NPR News: 03-28-2026 8AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels are claiming responsibility for a ballistic missile attack on Israel. It's the first strike since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran broke out a month ago. President Trump's envoy to the Middle East, Deep Wicoff, says the White House is looking to come to a resolution with Tehran. The president wants a peace deal, but he also believes in it and I believe in it too. Peace through strikes. The IDF has confirmed the missile launch from Yemen and the attack on Israel was intercepted. In Saudi Arabia, 12 American service members were seriously injured after Iran launched airstrikes at a base last night. Military experts say the attack appeared to be a significant breach of U.S. air defenses. 13 U.S. soldiers have been killed since the conflict with Iran began. G7 nations meeting in France have agreed to help secure the passage of ships in the

1:02state of Hormuz, but only once hostilities end. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports it's not the full-throated support President Trump was looking for, but U.S. allies are refusing to be drawn into the conflict. Europeans were not informed about the U.S. Israel bombing campaign and still don't know U.S. goals for the war. Once the war is over, the war is over. Speaking after the summit, French Foreign Minister Jean-Nuel Barrow admitted escorts for ships will be necessary once the fighting stops. Talking to reporters on the tarmac as he left France, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted it's everybody's responsibility to counter Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Not only is this illegal, it's unacceptable, it's dangerous for the world. And it's important that the world have a plan to confront it. Still, no one knows how and when the conflict will end. Eleanor Beardsley in Piers News, Paris. Demonstrations against President Trump are expected in cities across the country today. Bruce Conviser reports, organizers of the No Kings movement are expecting more than 3,000

2:06rallies nationwide. In New York, at least eight demonstrations are expected across the city's five burrows. Organizers and protesters are alarmed by what they say is President Trump's attempt to establish authoritarian rule. Critics say Trump's attempt to eliminate vote-by-mail with disenfranchised countless voters, and they say his failure to get congressional approval for his war in Iran violates the constitution. This will be the third No Kings demonstration since President Trump returned to office in January 2025. Republicans are saying more than 300,000 turned out for the last No Kings rally in New York back in October, and they expect more this time. Last full organizers estimate more than seven million took to the streets nationwide. Friend PR News, I'm Bruce Conviser in New York. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The school board in Dallas, Texas, has voted unanimously to offer free universal pre-K across

3:07the district, Bill Zebel with Member Station, KERA reports that enrollment starts next month. Pre-Kindergarten for three and four-year-olds has been free in Dallas to some, like children with military parents or from low-income families. Beginning next school year, it'll be free to all. Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde told trustees it's because they have space. We're accessing open seats. The amount of money it's costing us to take up the tuition is more than if we just said you can come. Elizalde said it'll be a more effective use of current resources with no need to hire more teachers. For NPR News, I'm Bill Zebel in Dallas. Pro golfer Tiger Woods is facing DUI charges after a roll over crash in Florida on Friday. Authorities say a breath test showed no alcohol, but they suspect drugs or medication. Martin County Sheriff John Budensake says Woods cooperated with a breathalyzer,

4:08but refused a urine test. We had a DRE experts evaluating him, and they believed from on scene that he was not impaired on alcohol, but they believed it was some type of medication or drug. And again, at the jail, he cooperated with the urine, or I'm sorry, he cooperated with the breathalyzer, and then the urine he wanted no part of. This is his second roll over crash Woods was seriously injured in an accident in Southern California in 2021. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.