Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.
Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after Israeli attacks killed more than
“250 people today according to the country's civil defense department.”
The violence is marred at two weeks ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran and the wider Middle East war. And PR's Lauren Freyer reports from Bay Route. Chaos in Central Bay Route, where Israeli warplanes struck without warning, including near the city's seaside Corniche, Promenade.
The capital has absorbed many of the more than a million people displaced by Israeli attacks
farther south, including Rana Dimash, who six weeks ago fled Bay Route Southern suburbs, where his bola has offices. She stayed up all night in the vacant building where her family has been sheltering and rejoiced at news of a ceasefire. "Yes, we thought that we would let go home, but then that bombs appeared."
She says the building shook with explosions nearby. Israel says it struck a hundred has bola targets in just 10 minutes. The international committee of the Red Cross says it's outraged by such attacks on densely populated urban areas. Lauren Freyer and PR News Bay Route.
“California's Supreme Court today ordered the Riverside County Sheriff, who's also a”
Republican candidate for governor to halt a controversial investigation into the 2025 election
from Member Station KQED. Guy Marserati reports the sheriff has seized hundreds of thousands of ballots. Sheriff Chad Bianco says he's investigating voter fraud, but he hasn't publicly decilled any crime, and Riverside County election officials say no fraud has occurred. In their order, the state Supreme Court's six justices ordered Bianco to quote, "pause
the investigation," which Bianco says he's done voluntarily. The court agreed to hear a challenge from California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who argues Bianco is overstepping his authority as Sheriff. Bianco is a leading Republican candidate in polling ahead of California's June 2nd primary.
For MPR News, I'm Guy Marserati in San Jose. Measles cases in Utah continue to climb. The state has confirmed 583 cases of the highly contagious disease since the outbreak
“started last summer, Sean Higgins with Member Station KUER has more.”
State epidemiologist Dr. Lesha Nolan says while the outbreak started in a small community along the Utah Arizona border, it's quickly spreading. And is now hitting people from all different areas of the state with all different practices, from all different kinds of communities, it isn't limited to any specific group anymore. According to the State Health Department, more than 80% of cases are among unvaccinated
people. Nolan says it's hard to know when the outbreak could slow down, but warmer weather could help, as people spend less time inside. For NPR News, I'm Sean Higgins, in Salt Lake City. Stock markets surge worldwide today, the S&P 500 left 2.5%, the Dow and Nasdaq both jumped
more than 2.3/4 of a percent. This is NPR. South Korea's military says it detected North Korea firing several short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea. North Korea has launched missiles in two consecutive days.
The launches came hours after a senior North Korean official issued a statement ridiculing South Korean hopes for warmer ties. Delta Airlines expects to pay over $2 billion for fuel, as the war in the Middle East continues to impact the global economy, from Member Sation W.A.B.E. Marlin Hyde reports. Delta is the first major U.S. airline to report quarterly earnings since late February,
when the war in Iran began.
The carrier says first quarter fuel costs, soared by $332 million.
The CEO at Bastion says the company is moving quickly to recapture higher expenses, including reducing capacity in the current quarter. The war in the Middle East is driven and unprecedented spike in jet fuel, with prices roughly double what they were earlier in the year. Delta announced Tuesday, it is raising checkback fees, as airlines also raise fairs, to cover
the spike in jet fuel costs. Bastion says it's still early to update the full year outlook, but some travel demand remains strong. Routes 66 turns 100 this year, crossing eight states and three time zones. The journey mix is restored landmarks with faded reminders of boom and bust towns in Illinois
diners like the cozy dog keep old recipes alive in Missouri, the chain of rocks bridge bends across the Mississippi River, Oklahoma highlights the safe stops that existed for black motorists during segregation and the dry vents at the Santa Monica Pier. This is NPR News Right now we are living through some of the most tumultuous political times our country
has ever known. I'm David Remnick, and each week on the New Yorker Radio Hour I'll try to make sense of what's happening alongside politicians and thinkers like Cory Booker, Nancy Pelosi, Liz Cheney, and so many more. That's all in the New Yorker Radio Hour, wherever you listen to podcasts.
