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from NPR. Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Federal and state authorities will

work together to prosecute the man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails into a peaceful

gathering of demonstrators in Boulder over the weekend. Colorado Public Radio's

Allison Cherry reports. Officials say the 45-year-old man is an Egyptian national who is not on their

radar before he allegedly threw homemade explosive devices into a group of people raising

awareness for hostages being held in Gaza. So far, 12 victims have been identified. Police say the

man tried to buy a gun but was turned away due to the fact that he does not have legal status.

And that as far as they know, he acted alone. He faces both state and federal charges so far,

including a federal hate crime charge. Convictions could result in hundreds of years in sentences.

For NPR News, I'm Alison Sherry in Boulder. A second round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and

Istanbul, Turkey today failed to reach any progress toward a ceasefire. NPR's Charles Mainz reports from

Moscow. These talks saw Russia and Ukraine exchange competing proposals for ending the war.

Neither peace plan was acceptable to the other.

The talks lasted little more than an hour.

Yet Moscow and Kiev did agree to exchange all heavily wounded prisoners of war,

as well as captured soldiers under the age of 25.

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