Live from NPR News and Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Lebanon says at least 23 people were killed in Israeli air strikes on Friday, about a
“third of the country's population is Christian, but the lead-up to Easter has been subdued”
this year. NPR's "Lar and Fair" reports from Beirut. Holy Week's services are mixed with funerals in the sound of explosions, Israel's military says it's striking his bullets infrastructure after killing 1,000 of its members. Three United Nations peacekeepers have been wounded at their base in the south.
The UN says it doesn't know the origin of the explosion. Israel says it was a his bullet rocket. Three UN peacekeepers were also killed there last week. Meanwhile, as the US and Israel attack Iran and Iran retaliates against U.S. allies in the Gulf, Lebanon has not been hit by Iranian fire, but the U.S. embassy in Beirut
says Iran may now target U.S. universities in Lebanon. The American University of Beirut has shifted some classes online.
“The embassy is also up to its overall warning telling U.S. citizens to leave Lebanon”
now. "Lar and Fair" and "Pierre News" Beirut.
For the first time in decades, a crude mission is on its way back to the moon.
"In Pegority Houston, we have some news to share with you. You are now closer to the moon than you are to us on Earth." At moment coming from mission control, as NASA's Artemis 2 crew crossed a major milestone in deep space, the four astronauts are now more than 100,000 miles from Earth, continuing their journey around the moon and back.
Christina Cook is one of the crew members on board. "We can see the moon out of the docking hatch right now. It is a beautiful sight. We're saying more and more of the far side. And it's just a thrill to be here."
“NASA released the first images from the mission this week.”
They show Earth as a glowing blue sphere against the darkness of space. It was a short and trading week on Wall Street, with Markets' clothes for good Friday. And PR's Maria Aspen reports all three major indexes finished the week lower. The war in Iran and the resulting energy crisis has had investors swinging from panic to relief and back again.
Stocks had their best day of 2026 on Wednesday. Business investors hoped President Trump would do more to end the war. But then he's addressed to the nation that evening left room for doubt, and sparked another or if temporary sell-off. The war has already sent oil prices soaring, and damaged some of the refineries and other
infrastructure needed to produce more. Consumers are paying more at the gas pump, while companies are paying more for shipping and trucking. The longer the war continues, the longer this oil shock risks fueling inflation and wider economic damage.
Maria Aspen and PR news. The Dow lost 61 points on Thursday. This is NPR News in Washington. Airline bag fees are going up as fuel costs rise, united in now plans to charge $45
for a first check bag on flights across North America and parts of Latin America and
$155 for a second. That's about $10 more than it was before the conflict with Iran. JetBlue has also raised prices. The BBC has released two long-lost episodes of the Colt TV sci-fi series Doctor Who. NPR's Chloe Veltman reports the 1965 episodes were found in a private collection.
In the nightmare begins, William Hartnol is the doctor, gleefully incapacitates an uninvited guest on his spaceship, the TARDIS. The series story arc focuses on the threat of the Daleks, terrifying robots, Hellbent on conquering the universe. The non-profit group film is fabulous found the episodes in a private collection late last
year, the BBC archives then restored the reels. In the 1960s and 70s, broadcasters often deleted master tapes of shows to save storage space, 95 Doctor Who episodes are still missing today. Chloe Veltman and Piannews. Illinois will play Yukon tonight in the NCAA Men's Final Four.
Michigan will take on Arizona in the second matchup.
The two winners will advance to the championship game on Monday night. time with Sir Johnston and PR news in Washington.
