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Shea Stevens
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stevens. New York City is reeling following a deadly shooting at an office high rise. From member station wnyc, Phil Corso has the story.
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Phil Corso
Authorities say a gunman opened fire inside a midtown Manhattan office tower Monday night, killing four people, including an NYPD officer, before fatally shooting himself. The officer was identified as 36 year old Didarul Islam, a father of two with a third child on the way. Police say he was on a security detail at 345 Park Ave. When he was shot in the lobby. The gunman was identified as 27 year old Shane Tamura. Officials say he also killed three civilians. According to investigators, he had traveled across country from Nevada and had a documented history of mental illness. Police say the shooter acted alone. A fifth victim remains in critical condition. For NPR News, I'm Phil Corso in New York.
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Shea Stevens
President Trump's defamation lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal has turned personal. As NPR's David Folkenflick reports, Trump's legal team wants to get the 94 year old media mogul under oath ASAP.
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David Folkenflick
The two titans of the American right have been political allies for the past decade. Murdoch's Fox News, the New York Post and the Journal's editorial pages have largely served as pillars of support for Trump. Now Trump wants a judge to give Murdoch just two weeks to be deposed, saying it's uncertain whether he would show up at a trial. Trump says he warned Murdoch not to publish a story saying Trump sent a bawdy birthday message two decades ago to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Trump says he did not draw or send such a note. The Journal is standing by the story. Outside lawyers say Trump's case is flimsy, yet he has won big settlements from the parent companies of abc, cbs, Facebook and X for suits that were similarly deemed as weak. Now Trump is putting his former ally Murdoch on notice, too. David Folkenflick, NPR News.
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Shea Stevens
Israel is facing an international outcry over worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza. As NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports, the Israeli military took journalists into a small part of the territory to try to show their side of the story.
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Eleanor Beardsley
We rode over the Kerem Shalom crossing near Egypt in the back of military trucks, a place that once bustled with aid trucks appeared desolate There was just desert, barbed wire, fences and searing heat. Sporadic gunfire and heavy artillery could be heard in the distance. We were shown a massive asphalt parking lot with thousands of tons of uncollected aid and told it was the fault of the UN Brigadier General Effie defron says the army is doing its job.
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Brigadier General Effie Defron
It's not fun being in Gaza. We understand that. But we are doing our best being creative to distribute food to the people of Gaza.
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Eleanor Beardsley
Contrary to aid agencies and NPR and others reporting on the ground, Defron said there is no starvation in Gaza. He claimed most pictures showing starvation are Hamas propaganda fakes.
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Shea Stevens
Eleanor Beardsley in Gaza. This is npr. A federal judge in Boston says Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood must continue amid ongoing legal battles over efforts to defund the organization. U.S. district Judge Indira Talwani says the cuts would adversely affect patients in areas where health care services are disrupted or unavailable. The recently enacted tax and spending law includes a one year moratorium on Medicaid payments to abortion providers that received over $800,000 in reimbursements in 2023. The law did not spec mention Planned Parenthood, but its leaders say it affects the organization's centers. Nationwide, extreme weather is fueling deadly wildfires across parts of southeastern Europe and flooding in China. NPR's Jeff Brady reports that at least four people died and eight are missing after a landslide in northern China.
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Jeff Brady
Beijing authorities ordered people in Hebei province to stay indoors. According to the Associated Press, officials closed schools and stopped outdoor tourism. Up to 12 more inches of rain was forecast in Greece and Turkey. Crews have backed battled wildfires for weeks. The BBC reports temperatures in central Greece reached 108 degrees Fahrenheit. In Turkey, 17 deaths associated with wildfires have been reported in the past month. Here in the southeastern U.S. extreme heat persists. The National Weather Service forecast temperatures into the low 100s early this week, affecting more than 18 million people. Scientists say human caused climate change is making intense heat waves, droughts, hurricanes and floods more frequent. Jeff Brady, NPR News.
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Shea Stevens
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