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Terri Gross, Host of Fresh Air. Hey, take a break from the 24-hour news cycle with us and listen to long-form interviews with your favorite authors, actors, filmmakers, comedians and musicians, the people making the art that nourishes us and speaks to our times. So listen to the Fresh Air podcast from NPR and WHYY. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. A manhunt continues for the suspect in the shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses.

Fifty-seven-year-old Vance Luther Belter is the suspect, two of the four victims. State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband are dead. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota told ABC News this morning. What we know from the list of the fact that we had groups like Planned Parenthood on the list, the fact some of the things we know about the manifesto, this was clearly politically motivated. It was an assassination. State Senator John Hoffman and his wife remain hospitalized. A Washington, D.C. parade marking the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary unfolded late yesterday without incident.

Heavy rain held off. There was no violence, with President Trump concluding the U.S. should celebrate its military like other countries do. Elsewhere in multiple locations across the country, there were protests. In Atlanta, Thousands gathered in front of the state capitol there with hundreds turned away due to size limitations. NPR's Brian Mann reports on one protest in rural Vermont. These protests are happening in big cities across the United States but they're also happening in tiny rural towns. I'm in Virgins, Vermont and there is just a huge crowd

packed along the main street here waving American flags holding signs that say we have a Constitution not a king. King free since 1776. One of the people I spoke with was Ellie Wilkinson Sacks she's 17 years old. I think we need more love in this country and less hate. I don't agree with where money is going or the legal actions that are being taken. I think it's something that a king would do and I don't think that we should have a king in America. That's why we founded it. All of the people here say they're frightened by the direction President Trump is taking the country. Brian Mann, NPR News, Virgin's, Vermont.

Israel's emergency services say at least 10 people have been killed by the latest Iranian missile attacks in central and northern parts of the country. The Israeli military also carried out further strikes on Tehran, targeting oil depots and buildings linked to Iran's military and nuclear program. Iranian authorities say the total number of civilian casualties is still unknown. The BBC's Hugo Bachega reports from Baqiam, Israel, which was hit overnight. I think there is shock here because of the scale

of the destruction, the scale of what happened here. I think there's also fear because many people have been telling us that they believe that they were protected. This is a country that has a very sophisticated air defense system. And what we're seeing here is that not only here, This is a country that has a very sophisticated air defense system. And what we're seeing here is that not only here but in other parts of the country, missiles

have managed to penetrate this very sophisticated, strong protection with the authorities warning that they are expecting more attacks like this. This is NPR News. In Ahmedabad, India, search and recovery efforts continue in the aftermath of an Air India crash Thursday. At least 270 are known dead after the jet fell from the sky shortly after takeoff and onto a medical college hostel. One passenger survived with relatively minor injuries and remains hospitalized. The aircraft's black box has been recovered

and is being analyzed. A small town in England is suffering from a plague of peacocks. Vicki Barker reports from London. When the Marshall Fire tore through Louisville, Colorado in 2021, it destroyed entire neighborhoods. Afterwards, neighbors Anne Brennan and Lisa Hughes rebuilt their homes to be more fire-resistant.

It's called home hardening. They installed fine metal mesh over vents to block embers. And they cleared anything flammable, like mulch and trees, from near their homes. Fire expert Kimiko Barrett is with the research group Headwaters Economics. She says many of these changes are within reach. We do know that many of the most effective home hardening risk reduction strategies are also the most affordable. Brennan and Hughes worked with their neighbors. Now their community has a three year action plan to prepare for future fires.

For NPR News, I'm Eshaan Thakur in Lewisville, Colorado. The Consumer Product Safety Commission is calling attention to the recall of more than a million power banks from the China-based anchor innovations. Certain Power Corps 10,000 power banks pose the risk of fires and explosions. I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News, Washington. Here on The Indicator from Planet Money, we fanned out across the country to ask how you Washington.