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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ramm. The search continues in Venezuela for tens of thousands of people still believed to be missing after twin earthquakes last week. More than 1,400 people are confirmed dead. NPR's Fernando Narrow reports from Caracas.
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Across the street from the coastline, search and rescue teams worked on city block after city block of collapsed or heavily damaged buildings. Junior Laia and Jesus Gallardo sit on the shade across the street from a shattered building. They're covered in dust and are eating arepas and rice. I have family members missing, my brother and some cousins, gallardo says. We don't know anything about them. We've been looking for them for four days. It's a hot and humid day. Helicopters buzz in the sky. People wait next to dam damaged structures, hoping to hear news of anyone who might get pulled from the rubble.
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NPR's Fernando Narrow Ukraine hit Russia's oil refineries again this weekend as part of a long range drone strike campaign to weaken Russia's ability to wage war. NPR's Joanna Kakisis reports from Kyiv. Russia also continued its near daily attacks on Ukrainian cities.
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Writing on social media, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the long range drone strikes targeting Russ oil and military infrastructure are aimed at reducing the resources fueling Russia's war. This brings us one step closer to peace, he wrote. Zelensky said Ukrainian drones hit one Russian oil refinery about 186 miles from the front line and another one more than 400 miles away from the border. Russian authorities said one person was killed and another injured in the second strike. Meanwhile, Russian drones damaged a major pharmaceutical manufacturer in Kyiv. Joanna Kakissis, NPR News, Cave Representative Julia
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Letlow won Louisiana's Republican nomination for U.S. senate yesterday. NPR's Matt Bloom reports.
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Letlow defeated State Treasurer John Fleming in a runoff after the two finished ahead of Senator Bill Cassidy in the GOP primary in May. Trump backed Letlow in an effort to oust Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump on impeachment charges in 2021. Letlow, a former college administrator and ardent Trump supporter, has been in the House since 2021. Her husband, Luke Letlow, died from COVID 19 complications after being elected to Congress in 2020, and she won a special election to fill the seat. Letlow has promised to work in lockstep with Trump to advance his agenda. She'll face the Democratic nominee winner Jamie Davis, a farmer and former parish official from northeast Louisiana. Matt Bloom, NPR News, New Orleans.
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This is NPR News. House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to send a housing bill to the White House tomorrow. Both chambers had approved it last week, but President Trump refused to sign it, saying Congress must first pass his proposals to tighten election laws, which under the Constitution are the responsibility of the states. Sending the bill to the White House starts the clock. If the president does nothing and Congress is in session, the bill becomes law in 10 days. The state Department has created a commemorative passport book featuring an image of the president alongside the Declaration of Independence. Willem Marx reports.
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President Trump on Friday posted a rendering on his social media platform of the new limited edition US Passport, describing how the document says welcome but be good. The White House had previewed the concept in April, calling it the Patriot Passport and describing it as limited edition and stamped for America 250. The State Department confirmed it has created a commemorative version of the standard passport book to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. the document features custom artwork and enhanced images on the front, back and inside covers, and carries all the same advanced security features as a regular U.S. passport. For NPR News, I'm Willem Marx.
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France's public health agency reports a surge in Deaths, more than 1,000 people, more than usual during the heat wave that has gripped Europe for more than a week. In Germany, authorities found a way to cool off tourists at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. They used water cannons, usually used to disperse unruly protesters, to spray cool water on the crowd. I'm Nora Ramm, NPR News, in Washington.