"Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Noraram.
Iranian backed Houthi militants in Yemen, say they launched a missile toward Israel today.
“The first they fired since the war began.”
Israel's military says it was successfully intercepted.
The Houthi's attack opens another front in the war that has now moved into its second
month. NPR's carry-con reports. Up until Saturday's missile launched the Iranian-backed Houthi's had stayed out of this war, but Houthi spokesman says attacks will continue until, quote, "the aggression on all resistant front stops."
The Yemen-based rebels were active during Israel's war and Gaza firing on cargo ships in the Red Sea and disrupting global commercial traffic. Iran hit multiple sites around Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Saturday. Israel's military says Iran is increasingly using cluster bombs. Designed a detonate at high altitude, the munitions disperses multiple smaller
“bombs that are more challenging for Israel's multi-layered air defense system to intercept”
and can cause damage over a wider area, dozens of countries have signed on to a cluster munitions treaty ban, except Iran, Israel, and the U.S., carry-con and PR news, Tel Aviv. The Department of Homeland Security is on track to mark the longest partial government shutdown in history. NPR's "Claudica Salas" reports.
The DHS budget measure stalled in the Senate for weeks is Democrats demanded immigration enforcement reforms and exchange for their votes to approve funding.
The Chamber finally broke the impasse after Republicans agreed to approve funding for most
of the agency aside from some component that included ICE and Border Patrol. House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed the Senate measure as a "choke." Instead, the House passed a measure to temporarily extend funding in full for the Department of Homeland Security through late May. The vote effectively ensured that the ongoing shutdown at DHS continues with no clear
end in sight. Lawmakers have already left Washington for a planned two-week recess. "Claudica Salas" and "Beyarnos." Demonstrations are getting underway across the country today. It's "No Kings Day."
Organizers expect a large turnout at rallies in every state of the Union and in Washington. Stephanie Stigman is attending the one in D.C., she was asked, "What broader there?" "Total disgust.
“I think our country has had it completely in the wrong direction.”
Unfortunately, we have an administration that is taking us into needless wars, spending money on stupid things like renovations at the White House." She says she's attended all three "No King rallies," since President Trump returned to the White House. You're listening to NPR News in Washington.
Thousands of people gathered in central London today to show opposition to far-right groups. They come from various organizations, including MSD International, Faith Leaders, Unions, and Charities. They're hoping for a record turnout. Six months ago, anti-immigrant activist Tommy Robinson held a rally in the same place, attracting
more than 100,000 participants.
The University of Mississippi this week launched a first of its kind research center, focused
on the risks of sports gambling. NPR's Windsor Johnston reports, "Vetting has expanded nationwide since the 2018 Supreme Court decision that struck down a federal ban." Experts say sports betting has become easier than ever with mobile apps, allowing users to place wagers anytime, anywhere.
Kate Humble with the National Council on Problem Gambling says that accessibility is changing how younger generations interact with gambling. The brain is still developing at that age, and making sure that they are able to conceptualize that this is real money that they're playing with, especially in a generation that has grown up with video games and gambling elements in those video games.
Humble says schools and lawmakers are still playing catch-up, as many states move quickly to legalize sports betting without building strong safeguards for prevention or treatment. Windsor Johnston and PR news. In women's tennis defending champion Arena Sebelenco meets American Coco Gough for the final Namayami Open.
It gets underway in about an hour. If a beaten Sebelenco at the U.S. open in 2023 and the French open in 2025, I'm Norrom and PR News.
