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Chapter 1: What family story does Ira Glass share?
This is Ira Glass. In Lily's family, there's a story everybody knows by heart.
If this story had never happened... All of us wouldn't be here right now. Sammy wouldn't be here. Nana wouldn't be here. Wally wouldn't be here. Anyone that we know wouldn't be here.
So what happens when Lily's mom tells her this story is not true? This American Life, surprising stories every week.
Chapter 2: What is the White House's new policy on migrants?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The White House is pressuring thousands of migrants deemed to be in the U.S. without legal status to self-deport by revoking their Social Security numbers. That means cutting off people's access to employment, bank accounts and other basic financial services.
The administration confirms its use of a tactic that includes placing the names of living immigrants to Social Security's death master file, which had long been used to ID recipients who should no longer get benefits because they're dead. But critics say the latest enforcement is extreme. They warn U.S. citizens and others legally residing in the U.S. could also be swept up.
Chapter 3: How is the U.S. administration's deportation policy affecting citizens?
The administration's already accused of mistakenly deporting a number of people to Central America last month including a Maryland man the White House admits was deported as a result of an administrative error. White House envoy Steve Witkoff's in Russia for meetings with top Kremlin officials, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. Visit unannounced.
President Trump is urging Russia to take steps to make peace in Ukraine. Here's NPR's Charles Maines.
Chapter 4: What are the developments in U.S.-Russia relations regarding Ukraine?
Putin hosted Witkoff on the sidelines of a working trip to Russia's second-largest city of St. Petersburg. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov played down the chances of a breakthrough on the Ukraine issue, but said it was an opportunity for both sides to clarify their positions and discuss a possible future meeting between the two leaders.
Putin rejected an earlier Trump-backed ceasefire proposal, instead laying out conditions for peace that critics say amount to Ukraine's de facto capitulation. In turn, Trump is warned he may resort to secondary sanctions on Russian oil exports if he feels Putin is dragging out negotiations while trying to improve Russia's position on the battlefield. Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
Chapter 5: What is the Tennessee bill about federal education rights?
A Tennessee bill challenging federal education rights is one step closer to becoming law. It has narrowly passed the state Senate. For Member Station WPLN, Mariana Bacaya reports the measure would allow schools to deny students who do not have legal status in the U.S.
The bill aims to challenge the 1982 Supreme Court decision that established the right to an education for all students, regardless of immigration status. The bill's Republican sponsors hope for a different outcome this time around, given the court's 6-3 majority of GOP appointees. But not all Republicans support the measure.
Several joined Democrats in voting no, like Tennessee Senator Todd Gardenhire.
I believe that we are punishing children for the wrongdoing of their parents.
The bill still has to clear the Tennessee House. For NPR News, I'm Marianna Bacayau in Nashville.
U.S. stocks are trading higher this hour. Part of the highs and lows this week in the wake of President Trump's tariffs policy and a trade war with China. Beijing slapping a 125 percent tariff on American goods after Washington pushed up its levies on Chinese imports to 145 percent. Dow's up one and a half percent. It's NPR.
Families in the Dominican Republic are waiting to receive the remains of loved ones who were among more than 200 people killed early Tuesday after a nightclub roof collapsed on them. As the Associated Press describes it, heavy rain fell as dozens of people waited outside today at a forensics institute for bodies to be released.
Some of the victims were part of the Major League Baseball family, including veterans Octavio Dottel and Tony Blanco. A small plane carrying three people crashed this morning near Boca Raton Airport in South Florida. Wilkheim Brutus of member station WLRN reports everyone on board was killed.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the Cessna 310 went down after departing from Boca Raton Airport, bound for Tallahassee. Local police say the crash happened near highway overpass and railroad tracks, which prompted multiple road closures as emergency crews rushed to the scene. The plane caught fire, sending thick black smoke into the air. Firefighters were on the scene battling the blaze.
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