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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump is recommending that Republican Senator Lindsey Graham's younger sister serve out the rest of her sibling's term. Trump's weighing in as South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is expected to announce a decision on who should fill the Senate seat left vacant after Graham's unexpected death over the weekend. Here's NPR's Frank Gordonez.
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President Trump, who was very close to Graham, has been giving interviews praising the longtime South Carolina senator. The president made his request on social media, calling it a fabulous tribute to Lindsey. Trump said Graham loved his sister Darlene Graham, Nordone Dearly. Graham, who never married, was very close with his younger sister. He adopted her after their parents died so she could receive his military benefits. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster will make the appointment to fill the seat until January. Graham, who was 71 years old, died suddenly on Saturday night while campaigning for a fifth term. Several prominent South Carolina Republicans have already expressed interest in running for the seat. Franco Ordonez, NPR News.
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Federal agents are on the scene of a federal immigration enforcement fatal shooting in Maine. Senator Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, says he was informed by Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullen that a man in his 20s who was ordered to leave the US had weaponized his vehicle. And when the shooting happened, the encounter ignited protests. Within hours, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's beginning a campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court, the world's only standing war crimes tribunal. NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports. Rubio calls the ICC a threat to US Sovereignty in an op ed in
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the Wall Street Journal and in an online video, Secretary Rubio accuses the International Criminal Court based in the Hague of waging a war against the US not
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with bullets or missiles, but with statutes, compacts and the force of so called international law.
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Rubio says U.S. service members or Border Patrol agents could be at risk for prosecution. But the court was set up more than two decades ago to prosecute war crimes and genocide in countries that don't or won't hold their personnel to account. The Trump administration imposed sanctions to stop an ICC investigation into Afghanistan, and now Rubio says he will work to dismantle what he calls the Court's threat to U.S. sovereignty. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News.
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The State Department Jurassic park star Sam Neill has died. A statement posted to the New Zealand Actors social media page says he died Monday in Sydney at the age of 78. Neil's award winning career spanned several decades and memorable roles including in Peaky Blinders, the piano and perhaps most famously, Steven Spielberg's classic Jurassic Park. Neel disclosed a few years ago he was diagnosed with a rare type of non Hodgkin lymphoma. This is NPR News. Tanker traffic's down to a crawl in the Strait of Hormuz. NPR Scott Horsley reports on how that's affecting energy prices.
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Continued fighting in and around the Strait of Hormuz has pushed oil prices higher. AAA says the average price of regular gas in the US is now $3.87 a gallon. That's up about 8 cents from a week ago, but 21 cents lower than this time last month. Gasoline consumption in the US has inched up despite the high price, but global demand for petroleum products is expected to fall this year for the first time since the pandemic downturn six years ago. Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
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The American Red Cross declared a national blood emergency today because of a concerning decline in blood donations. NPR's Rob Stein has more.
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Donations have been falling since the end of May, causing the national blood supply to drop by about 25% by the end of June. Blood donations often decline this time of year because regular routines get disrupted by summer travel and blood drives at places like schools and colleges go on hiatus. At the same time, demand for blood increases because of a spike in injuries from car crashes and more people participating in activities like biking, hiking and boating. And that's what's happening again this year. The Red Cross says there's a deficit of about 3,500 units of blood each week. Rob Stein, NPR News.
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An investigation is underway into a major fire at a popular pub in Bangkok over the weekend. Authorities say at least 27 people died, dozens more were injured. It's NPR News.
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