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President Trump will travel to Dover Air Force Base today to attend the dignified transfer
“of six U.S. soldiers killed in the conflict with Iran, and PR's Franco-Rodonia's reports”
the ceremony marks the return of the remains to the United States." The U.S. soldiers died Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Kuwait just a day after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran, Iran retaliated by firing missiles and drones against Israel and several Gulf states with U.S. bases, including Kuwait. The dignified transfer will take place at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where the
remains of the U.S. troops killed overseas are returned to the U.S. Their flag draped transfer cases will be carefully carried off the plane and a largely private ceremony marking a solemn step in their journey home.
President Trump has worn that fighting may continue four to five weeks, and that more American
lives are likely to be lost. Franco-Rodonia's NPR News, the White House
“A new NPR PBS News Maris Poll is offering a look at how Americans are reacting to the war”
with Iran, MPR's Dominican Montenaro has more on the results as the conflict enters its second week. A majority are against the military action, you know, 56% said that they oppose, and that's of the 1600 people that Maris surveyed this week, and like we've seen in other polls, Democrats and independence are largely aligned, almost 9 in 10 Democrats and 61% of independence
are against the war, but Republicans heavily in support 84% say that they're in favor. That's NPR's Dominican Montenaro reporting. Ukrainian officials say at least 7 people have been killed and 10 others wounded in Russian missile strike on a residential building today in Harkiv, Russia launched nearly 38 missiles and hundreds of drones targeting energy facilities and other sites across the country.
A large storm system is making its way across parts of the central U.S. and a spital
“member station WMUK reports a suspected tornado in southern Michigan has killed at least”
four people and injured 12 others. On Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued severe storm and tornado warnings throughout southern Michigan. Storms continued to move east later in the afternoon with local government officials reporting severe damage to structures and trees.
After in the evening and into the night, the NWS continued to issue severe storm in tornado warnings in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Arkansas. It's part of a storm system across the central U.S. that's expected to produce severe weather and possible tornadoes throughout the weekend. For NPR News, I'm Anna Spital in Kalamazoo.
This is NPR News. The FDA's top vaccine regulator is stepping down, Dr. Van Eyepersod has been criticized for making it more difficult for manufacturers to get approval from new vaccines and for moves to limit access to existing vaccines that have been shown to be safe and effective. He also rejected treatments for several rare diseases.
Daylight saving time can mess with one sleep schedule temporarily, but a new report suggests that teenagers may be facing a more permanent sleep problem. Ari Daniel has more. Researchers analyzed a national survey of tens of thousands of American students, roughly three out of four adolescents across all demographics reported insufficient sleep in 2023, up since 2007.
That's less than eight hours per night, and the rise didn't appear to depend on certain risk behaviors, like substance use or screen time. Tanner Blummersbock is a psychiatrist at the University of Wisconsin. It really raises concern about what downstream effects that's having on teenagers' mental health are ability to engage in school.
To help, teens might try adopting a consistent sleep schedule, dimming the lights before bed, and sleeping in a place that's cool, dark, and quiet. For NPR News, I'm Ari Daniel.
A federal judge says the Trump administration must begin steps toward issuing more than $100 billion
in tariff refunds. The ruling follows a decision to clearing the administration's earlier duties illegal. The judge has now given the government more time to comply. I'm Mr. Johnston, NPR News, and Washington.
