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Live from NPR News. In Washington, I'm Luis Schiavone. Authorities say a gunman killed four people late Saturday afternoon at a family gathering in Stockton, California. Several people were wounded. Police are searching for a suspect in what they believe have been a targeted incident. San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas says children were among those in the line of fire.
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Children should not be harmed by gun and gang violence.
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Police are asking the public for help in tracking down the gunman who opened fire at a family gathering in a banquet hall. As of tomorrow Monday, millions of people face new work requirements for snap Food Aid. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports. It's part of a major budget cut to the program passed by Republicans in Congress last summer.
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Already, able bodied people without dependents can only get snap for three months over three years unless they work, train or volunteer for 80 hours a month. Now that requirement will apply to older people, boosting the cutoff age from 54 to 64 and to parents whose children are 14 or older. Unhoused people, veterans and young adults aging out of foster care will also no longer be exempt. Republicans say the aim is to weed out waste and fraud. Critics say the new rules have been rushed with little time to they come after weeks of chaos when the Trump administration refused to pay full SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown. Jennifer Lutton, NPR News, Washington.
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Pope Leo XIV travels from Turkey to Lebanon today, his first papal visit to the Middle East. As correspondent Jane Araf reports, his visit is sparking hope and some fear among Lebanese.
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At the seat of the Maronite Catholic patriarch, workers, mostly Syrian refugees, are building a giant stage. Event organizer Naiman AZI hopes the visit will shed light on the country.
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It's a beautiful message globally to mention that Lebanon is not a place for war. It's not a place of hate.
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The pope's dozen events are all in Beirut or north of the capital. He won't be going to visit Christians in the south, where war between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah raged despite a year old ceasefire. Israel regularly attacks the south and bombed Beirut just last week, killing a senior hezboll at Our lady of Lebanon sanctuary in Harissa. Visitors were excited about the pope's visit, but many Lebanese are afraid Israeli attacks will increase once the pope leaves. For NPR News, I'm Jane Araf in Harissa, Lebanon.
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Negotiators for Ukraine are in West Palm Beach, Florida, to talk about a US Plan to end the fighting with Russia. They're meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and President Trump's son in law, Jared Kushner. The president has signaled he will send Witkoff and perhaps Kushner to Moscow this week to meet with Putin about the plan. This is NPR News. In Washington. Some states are watching for a Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights act that may prompt a new wave of congressional redistricting. The timing of the court's decision could have a big implication for the gerrymandering fight ahead of next year's midterm elections. NPR's Hansi Liu Wang reports.
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It's not clear when the Supreme Court will issue its decision in a closely watched redistricting case out of Louisiana. But after the justices held a rare second hearing for the case in October, some court watchers say the court's conservative majority may soon issue a ruling that weakens the Voting Rights Act's protections against voting districts that dilute the power of racial minorities. That could lead to Republican led states, particularly in the south, undoing districts where black voters have a real sick opportunity of electing their preferred candidates, who are usually Democrats. But congressional maps for next year's midterms have to be finalized before a state's filing deadline for candidates running in the primary. And and those deadlines are coming up in December for Mississippi, in January for Alabama and in February for Louisiana. Han Zi Le Wang, NPR News.
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In Switzerland, voters are considering a referendum to require that women, like men, be called up for national service. This could involve participation in the military, civil protection teams or other public service. The Swiss parliament opposes the idea, arguing that it could involve costs and poses the likelihood that it would take too many young people out of the workforce. For its part, the government says there's no shortage of military and civil defense staff and that compulsory female military service could place an extra burden on women with families. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.
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