NPR News: 03-30-2026 3AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump Sunday spoke about his 15-point plan for ending the war with Iran, speaking with reporters on Air Force One. He said Iran has agreed to most of those points, and he says the Iranian leaders they're in touch with seem willing to talk. We have a group that's really a new regime. It's a new group of people, people that we've never dealt with before that are acting very reasonable. It is truly regime change. Iran has come up with its own list of demands, including that the U.S. leave all its military bases in the region, some 2,500 U.S. Marines meanwhile, arrived in the Middle East this weekend. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's widening his country's invasion of southern Lebanon, visiting troops in northern Israel's Sunday, Netanyahu says he's creating what he calls a security buffer zone, to prevent Hezbollah militants from firing rockets into Israel. But Lebanon's government says Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,200 people, and displaced

1:00about a fifth of that country's population. Emperes Lorne Freyert reports from Beirut. First Israeli officials said they'd take Lebanese territory up to the Lattani River, 10 to 20 miles north of the current border. Then they ordered residents out of a zone 10 miles beyond that. Collette Sleem is the principal of a school housing displaced people on the boundary of that zone, where the roar of Israeli warplanes interrupted our interview. Residents are fleeing north in waves, she says, and her shelter is now full. Israel has been striking homes, bridges, highways, and fuel stations, forcing people from homes that in some cases had only just been repaired from the last Israeli invasion in 2024. Lebanon's government says at least 49 people were killed Sunday, including a paramedic. Lorne Freyert and PR News Beirut. One month into the war with Iran, thousands of US troops are arriving in the Middle East, signaling that the war may not end soon. But President Trump is also dealing with mounting problems at home.

2:04Emperes Marlaison has more on that story. Congress and the President have not been able to work out a compromise to fund the Department of Homeland Security. That's causing long lines at airports because TSA agents who are not being paid are quitting their jobs or staying home from work. The President has signed an emergency order allowing him to pay the TSA agents. In addition, President Trump is dealing with the economic fallout from the war in Iran. As long as Iran restricts shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices will continue to rise. And that has caused the war to become even more unpopular and Trump's approval ratings to drop even further. Poll show Trump's base is still solidly behind him, but there are cracks in his mega-coefficient and AP poll last week showed one quarter of Republicans saying the war has already gone too far. Marlaison, NPR News. And you're listening to NPR News. Paramilitary forces in Sudan attacked the city of Dilling in South Kordafan this weekend.

3:06The Sudan Doctors Network says at least 14 people were killed, including some children. At least 23 others were wounded. Until recently, the region had been under siege for more than two years. The team's heading to Indianapolis for the men's final four are now set. Michigan-Hammer, Tennessee, 95-62 on Sunday, and in a dramatic finish, Yukon knocked off top-seated Duke, 73-72 Great Eclan reports. The same day the Yukon women advanced to the final four, the Yukon men made a shocking second-ath comeback against Duke to advance to their third final four in the last four years. Yukon freshman, Braylon Mullins, took a pass from teammate Alex Karoban, and hit the game-winning shot from 35 feet with four tenths of a second left. I had the ball, and I know AK had just hit one, so I threw him in four seconds left, and man, he just threw the ball back to me. I knew I had to put one up, so man, I'm just happy that was the one that went down tonight. It was the only three-point shot Mullins made in the game. The Huskies and Michigan Wolverines joined Arizona and Illinois as the four national semi-finals.

4:10For NVR News, I'm Greg Eclan. The sci-fi adventure movie, Project Hail Mary, had another good weekend at North American box offices, bringing in $54.5 million in ticket sales. Worldwide it is now grossed $300 million. Hoppers remained in second. The Pixar and Disney animated release added $12.2 million to its total, bringing its worldwide haul to $297 million. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. Listen to this podcast sponsor-free on Amazon Music with a Prime Membership, or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.