The Latest: 04/27/2025 01:59am ET

All the latest national and international news. Topics also include finance, weather and entertainment.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
The White House is now having second thoughts on Russia's
war intentions. President Trump is questioning whether Russian President Vladimir
Putin really wants a piece deal with Ukraine. Trump made
a social media post criticizing recent Russian airstrike, saying, quote,
it makes me think that maybe Putin doesn't want to
stop the war. He's just tapping me along. He added

(00:31):
that he's considering imposing quote secondary sanctions on Russia. President
Trump met privately with Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelenski in Rome
before Saturday's funeral service for Pope Francis Moor now from
Lisa Cartin.

Speaker 3 (00:45):
It was their first face to face meeting since February's
acrimonious Oval Office showdown. The pair were pictured locked deep
in discussion minutes before the late Pontiff's funeral was due
to start. The White House described the fifteen minute meeting
in staters Basilica, and Zelensky later called it very symbolic.
After leaving Rome later in the day, Trump took aim

(01:06):
at Russian President Vladimir Putin, questioning his willingness to end
the war after Moscow strikes on Kiev earlier this week.

Speaker 2 (01:14):
The Trump administration is temporarily reinstating the legal status of
international students whose records were canceled. A Justice Department lawyer
announced during a court hearing in Oakland. The records will
be restored while ICE develops a new policy for handling
terminated student statuses. This follows the recent revocation of visas

(01:36):
for many international students, especially those involved in political protests
or with past legal issues like DUI, and the USDA
is warning Mexico it will stop animal imports into the
US due to the fear of flesh eating parasites. The
threat was issued by the Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rawlins

(01:57):
in a letter to the country. The screw war is
the parasite at large, which targets fresh wounds in warm
blooded animals. I'm Jim Forbes. Former New York Congressman George
Santos will spend over seven years behind bars. He was
sentenced Friday in a New York City courtroom. Santos pleaded
guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, and admitted

(02:19):
he stole from campaign donors and lied about it to
Congress Earlier, he had told reporters he was quote totally
resigned to receiving the maximum prison sentence, as attorneys had
hoped for a lighter two year term. New data from
lending Tree shows a growing number of Americans relying on
loans to buy groceries. Brian Shook has more.

Speaker 1 (02:41):
A survey of two thousand consumers ages eighteen to seventy
nine found that half reported using credit to help cover
the cost of food. Lending Tree said twenty five percent
of those surveys said they used by now pay later
loans to buy groceries. The survey also found as seven
percent increase in those who made late payments on a

(03:02):
buy now paid later loan in the last year. I'm
Brian Shuk.

Speaker 2 (03:06):
A new study from the University of Sydney suggests bacteria
and other micro organisms living in your mouth could spark migraines.
Researchers ask over one hundred and fifty women to fill
out a questionnaire about their mouth health based on the
Who's Oral Health Survey, along with collecting saliva samples. The
study's lead author said researchers found incredibly strong signs connecting

(03:31):
mouth health to pain triggers. Scientists are still working to
find how microbes contribute to pain, and this weekend's box
office could be the biggest for the final weekend of
April since the COVID pandemic. Based on Friday's numbers, Cinners
is expected to make another thirty million dollars this weekend
after topping last weekend's box office with forty eight million

(03:54):
in its opening week. The account in two and the
twentieth anniversary release of Star Wars EPISODEZ three Revenge of
the Sith, are both in second. I'm Jim Forbes