NPR News: 03-28-2026 11AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nur Rahm. Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Murem Yemen say they launched a missile toward Israel today. The first they've 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 Kerry Khan reports. Up until Saturday's missile launched the Iranian-backed Houthis had stayed out of this war, but the 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 in 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 detonated high altitude. The munition disperses multiple smaller bombs that are more challenging for Israel's multi-layer air defense system to intercept and can cause damage over a wider area.

1:03Dozens of countries have signed on to a cluster munitions treaty ban except Iran, Israel and the U.S. Kerry Khan and PR News Tel Aviv. It was another volatile week on Wall Street as investors reacted to the latest developments in Iran. NPR's Maria Aspen reports. Stocks are hitting lots of negative milestones. The Dow and the Tech Heavy Nasdaq fell into what's known as correction territory, meaning they're down at least 10 percent from recent highs. Meanwhile, the benchmark S&P 500 is on track to have its worst month in four years. And a broadly watched volatility index, known as Wall Street's fear gauge, spiked to its highest point since last April's tariffs chaos. The longer the war continues, the more damage its oil shock can do to the broader economy. NPR's Maria Aspen. The House yesterday rejected a Senate past bill designed to end the partial government shutdown, and now the Senate has a recessed for two weeks. Meanwhile, travelers at the world's busiest airports say TSA employees are long overdue

2:09to be paid. Dermay events of Member Station W-A-B-E reports from Atlanta. Passenger Alina Marlow and her family were heading home to Seattle from Atlanta. She says the ongoing funding issue shouldn't be happening. I think that that's proof of the failure of our country right now, honestly. That should not even be a thing. America is a business before it's a country. So when you're messing with people's money, you're not really being a good business. And when you have people not getting their money for 42 days, but that's completely unacceptable. This week, the Trump administration deployed ICE officers to airports amid TSA staffing shortages. And Trump has now signed a memo promising to pay TSA workers, but it's unclear exactly where the money would come from. For NPR News, I'm Dermay events in Atlanta. This is NPR News in Washington. Russia launched hundreds of drones on Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian authorities say at least four people were killed. President Vladimir Zelensky said there is extensive damage to gas production facilities, industrial

3:13sites, and residential buildings. He said there was no military purpose whatsoever. This was what he described as pure terror against ordinary civilian life. First lady Melania Trump appeared at an artificial intelligence and education summit this week with an unusual guest, a humanoid robot. She said she envisions a future where AI and AI-powered robots provide personalized education to American school children. Lee Gaines reports. The use of AI in American schools has so far been driven by teachers, rather than national policy. Some teachers have rejected the technology outright, while others have begun using AI tools to create lesson plans and classroom activities. A recent study from the Brookings Institution found that while there are some pros to using AI in education, the risks outweigh the benefits. The study found that AI poses a serious threat to students' cognitive development, because students could offload their thinking to AI. And the study warns that the sycophantic nature of AI chatbots could stun a child's

4:17social and emotional growth, too. For NPR News, I'm Lee Gaines. Demonstrators across the country are expected to take part in no-king rallies today to protest President Trump and his administration. Organizers say that events are scheduled in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. I'm Nora Rom, NPR News in Washington.