Southern Baptists Move to Ban Women Pastors

Live from NPR news, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump says there will be no U. S. strikes on Iran tonight . On social media, Trump says he called off operations and that a peace deal is imminent. Daniel Kurtzlab an has more on this latest salvo in a series of whiplash proclamations from the president. Just hours ago, President Trump had said the U. S. would hit Iran, quote, very hard. But now in a post on social media, Trump says he's canceled the strikes as a result of talks with Iran . He wrote, quote, discussions and final points have been in both concept and great detail approved by all parties involved. He added that the U. S. 's naval blockade of Iran will remain in effect until an agreement is signed. This week, the U. S. and Iran traded strikes after a US helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has announced several times that a peace deal in the war was imminent, only for it not to materialize. Danielle Kurtzliban NPR News, the White House. President Trump says he's nominating former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to be the next director of National Intelligence. If confirmed, he would replace acting DNA Bill Poltehu's election drew protests on Capitol Hill. The DNI position is entangled in efforts to reauthorize a key intelligence gathering tool known as FIFA section seven hundred two, which is set to expire tomorrow that could limit U. ab S.ilities to monitor for potential security threats, just as the U. S., Canada, and Mexico begin to host the biggest ever FIFA World Cup tournament featuring a record forty eight teams playing a record one hundred four games. The first game of the world 's largest sporting event kicks off this hour. Mexico is playing South Africa in the legendary Estadio Ast a, NPR Zeda Peralt is watching the game in the Socolo. That is the city's main square where many are using this time on the world stage to spotlight longstanding economic and social grievances ranging from teacher pay to cartel violence to government spending priorities. The day here started with mass protests that choked traffic and it made it hard for anyone to get anywhere. But Mexicans found a way and there is now sheer elation here. Tens of thousands are gathered here cheering their national team. Historically, the Mexican team has been nothing but disappointment, but here in the middle of this megapolis there is nothing but faith. Adder Praltap NPR News in Mexico City's Socalo The rising price of doing business in the US is likely to put even more pressure on US consumers and add to voter frustration this midterm election year . A new Labor Department report shows the producer price index in May rose and a half percent from a year ago the PPI measures price changes businesses face before they reach customers. The Iran war is contributing to a fuel price surge that's largely driving inflationary pressures. . U. S stocks are trading higher this hour with the Dao up eight hundred and twelve points. The Nasdaq is up four hundred and fifty two points or nearly two percent . This is NPR News a year since Air India Flight one hundred and seventy one crashed and NPR's Joel Rose reports on what investigators have found. two hundred sixty people were killed when the Boeing seven hundred and eighty seven Dreamliner crashed shortly after it took off from Amedabad on its way to London a year ago. In a preliminary report, investigators said the switches that control the fuel supply to the engines were flipped from run to cut off, about three seconds after liftoff, causing the plane to lose thrust and altitude. But it still's not clear why. The pilot's union has pushed back on what it calls the pilot suicide theory, and investigators are said to be looking into the engines as well. Under international rules, investigators are supposed to release a final report with in a year of an accident, if possible. But in this case, they're expected to issue an interim report instead. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington. The largest Protestant denomination in the US has moved a step closer to banning women from serving his pastors. Thousands of Southern Baptists voted in favor of the formal ban during an annual meeting in Florida. Here's NPR's Kristen Wright. The proposed amendment to the Southern Baptist Convention's Constitution specifies that only men should preach the word of God to the conservative evangelical congregations . But advocacy group Baptist women in ministry put up a billboard near the meeting venue that says God calls women to pastor preach and minister , Reverend Meredith Stone is the executive director. While they were hearing these negative messages from the SBC, they would also hear the positive message that God values them equally and that they should be equally valu