NPR News: 03-23-2026 12PM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump says the United States and Iran are talking, before taking off from Memphis from West Palm Beach, Florida to date, Trump told reporters, that his administrations engaged in talks with Iran and laying out objectives for how to end the conflict. And Pierre's Deepak Shiverham reports a president says both countries will meet to end the war, quote, very, very soon. And Trump says an end to the war with Iran would involve an agreement of no more enriched uranium for Iran and a removal of the material they already have. If this happens, it's a great start for Iran to build itself back, and it's everything that we want. And it's also great for Israel, and it's great for the other Middle Eastern countries. How the U.S. would remove the enriched uranium is unclear. The president said, quote, we'll take it ourselves. Trump posted on social media that because talks with Iran were productive over the last few days and are set to continue, the U.S. will postpone strikes on Iranian power plants

1:04and energy sites for the next five days. Iran's foreign ministry denies having dialogue with Trump. Deepak Shiverham and Pierre News, the White House. New York's LaGuardia Airport is closed until at least 2 p.m. eastern after runway collision last night. Two pilots were killed when their Air Canada regional jet out of Montreal collided into a fire truck during landing. Local authorities say about 40 passengers and crew members were taken to area hospitals, some with serious injuries. Live ATC provided a recording of air traffic control radio chatter during the incident. Truck 1 and company with body power requesting to cross for Adelza. Truck 1 and company is cross for Adelza. Truck 1 and company crossing for Adelza. The region's port authority chief, Catherine Garcia, says the fire truck was responding to a separate incident aboard a United Airlines flight when it was struck. A jury in Los Angeles is expected to deliver a verdict soon in a trial over social media addiction. NPR's Bobby Allen reports the case centers on whether Instagram and YouTube were designed

2:08to hook young people and keep them spending more time on the social media sites. A jury of five men and seven women have been deliberating for more than a week and have indicated they may be close to a verdict. The case focused on a California woman who said she developed depression, anxiety, and body image issues after compulsively using Instagram and YouTube as a young child. Lawyers for the women say meta and Google built defective products that led to her becoming addicted to social media and contributed to her mental health struggles. Tech company attorneys say social media platforms are being scapegoated for a complex mental health issues that have many root causes. It's the first time the question of social media addiction has been before a jury and the case is tied to 1,600 other pending cases. The outcome could shape how those cases eventually settle, Bobby Allen and PR News. From Washington, this is NPR News. British police are investigating an early morning attack in North London as an anti-Semitic hate crime.

3:10They say four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set on fire in Golders Green and Neighborhood with a large Jewish population. There were no immediate reports of injuries. U.S. stocks continue to trade higher the sour, the Dow Jones industrial average up more than 700 points or 1.6% at 46,310 as some peas up more than 1% the NASDAQ is also up 1.3%. A feel-good film about a space voyage is shaping up to be Amazon's biggest movie hit yet. NPR's Balmondell reports if the weekend numbers at the box office or any indication, Project Hail Mary's taken off. The story of an alien encounter during a long shot trip to save the Earth from extinction seems to be morphing into a tool to save Hollywood from extinction. It is time-go. I think you mean go time pal. Project Hail Mary will take in more than $80 million in North America this weekend, easily the best opening of 2026. Oh my god.

4:10Those are doing extremely well overseas. It's world-wide total through Sunday night will top $140 million. Thumbs up. No, that's thumbs down. You can do the thumbs up. It's close enough. And Exapol say 85% of those who've seen Project Hail Mary would recommend it to a friend suggesting it'll continue to soar for a few more weeks at least. Balmondello NPR News. I'm Lakshmi Singh in PR News in Washington. Listen to this podcast sponsor-free on Amazon Music with a prime membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.