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Morning news brief

4:22am June 24, 2025

by Michel Martin

President Trump announced on Monday that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire, the U.S. Supreme Court allows third-country deportations temporarily, voting is underway in hotly contested New York City mayoral Democratic primary.

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Sports

The Contreras brothers will play together at the MLB All-Star game

This is the fifth pair of brothers to play together as starters in the All Stars since 1942

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Remembering Monty Norman, the man behind the James Bond theme

He wrote the spy theme in 1962 for the first 007 film starring the late Sean Connery, and it's been used in all of the movies since.

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Japan mourns Shinzo Abe

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan's longest serving prime minister is being laid to rest in Tokyo today in a private family service. The country is still struggling to recover from the shock of his assassination.

NASA's James Webb telescope will change how we view the universe.

by Joe Palca

NASA's newest and most powerful observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, will release its first color picture on July 12 at 10:30am EST.

The latest on Russia's war with Ukraine

by Jason Beaubien

At least 30 people have been killed in a missile strike in Chasiv Yar in Ukraine. Airstrikes in the east have continued despite Russia pausing its offensive.

Arts

Our predictions for today's Emmy nominations

by Glen Weldon

Emmy nominations will be announced this morning. Glen Weldon, co-host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, gives Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep a sense of what to expect.

Environment

Yosemite's seqoias are being threatened by a wildfire

by Mike Hagerty

A wildfire in Yosemite National Park is threatening a grove of some of the oldest trees in the world.

Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with Joe Biden today

by Carrie Kahn

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is traveling to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Joe Biden at a low point in US-Mexico relations.

National

"Smart gun" innovators want to make guns harder to accidentally set off

Can technological innovation offer better solutions to gun violence in the absence of major political reform? Gun safety innovators are looking for grants and developing "smart guns."

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Students Run LA nonprofit works to replace shoes for kids after a burglary

Last month, thieves stole 500 pairs of sneakers meant for students who are participating in the LA Marathon. But the nonprofit is already working out how to replace the running shoes

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Morning news brief

The Jan. 6 committee meets for a hearing on extremism. Mexico's President visits Biden. And, NASA's James Webb telescope releases its first photos.

Politics & Government

What's on Biden's agenda for his first Middle East trip as president

NPR'S Steve Inskeep speaks with Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, about the president's goals on his upcoming trip to the Middle East.