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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. The federal trial of Jonathan Rinderkonist, accused of starting last year's Palisades fire in Los Angeles, has ended in a mistrial. 12 people died. Thousands of homes were destroyed. Reporter Steve Futterman has more.
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The judge asked the jury foreman and each of the jurors, is there anything the court can do that might help you reach a unanimous decision? And each of them said no. That's when the judge declared a mistrial. Now, after the mistrial was declared, the jury foreman did disclose the division of the jury. He told the court it was split 10 to 2 in favor of a not guilty verdict. So that's a victory of sorts for the defense, which had always claimed there was never enough evidence to convict Jonathan Rinderkinesht of actually starting the fire. The government, though, has said already it plans to retry the case on all three counts. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman. At the federal courthouse in Los Angeles,
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President Trump is claiming that Iran violated its ceasefire agreement with the US In a social media post, Trump said that Iran shot four or more of what he called one way attack drones at ships in the strait of Hormuz. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more.
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Trump said that one drone hit a cargo ship while the US Stopped three other drones from causing damage. President Trump added that, quote, this is a foolish violation of our ceasefire agreement. This could threaten the tenuous truce while the US And Iran attempt to negotiate a long term peace agreement. However, it is not clear what Trump meant. For example, whether he now considers the ceasefire over and whether the US Might retaliate. The White House did not immediately answer questions about the president's post. Last week, Trump said that he was willing to resume bombing Iran if he either did not like the peace agreement the US Reaches with them or or if Iran doesn't, quote, behave. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
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A key panel in New York City has voted to freeze rents for about 1 million rent stabilized apartments in the city. David Brand from member station WNYC reports it fulfills one of Mayor Zoran Mamdani's campaign pledges.
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The New York City Rent Guidelines Board approved a two year rent freeze for tenants in rent stabilized apartments. It's the first time the board has voted for a two year freeze. It will keep rents flat for about 40% of the city's housing stock. Mamdani appointed six of the board's nine members. He called the vote an historic victory for renters tenants celebrated the decision, but landlord groups immediately criticized the vote. They say they need higher rents to offset their own growing expenses, including insurance, fuel and labor costs.
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WNYC's David Brand reporting. A small plane hit Beijing's tallest building Friday. According to witnesses, it's not clear how many people were injured, if any. The dow is down 14. This is NPR News. In Washington. There are several fires burning across the state of Utah. One that's now been largely contained burned very close to Salt Lake City. Some residents say the fires have been causing them immense stress. And Hugo Ricard Bell of member station KUER explored the intersection between wildfires and mental health.
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Paisley Recdl didn't know what to make of the smoke that billowed into her neighbourhood last Saturday morning. The threat dawned on her when she started talking to her neighbours. And as the fire burned, she couldn't shake her anxiety.
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I do wake up at night and I feel my heart literally pounding. And I'm not sure if it's stress or just the bad air, to be frank.
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Amanda Bakian with the Huntsman Mental Health Institute studies environmental impact impacts on mental health. She found a direct relationship between heat, air pollutants and mental health issues.
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That air pollution either directly affects your lungs, which causes trickle down effects that travel to your brain.
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When there is a lot of smoke in the air, she recommends wearing a mask. For NPR News, I'm Hugo Ricard Bell in Salt Lake City.
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Apple says a chip shortage resulting from the explosion of artificial intelligence is leading the company to raise prices on core products. Max and iPads are all going up, and analysts are expecting iPhone prices to rise later in the year. For example, the 1 TB MacBook Pro is around $2,000, up from around $1,700. The 128 gigabyte iPad Air is now $749, up from $599. I'm Luis Chiavone, NPR News, Washington.
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