"Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nor-Rom.
President Trump warns that Iran will be hit very hard today.
“As NPR's Franco-Orgenius reports, Trump says Iran's days of fomenting violence in”
the region are over." Trump says areas and groups of people in Iran not targeted before are now under consideration for "complete destruction and certain death," for Iran's past bad behavior. Trump boasted on social media that Iran has apologized and surrendered to its neighbors, after the Iranian President announced they will stop striking nearby countries unless
they assist with attacks on Iran.
Trump suggested Iran was backing off because of the relentless U.S. and Israeli attacks.
He writes, quote, "Aran is no longer the bully of the Middle East, they are instead the loser of the Middle East, and will be for many decades unless they surrender."
“Franco-Orgenius NPR News President Trump is to go to Dover, Delaware this afternoon,”
for the return of six soldiers killed in a drone strike in Kuwait last week. The dignified transfer is one of the most somber duties of any commander in chief. The six members of the Army Reserve were killed Sunday, one day after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran. The Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine regulator
is stepping down. NPR's Rob Stein reports the agency says the official will leave by the end of April.
Dr. Vinay Prasad is out as one of the FDA's top regulators. FDA Commissioner Marty McCarray thanked Prasad in announcing the departure in a post on X. Prasad generated controversy at the FDA for a series of moves. Those included questioning the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines, rejecting a new flu vaccine
“using mRNA technology and derailing treatments for rare diseases, including a gene therapy”
for the devastating brain disorder hunting diseases. The move comes as the Trump administration has been re-shuffling health officials and of the midterm elections. Rob Stein, NPR News. It's been three weeks since the Department of Homeland Security shut down over a dispute about tactics used when forced immigration laws. Congressional Democrats once restrictions on ICE agents. TSA is part of that agency. Tens of thousands of workers who screen passengers
and luggage at airports are now working without pay. They've received a partial paycheck, but are now facing missing the check-in completely. The National Weather Service predicts more severe weather today across the middle part of the U.S. tornadoes killed six people yesterday for in Michigan and to in Oklahoma. In Begg's Oklahoma, American Chief Chief James Nichol, said damage was extensive. One home, according to my crews, was completely leveled.
The storms also brought down trees and power lines. This is NPR News in Washington. At least 23 people have died in Kenya's capital Nairobi after heavy rains overnight caused severe flooding. Flights of the main airport have also been disrupted and many will engunzo reports from Nairobi. Police say many of the dead drowned while others were electrocuted following the heavy rains overnight. Some bodies were retrieved from submerged vehicles. Kenya's
military has been deployed to assist emergency responders and help dozens of people still trapped inside their cars. Many major routes in the capital remain submerged and police have won that that the dead dog cries as rescue efforts continue. Meanwhile, flights to the country's main airport, Jomokinata International Airport were disrupted with some cancelled and other stay vetted to the coastal city of Mombasa. Kenya's meteorological department has won that heavy rains
will continue in the capital. For NPR News, Amimon Aligrunza in Nairobi, Kenya. In Nepal, preliminary results show a new political party is leading after yesterday's parliamentary elections. The National Independent Party is led by a former rapper, Belendry Shah, who was a leading figure in the uprising last year that ousted the former Prime Minister. He's 35 in campaigned on improving the health and education report people.
A federal judge heard arguments yesterday on the legality of a new panning on policy. It took away the press credentials of hundreds of journalists that refused to report only stories approved in advance. The New York Times has asked the reporters to be reinstated. Judge Paul Friedman did not issue an order yet, but has suggested that the Pentagon's policy may be unconstitutional. I'm Nora Rom, NPR News, and Washington.
