NPR News: 04-24-2026 4AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder, a long night in Inid, Oklahoma, where search and rescue operations are underway following a massive tornado. Rescuers are searching for people who may be trapped in debris. Mayor David Mason says police have been able to get some people out of homes that sustained heavy damage. They were doing search and rescue, we have now backed them out so that OHP can come into a secondary search and do the quadricks. Mason spoke to KOCO TV, video posted online shows are rapidly moving twister touching down. The Garfield County Sheriff's Office says there are no immediate reports of authorities and injuries are minor. Inid is a city of about 50,000 people, about 80 miles north of Oklahoma amidst all talks with Iran President Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire by three weeks. The announcement came at the White House Thursday following a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors.

1:03Trump says he expects to meet at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the next couple of weeks. Pope Leo urging Iran and the U.S. to resume peace talks upon to have spoke Thursday while traveling back to Rome from Africa. Here's Emperor Jason DeRose reporting on his remarks. The Pope told reporters that too often the first response to international tensions is violence and he encouraged answers that come from quote a culture of peace rather than hatred and division. The Pope said that he carries with him a photo of a Muslim child who waived a sign reading welcome Pope Leo during his visit to Lebanon last year. He said he's learned that child was killed during this war with the U.S. and Israel. Leo acknowledged that the situation with Iran is complex but he also said the attacks have caused chaos affecting the global economy and quote an entire population in Iran of innocent people suffering because of the war. Jason DeRose and PR News. The European Union has unblocked a $100 billion loan for Ukraine and adopted another round of

2:09sanctions against Russia. And PR's Polina Lipvinova reports from key. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky hopes Ukraine will receive the first tranche of the massive loan by the end of spring or the beginning of summer. Responding to NPR in a voice message, Zelensky said this money will be used for strengthening the Ukrainian military. It is social support for our people, he says, supports for our army and the production of drones and electronic warfare systems. Hunger in Slovakia opposed the multibillion loan for Ukraine for months. They approved it only after the two countries began receiving Russian oil again through a pipeline that goes through Ukraine and territory and temporally was not operating. Polina Lipvinova and PR News. Griev. This is NPR. U.S. soldier involved in the military operation that led to the capture of in his way than President Nikolas Maduro has been charged with using classified

3:10information about the mission to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market, site Polymarket. Federal officials unsealed the indictment on Thursday. Michael Tillson Thomas has died. The conductor and pianist was a music director at the San Francisco Symphony from 1995 to 2020, making him the orchestra's longest serving director. Jeff London reports on his legacy. Michael Tillson Thomas was known for his spontaneous theatrical conducting style, whether it was American music or mallard. The Southern California native was a musical prodigy conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra in his 20s. He led the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years, but he considered the establishment of the new world symphony his biggest achievement. Over a thousand of its alumni perform in orchestras around the world. Tillson Thomas said he lived by a kind of musical Hippocratic Oath.

4:10Always make sure that your spirit is focused so that communicating music to other people is a central priority for you. For NPR News, I'm Jeff London in New York. Oil prices rising over concerns about the tension in the Middle East. Reuters says the price of Brent Crude, the international standard, has risen more than 17% over the course of the week. It's now at around $106 a barrel. I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News. Wanna hear this podcast without sponsor breaks? Amazon Prime members can listen to NPR News now, sponsor free through Amazon Music. Or you can also support NPR's vital journalism and get NPR plus at plus dot NPR dot org. That's plus dot NPR dot org.