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Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Jeanine Herbst. Vice President Vance is on his way to Switzerland for talks with US And Iranian negotiators on the ceasefire deal. UN Envoy US Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son in law Jared Kushner are already there. Pakistan's mediating the talks set to be held tomorrow. But as NPR's Dia Hadid reports from Islamabad, it comes as tensions escalate yet again.
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The statement came even as Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsen Naqvi met the Iranian foreign minister. Naqvi's previous visits were to revive talks between the US And Iran. It also came as Iran insisted it had shuttered the Strait of Hormuz, accusing the US of not stopping its ally Israel of bombing Lebanon. Reuters reports at least 20 people were killed, but the US insisted the Strait remained open despite the tensions. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said a delegation was heading to Switzerland. Dear Hadid, NPR News, Islamabad.
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The Justice Department released a memo this week that quietly calls into question longstanding civil rights protections for Americans with disabilities. NPR's Cory Turner has more.
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For decades, the courts and Republican and Democratic administrations alike have agreed when it comes to serving Americans with disabilities, states have to provide support in home or in the communities where they live. Institutionalization should be a last resort. But a new Justice Department memo argues there is no integration mandate forcing states to provide these local targeted services. Pushback from the disability community was swift. Advocates warned the memo could bring a return to what was once common practice, de facto segregation of Americans with disabilities in nursing homes and large institutions. The Justice Department did not respond to an NPR request for comment. Cory Turner, NPR News.
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Voters head to the polls in Utah next week for primary elections. Several candidates without ties to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will challenge former Congressman Ben McAdams, a young LDS Democrat. They're competing for a House seat in the state's new blue leaning district. NPR's Mohammed Javid has more.
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The Democratic primary next week pits McAdams, who some delegates view as too conservative, against three more liberal Democrats, none of whom is Mormon. And Matthew Bowman is a chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University.
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So it'll be interesting to see how that turns out. And if someone who has never been LDS can actually win as a Democrat, which is a doubly hard thing to do in Utah, being both of those at the same time. So that'll be, I think, an interesting harbinger of how Utah politics might change over the next couple of generations.
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Bowman says that the city's demographics are changing. That and a blue leaning congressional district have changed the way the city views politics. Maham Javed, NPR News.
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This is npr. Ties, mugs and cards are in order this weekend because tomorrow is Father's Day, an American tradition that's rooted in more than dollars. As NPR's Amy Held reports, prices are
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up, wages are down, but people are still spending on dad in record amounts. In fact, the National Retail Federation projects nearly $28 billion total spent on the day. Consumers say they'll pull back in other areas to make it work, budgeting around $230 on average, with outings, clothing and gift cards topping the list. An American mom is credited with coming up with the idea. More than a century ago, Sonora Dodd of Spokane wanted to honor her husband and her own dad, a widowed Civil War veteran who raised six kids, inspiring Washington state to first recognize the day in 1910. More than 50 years later, the third Sunday in June was reserved for dad after President Johnson signed a proclamation. And in 1972, President Nixon made Father's Day a permanent national holiday. Amy Held, NPR news.
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In the US Ford's F150 pickup truck is the best selling vehicle, but a new report finds it's not the one that gets driven the most. I see cars. Looked at the odometer readings for more than 2 million 3 year old vehicles that were sold last year. The auto search engine found that the cars with the most miles put on them were practical family cars with self charging hybrid vehicles such as the original Prius, driven even more than traditional gas vehicles. I'm Jeanine Herbst, NPR News, in Washington.
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