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Louise Schiavone
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. In Stockton, California. Late yesterday, a family gathering in a banquet hall was interrupted by a gunman firing on the group. Four people have died. Others have been injured. Children are among the victims. Heather Brent of the San Juan County Sheriff's Office is asking for people with information to come forward.
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Heather Brent
The victims have been transported to local hospitals throughout the area. This is a very active and ongoing investigation. Information remains very limited at this time. Early indications suggest that this may be a targeted incident.
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Louise Schiavone
Several of the victims were transported to hospitals. Hondurans will head to the polls today to elect a new president, and President Trump is getting involved. NPR's Ada Peralta has details.
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Ada Peralta
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump endorsed conservative Titoas Fuda for president and he also said he would issue a pardon to former President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Hernandez was convicted of drug trafficking in a federal court in the United States, and he was also implicated in huge corruption scandals at home. Azfura took the national party reins from Hernandez, and he lost to a leftist candidate in 2021. In his post, Trump threatened to pull USAID to Honduras if Asfura doesn't win. The most recent polls show three candidates are in a dead heat for the presidenc. Ada Peralta, NPR News, Mexico City.
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Louise Schiavone
Northwestern University has agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars to the federal government. This would restore hundreds of millions in research funding withheld by the Trump administration. The initial loss contributed to the resignation of the school's president. NPR's Alyssa Nadworny reports.
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Alyssa Nadworny
Part of the deal would require Northwestern University, an elite school outside Chicago, to pay the government $75 million over the next three years. In exchange, the government will unfreeze $790 million in research funding that was canceled last spring over accusations of racial discrimination and anti Semitism. The agreement allows the college to retain full academic freedom and says the Trump administration will end all open investigations into the school. This deal follows similar deals the Trump administration has made with Cornell University, Brown University and Columbia University. Alyssa Nadworny, NPR News.
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Louise Schiavone
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'll send Witkoff and perhaps Kushner to Moscow this week for talks with Russia in his first official visit as pontiff. Pope Leo XIV is in the Middle east, currently on his way to Lebanon. Early in his travels, Leo prayed with Armenians at their Apostolic Cathedral, with the visit seen as helpful in addressing long standing tensions between Turkey and Armenians. This is NPR News in Washington. Indonesian authorities say a week of monsoon rains has left 316 people dead and thousands displaced on the island of Sumatra. In Sri Lanka, the death toll from floods and mudslides has risen to 193. With more than 100,000 people displaced, conditions made the delivery of aid very difficult. The draw for the 2026 World cup will take place this week at the Kennedy center in Washington, D.C. nPR's Franco Ordonez reports. President Trump might be in the stands for the Games.
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Franco Ordonez
President Trump boasted of an economic boom for the country as more than a million visitors are expected to attend the world's biggest sporting event co hosted by the U.S. canada and Mexico.
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Sports Analyst
The world is watching and it really is. It's like having, you know, many Super Bowls. Actually, each game is almost a Super Bowl. Some of them are, I guess you could say, bigger than Super Bowls. I guess when you get to the finals, it's of that level or more.
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Franco Ordonez
Worldwide, 48 national teams will be featured. The draw event will determine the different World cup groups and games each team plays in the opening round. Trump announced that the US Will also expedite visas for foreign visitors with tickets to matches in the different 11 US cities. Franco Ordonez, NPR News, on this big.
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Louise Schiavone
Holiday travel Sunday, the forecast is for heavy snow in parts of the Midwest. Hundreds of flights out of Chicago have been canceled. A chilly Sunday is in store for New England and the Mid Atlantic states with mainly rain in the forecast. Snow is in the mountain forecast in parts of the West. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington.
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