Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
The World Food Program says tons of food aid are stuck in ports because of the war and Iran and PR's Anebotrary reports.
“The World Food Program says there is a whole disruption in the global supply chain, with”
carriers not able to use the straight of her moves and choosing not to use the Suez Canal through Egypt out of concerns of attacks on the Red Sea too. The agency says this is adding a month to shipping time and costing more because of spikes in fuel prices from the war. The World Food Program says as people around the world pay more for a fuel, more families
will no longer be able to put food on the table.
The agency says some 45 million additional people will fall into a cute hunger around
the world if current conditions continue through June, reaching 363 million globally. A.E. Uplattrawe and Pyrenees, Dubai. Top European leaders are visiting Ukraine to mark the anniversary of atrocities committed by Russia in a town near Kiev four years ago. More than 400 civilians were killed during the destruction of Bucha, people were shot at
“point blank range and left to rot, many were tortured and a mass grave was found.”
U.S. led efforts to end the war are on hold as Washington's attention is focused on Iran. The National Average Price for a Gallon of Regular Gas is now over $4 a gallon and PR's Camilla Domenoski reports a gasoline prices have not yet hit their peaks from 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine. Last year, gasoline prices were remarkably stable, a straight line more or less.
For most of this month, they have also been a straight line, almost straight up. Price is barrier on the country, most expensive on the west coast and least expensive in the middle of the continent, but they're rising everywhere. Crewed oil is driving prices up as the war in Iran disrupts global oil trade, a switch to summer gasoline and the typical seasonal rise and demand aren't helping.
The average cost of public charging electric vehicles is 41 cents a kilowatt hour to play reports, up slightly, two cents from a month ago. Camilla Domenoski and PR News.
“A federal judge has blocked President Trump's order, barring federal funding for NPR and”
PBS, saying it violated the broadcaster's first amendment rights and PR's Scott Newman has more. In his ruling DC District Judge Randolph Moss said Trump's order issued last May, "amounted to an unlawful use of government power, including the power of the purse to quote, "punish or suppress disfavorite expression."
The order prompted Congress to claw back 1.1 billion in already-appropriated money for
public broadcasting. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson called the decision a quote, "radiculous ruling by an activist judge attempting to undermine the law." NPR and PBS have no right to receive taxpayer funds, she said. In a statement NPR called the ruling "a win for NPR, our network of stations, and our
tens of millions of listeners nationwide," Scott Newman and PR News Washington. The ruling doesn't affect Congress' vote last year rescinding funds from the corporation for public broadcasting, which used to send money to NPR, PBS, and their stations. This is NPR News. A Florida Sheriff's Office report says Tiger Woods' eyes were bloodshot and glassy and he
had hydrocodone pills in his pocket after his car crash last week. The Martin County Sheriff says Woods was sweating and told deputies he had taken prescription
medication earlier, neither Woods nor a second driver was injured.
Buckingham Palace says King Charles's State Visit to the U.S. will go ahead in late April. They will be hosted by President Trump as NPR's Fatima Al-Kasab reports. The statement from the palace says the King's Visit will celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States. In a post on social media, President Trump says the visit will include a beautiful banquet
dinner at the White House. King Charles will also address Congress. Opposition lawmakers in the U.K. have called for the trip to be cancelled as Trump continues to criticise the U.K. over the Iran War. There's also the difficult topic of the King's disgraced brother Andrew, who was arrested
to his friendship with convicted sex Avenger Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019. Democratic Congressman Rokana has asked King Charles to meet with Epstein survivors during his trip. Fatima Al-Kasab and Pyong-Yu's London Sugar the surfing dog has died. The 16-year-old rescue from Huntington Beach, California died after battling cancer.
The five-time dog surfing world champion first dog in the surfing hall of fame was found as a stray sugar spent her days outside the water comforting veterans as a dedicated therapy dog. I'm Rylan Barton, your listening to NPR News from Washington.
