideas at the problem. The bill is packed with new block grants, updates to old ones, and deregulation. Most of these provisions are meant to encourage home building across the country. This is a modified version of a bill the Senate passed two months ago. Both versions ban corporate landlords with at least 350 houses from buying up any more. Investors can build new homes to rent out. But the House version of the bill strips out the Senate's requirement those houses get sold off after seven years. The bill now heads back to the Senate to consider for final passage. Stephen Besarha, NPR News.
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You're listening to NPR news from Washington. SpaceX could launch its biggest ever rocket starship later today from southern Texas. There won't be a crew aboard. This comes as SpaceX filed paperwork for what could be the most expensive initial public offering in history. More than half of adults aged 60 and older take at least two dietary supplements, according to new research from the national center for health statistics. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports. The data track with a boom in sales of longevity supplements.
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About 60% of adults in the US take supplements, and researchers say they can help by addressing nutritional deficiencies, but may also lead to intake above tolerable levels. The percentage of adults taking two or more supplements increases with age and is highest among people 60 and older. Global sales of longevity supplements are estimated at nearly $9 billion. Some supplements have evidence behind them, such as taking Omega 3 supplements to help lower triglycerides or a form of vitamin B known as niacinamide to protect against skin cancer. But many supplements on the market lack strong evidence, so experts say in a buyer beware approach can be helpful. Alison Aubrey, NPR News.
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An original piece of the Eiffel Tower is going to be auctioned today. A French auction house says it's a nine foot tall section of one of the Eiffel Tower's original spiral staircases. It was replaced with elevators in 1983. The starting bid for the Eiffel Tower staircase piece is about $140,000. I'm Korva Coleman, NPR News, from Washington.
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