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The 21-year-old Air National Guardsman accused of leaking a trove of U.S. intelligence documents is facing charges under the espionage act. He made his initial court appearance today. ANDREW LIMBONG, HOST: We turn to the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking a trove of U.S. intelligence documents. Twenty-one-year-old Jack Teixeira is facing charges under the … Read more
Ukraine needs billions of dollars for reconstruction. Its prime minister is in Washington, D.C., this week meeting finance ministers and government officials from around the world, asking for help. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Finance ministers and government officials from around the world were in Washington this week for the annual gathering of the World Bank and … Read more
The rats don’t run this city! Allegedly. (Image credit: Bobby Caina Calvan/AP)
A person (bottom) is detained after throwing an apparent “smoke bomb” in Wakayama on April 15, 2023, where Japan’s prime minister was due to give a speech. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images A person (bottom) is detained after throwing an apparent “smoke bomb” in Wakayama on … Read more
Demonstrate gather outside the Paris town hall on Friday in Paris. France’s Constitutional Council on Friday approved an unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64, in a victory for French President Emmanuel Macron after three months of mass protests over the legislation that have damaged his leadership. Lewis Joly/AP hide caption toggle caption … Read more
This video still image provided by The Office of Arnold Schwarzenegger, shows former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, repairing what he called a pot hole on a street in his Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. The Office of Arnold Schwarzenegger via AP hide caption toggle caption The Office of Arnold Schwarzenegger via AP … Read more
NPR’s Andrew Limbong talks with Tina Castelan, a former librarian for the Llano County Library System in Texas, about the continuing fight over certain titles on the library’s shelves. ANDREW LIMBONG, HOST: The book ban fight is intensifying in Llano, Texas. County commissioners there held a meeting yesterday to decide whether to close their public … Read more
The federal government is charging Jack Texiera with leaking classified documents online. He faced a judge for the first time this morning.
Montana lawmakers on Friday passed a bill to ban TikTok over the app’s suspected connections to the Chinese government. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Montana lawmakers on Friday passed a bill to ban TikTok over the app’s suspected connections to the Chinese government. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Montana has become the … Read more
A sketch depicts Madison County prosecutor Rob Wood (from left), Lori Vallow Daybell and defense attorney Jim Archibald during opening statements of Vallow Daybell’s murder trial in Boise, Idaho, on Monday. Lisa C. Cheney/AP hide caption toggle caption Lisa C. Cheney/AP A sketch depicts Madison County prosecutor Rob Wood (from left), Lori Vallow Daybell and … Read more