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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Iranian military is declaring a halt in its military operations following reports that Israel was doing the same. President Trump urged both sides to end the tit for tat strikes that followed Israeli attacks over the weekend in Lebanon's capital, where Iranian backed Hezbollah fighters are being targeted. Separately, Israel says it is shutting down the single crossing for aid and goods into Gaza, citing security concerns in Palestinian territory. NPR's Anas Baba has the latest from Gaza City.
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Israel closed the Kerem Shalom crossing, citing what it calls necessary security measures following Iranian missile attacks. This halts the entry of all aid and commercial goods into Gaza, as well as the entry and exit of aid workers and volunteer doctors. Additionally, Israel has closed checkpoints throughout the occupied west bank, further restricting movement between Palestinian cities there. Israel similarly sealed Gaza's crossings in the early days of the US Israeli on Iran, but reopened them after US Pressure. Meanwhile, Israel continues striking Lebanon and Gaza. Gaza health Officials say nearly 30 Palestinians have been killed in airstrikes since Saturday, including at least six on Monday. NPR News, Gaza City.
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Energy prices continue to take a hit because of the war. NPR Scott Horsley has the latest.
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Oil prices jumped overnight as Israel and Iran traded attacks, but crude oil prices stabilized after Iran said the skirmish was ending. Retail gasoline prices in the US Continue to fall triple says the average price of regular gas is about $4.16 a gallon. That's down about 16 cents from a week ago, but still more than a dollar a gallon higher than this time last year. Gasoline prices will likely play a significant role later this week when the Labor Department reports on inflation for the month of May.
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NPR's Scott Horsley. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawyer is endorsing the Republican's rival, James Talarico for U.S. senate today. Dan Cogdell said he threw his support behind the Democratic candidate because Paxton was too focused on appe President Trump. Cogdell was part of Paxton's defense team during the Republicans 2023 impeachment trial. Paxton was acquitted by the Texas Senate, the man accused of setting last year's Palisades fires on trial in Los Angeles. Steve Futterman has more.
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Jonathan Rinderknest is charged with intentionally starting a different fire, the Lockman fire, just past midnight on January 1st last year. Prosecutors say the Lockman fire then smoldered underground for a week before resurfacing and exploding into the Palisades fire. Defense attorney Steve Haney says his client is not guilty. He says the Lockman fire was started by Errant Fireworks.
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Jonathan did not start the fire on January 1st. We believe strongly it was started by a firework.
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The Palisades fire led to the death of a dozen people. Nearly 7,000 structures were destroyed.
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It's NPR. U.S. central Command says forces disabled an unladen oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman today after the vessel tried to sail to an Iranian port in violation of a blockade against Iran. In a statement today, CENTCOM says since the blockade was imposed in mid April, forces have disabled seven non compliant vessels, redirected 134 others and allowed 42 supporting humanitarian aid to pass. The long awaited kids count report is out. NPR's Nakimeta says the assessment points to both improvements and setbacks.
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For nearly four decades, the Annie E. Casey foundation has tracked the overall well being of children based on 16 different measures across economics, health and family, community and education. The latest report gives a snapshot of how kids fared in 2024. And unfortunately, three of the four education measures got worse when compared to 2019. Math and reading proficiency, as well as preschool attendance, all showed declines. The good news is that more high school students are graduating on time, 87%. That's up one point from 2023. And two states made progress in education, Louisiana and Mississippi, while South Carolina stayed stable. Janaki Mehta, NPR News.
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Tropical Storm Boris is expected to bring heavy rain, possibly floods to parts of southern Mexico's Pacific Coast. The National Hurricane center says the the storm is located southeast of Acapulco. Boris is not expected to affect Mexico's three World cup host cities. It's npr.
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