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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew a ceasefire. The agreement is contingent upon secession of fire by the militant group Hezbollah and the evacuation of Hezbollah from certain areas in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah has not yet said whether it will abide by the agreement. This week, Iran said it stopped communicating with mediators brokering a ceasefire with the US because of Israel's incursion into Lebanon. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has wrapped up two days of congressional hearings. Protesters shouted Free Palestine, and one senator pressed Rubio about Israeli violence in the West Bank. As NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports, Oregon Democrat
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Jeff Merkley is sounding the alarm about Jewish settlers attacking Palestinians in the west bank, saying they're trying to separate Palestinian villagers from their farms and sources of water. Secretary Rubio tells the senator that he's raised concerns about this repeatedly with the Israeli government, and it's already a tinderbox over there.
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The last thing we need is to
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throw one more match into that fire,
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and that's the point we've made to them repeatedly on the West Bank. I appreciate you making that point, and I encourage us to press that very
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hard because it's a very unjust situation.
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Senator Merkley says the US should also press Israel to allow international journalists into Gaza. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.
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David Venturilla is the new acting director of Immigration and Customs enforcement. As NPR's Meg Anderson reports. He's a former executive of the private prison company GEO Group.
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About a third of immigrant detainees are in a facility run by Geo Group. In 2025, GeoGroup's profits soared nearly 700% from the year before. Scott Shucart was a top official at ICE under President Biden. He says the level of influence GEO Group has in the detention industry is concerning.
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They are absolutely hand in glove. When GEO comes in for a meeting, it feels like a fraternity reunion.
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He says that raises questions about potential conflicts of interest. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ice, told NPR that David Venturella is a veteran government official who abides by all ethics requirements. Maggie Anderson, NPR News.
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The crowded race to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is looking like it could come down to Democrat Javier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton. Laura Fitzgerald from member station CAP Radio in Sacramento has more.
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You might not expect a republic to be in the lead here in California, but here most races are a top two primary, meaning the two candidates who get the most votes in the primary end up advancing to the general election regardless of what party they're in and more Democrats were running, meaning they'd each get a smaller percentage of the vote. Javier Becerra is leading the pack of Democrats in the race. He's got a lengthy political career, kind of a fixture of California's Democratic establishment.
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Laura Fitzgerald from member station CAP radio reporting. This is NPR. The U.S. government has granted a visa to Wudensky Pierre, the only member of Haiti's national soccer team living in the Caribbean country. He was awaiting permission to travel for the World Cup. Teammates arrived last week to start preparing. This is only the second time Haiti has qualified for the World Cup. Pierre has been training in Port au Prince while awaiting the visa. The U.S. department of justice is investigating claims that Arizona State University is discriminating against some students using surreptitious diversity, equity and inclusion programs. From member station kjzz, Wayne Shutske reports.
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The department says the investigation was prompted by viral videos that show ASU may be denying equal treatment to students based on race, color or national origin. The department did not specify which videos it was referring to, but earlier this year, a conservative watchdog published secret recordings of faculty members talking about the ways they promote inclusivity while following new rules designed to block DEI policies. At the time, an ASU spokesperson denied the university engaged in discrimination. The Department of Education previously threatened to strip federal funding from schools and universities. That did not end race based decision making, but a judge struck down those policies last year. For NPR News, I'm Wayne Chutsky in Phoenix.
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A series of bizarre sightings of people popping out of New York's vast sewer system has the city wondering what's going on. Videos show groups of people entering and exiting the sewers at night in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Police said they don't believe there's any threat to public safety. After conducting a thorough sweep. The city Department of Environmental Protection stress that entering the sewers is illegal and extremely dangerous. This is NPR News from Washington. Want to hear this podcast without sponsor breaks? Amazon prime members can listen to NPR News now sponsor free through Amazon Music, or you can also support NPR's vital journalism and get npr@plus.npr.org that's plus.npr.org.