Tuesday morning news: July 22, 2025

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Ukraine latest » Negotiators from both Russia and Ukraine are set to meet once again this week for the first direct peace talks in nearly two months.

ZELENSKYY: [In Ukrainian]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, announcing that a third round of talks, slated for tomorrow in Turkey.

But that announcement came after a night of bloodshed in Kyiv.

Firefighters fought to douse flames sparked by one of Russia’s biggest aerial assaults in months. The attacks killed at least two people and wounded dozens.

That comes as the Trump administration continues to dial up pressure on Vladimir Putin to end the war.

Last week, President Trump said the U.S. was prepared to unleash secondary sanctions against Moscow’s trading partners if Putin didn't agree to a peace deal within 50 days.

Republican Senator Lindsay Graham told Sunday Night in America…

GRAHAM: Putin can live through sanctions...but China, India, and Brazil—they're about to face a choice between the American economy and helping Putin. And I think think they're gonna pick the American economy.

The Kremlin claims Russia is ready to negotiate in good faith … and that Putin is also prepared to meet with Trump in person at an event in Beijing in September.

Reaction to shooting of customs agent in NYC » The Trump administration says it will continue ramping up immigration enforcement in sanctuary cities after an illegal immigrant allegedly shot an off-duty Customs and Border Protection agent in Manhattan.

Border Czar Tom Homan:

HOMAN: So sanctuary cities get exactly what they don't want. More agents in the community and more agents in the work site.

Police in New York City have arrested a second suspect in connection with that weekend shooting.

Officers detained Christhian Aybar-Berroa Monday naming him as the suspected getaway driver in the apparent robbery-gone-wrong.

Authorities had already arrested the suspected gunman, Miguel Fransisco Mora Nunez.

Both suspects entered the country illegally from the Dominican Republic. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem:

NOEM:  How many more lives will it take? How many more people have to be hurt and victimized before we have public safety be a number one priority in some of our largest cities?

The 42-year-old victim of the weekend shooting is recovering from gunshot wounds.

Rep. Luna referring Powell to DOJ for charges » Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has referred Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to the Justice Department, accusing him of perjury over his Senate testimony about a $2.5 billion renovation at the Fed’s Washington headquarters.

Powell told lawmakers the project didn’t include luxury features like VIP dining rooms, rooftop gardens or marble upgrades—claims Luna says contradict official plans.

Luna said Monday:

LUNA: He should be held accountable. He should make his argument to the Attorney General. I'm not happy that I had to do this, but he shouldn't belong to Congress.

Powell defended the project, citing safety, asbestos removal and historic preservation.

The Justice Department did not immediately comment on the congresswoman’s referral.

President Trump has been highly critical of Powell over the Fed’s recent decision not to cut interest rates. The president, though, said he had no plans to fire him.

Harvard lawsuit » Harvard University is asking a federal judge to restore about $2.5 billion in frozen research grants in a legal fight with the Trump administration. WORLD’s Christina Grube has more.

CHRISTINA GRUBE: The Trump administration cut off the funding after Harvard refused to meet demands from a federal task force addressing antisemitism.

Those would have included changes to the school’s hiring and admissions practices and its handling of campus protests.

The university says the funding freeze threatens important research on cancer, as well as Parkinson’s and other diseases.

In court Monday, Harvard argued the cuts were retaliatory and violated its academic freedom. The government responded that it has authority to withdraw funding when federal priorities aren’t met, including protecting Jewish students.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs pressed the government on a lack of documented evidence for the cuts and signaled possible free speech concerns.

A ruling in the case is expected within the next few weeks.

For WORLD, I’m Christina Grube.

Close call between commercial jet, B-52 » A close call in the skies over North Dakota: A commercial pilot had to make a sharp turn to avoid a B-52 bomber he said was in his path.

The incident occurred as Delta Flight 3788 approached Minot International Airport. The pilot with regional carrier SkyWest apologized to passengers, and explained the unexpected maneuver.

AUDIO: [fade in]  And so given his speed, it was the military. I don't know how fast they were going, but they were a lot faster than us. I felt it was the safest thing to do to turn behind it. So sorry about the aggressive maneuver. It caught me by surprise. [fade under and out]

The pilot noted that the small airport the SkyWest plane was approaching does not have radar and relies on visual flight directions.

He said he’s not sure why the Air Force did not provide advance warning.

A B-52 from Minot Air Force Base was in the area for a flyover of the State Fair.

Malcolm Jamal Warner obituary » Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died at 54. He was best known for his breakout role as a teenager, playing Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show.”

AUDIO:  Dad, please, dad! Listen, dad, look … I wash dishes. Dad, I'll, I'll clean the basement. Look, look. I'll sign papers. Blank them. You can fill in whatever you like.

Warner was nominated for an Emmy and he also won a Grammy for his work as a musician.

Costa Rican authorities report he drowned at Playa Cocles on the Caribbean coast. A strong current pulled him into deeper waters while swimming.

I'm Kent Covington.

Straight ahead: more violence in Syria Plus, Later, the story of the youngest astronaut to walk on the moon.

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