NPR News: 06-26-2026 2PM EDT

Louise Schiavone· Host0:01

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. The federal trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht, accused of starting last year's Palisades fire in Los Angeles, has ended in a mistrial. 12 people died. Thousands of homes were destroyed. Reporter Steve Futterman has more.

Steve Futterman0:16

The judge asked the jury foreman and each of the jurors, "Is there anything the court can do that might help you reach a unanimous decision?" And each of them said, "No." That's when the judge declared a mistrial. Now, after the mistrial was declared, the jury foreman did disclose the division of the jury. He told the court it was split 10 to 2 in favor of a not guilty verdict. So that's a victory of sorts for the defense, which had always claimed there was never enough evidence to convict Jonathan Rinderknecht of actually starting the fire. The government, though, has said already it plans to retry the case on all three counts. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman at the federal courthouse in Los Angeles.

Louise Schiavone· Host1:00

President Trump is claiming that Iran violated its ceasefire agreement with the US. In a social media post, Trump said that Iran shot four or more of what he called one-way attack drones at ships in the Strait of Hormuz. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more.

Danielle Kurtzleben1:16

Trump said that one drone hit a cargo ship while the US stopped three other drones from causing damage. President Trump added that, quote, "This is a foolish violation of our ceasefire agreement." This could threaten the tenuous truce while the US and Iran attempt