The Latest: 03/25/2026 03:59pm ET

0:00This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human. Run a business and not thinking about podcasting? Think again, more Americans listen to podcasts than add supported streaming music from Spotify and Pandora. And as the number one podcaster, iHeart's twice as large as the next two combined, learn how podcasting can help your business. Call 844-844-iHeart. This is your 24-7 News Update, the latest views this hour in just four minutes. A Los Angeles jury says meta and Google were negligent in failing to warn kids and parents about the dangers of their platforms in a case that could change the social media landscape. Jurors cited today with a woman who sued Instagram's parent company meta and YouTube's parent company, Google. She was awarded $3 million after claiming the company's designed their platforms to get her hooked as a child, leading to depression and suicidal thoughts into adulthood. The White House says Iran is still engaged in peace talks and is looking for an off ramp to end the war. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said today that since the US

1:02has taken out Iran's military, it's clear to them that now is the time to talk. President Trump expressed optimism yesterday that the war would end soon with the ongoing talks. The White House is pointing the finger of Democrats as the partial government shutdown drags on. Democrats rejected a Republican proposal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security with only partial funding for ICE, and instead offered a counter-repuposal today. For the Democrats in Congress, the cruelty of this shutdown is the point. Nearly 500 TSA officers have quit since the Democrat shutdown began. Press Secretary Levitt says Republicans have already offered plenty of concessions with regards to ICE. The stalemate has led to extremely long lines at TSA checkpoints at airports across the country. President Trump says he could send the National Guard to airports for more help. As the TSA staffing crisis continues, at the urging of Trump, ICE agents were deployed at a number of airports this week to assist with security. Legislation to cap the monthly cost of insulin

2:02for patients on private insurance is being proposed by a group of bipartisan lawmakers in Congress. The bill would limit at-a-pocket costs for diabetics by waving any deductibles and limit cost sharing to $35 or 25% of the list price per month. If signed, the bill would go into effect at the beginning of next year. I'm Chris Krasio. Today's show, Koho Savannah Guthrie says, it's been unbearable, dealing with the disappearance of her mother Nancy. I wake up every night in the middle of the night, every night. And in the darkness, I imagine her terror. She sat down for an interview on today with Hota Kotby, which will air Thursday and Friday. It's her first interview since her 84-year-old mother disappeared from her southern areas on a home. She was reported missing on February 1st. No suspects have been identified, and the family is offering a $1 million reward.

3:05Guthrie says her family has been in agony and someone needs to do the right thing. A jury in New Mexico says met a fail to safeguard its Facebook and Instagram apps from online predators targeting kids. Yesterday's ruling follows weeks of testimony that pitted the state against the social media giant in a civil case that could impact several similar cases across the country. Meta must now pay $375 million in damages for violating New Mexico's unfair practices act. Meta says it will appeal the ruling. Open AI is shutting down the generative AI video creation platform Sora, Jim Roop reports. The announcement comes just three months after Disney needs a lucrative deal with open AI, allowing users to generate videos with a set of more than 200 characters from Disney Marvel Pixar and Star Wars films. Disney also planned to make a $1 billion equity investment in the company. Open AI says more details will come soon, including timelines for the shutdown of the app.

4:05I'm Jim Roop. A Democrat has flipped a Republican district in Florida that includes President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, Emily Gregory won a special election yesterday for District 87's open house seat over Republican John Maples. The seat had been held by a Republican who resigned last summer. I'm Chris Courageo.