NPR News: 04-01-2026 4AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump is planning to address the nation. The White House says he will deliver an update on the Iran War tonight. His address follows remarks Tuesday that the U.S. could end its attacks within two to three weeks that Iran did not have to make a deal as a prerequisite. Trump also criticized allies that have not helped the U.S. war effort. The World Food Program says tons of food aid are stuck in ports because of the war on Iran and Persia Petraway reports. The World Food Program says there is a whole disruption in the global supply chain with carriers not able to use the straight of her moves and choosing not to use the Suez Canal through Egypt out of concerns of attacks on the Red Sea too. The agency says this is adding a month to shipping time and costing more because of spikes in fuel prices from the war. The World Food Program says as people around the world pay more for fuel, more families will no longer be able to put food on the table. The agency says some 45 million additional people will fall into a cute hunger around

1:00the world if current conditions continue through June, reaching 363 million globally. A. U.S. and Pair News, Dubai. The Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case, testing President Trump's efforts to make it more difficult for children, bored in the U.S. to become citizens. Up to this point in the nation's history, the 14th amendment to the Constitution is guaranteed automatic citizenship or baby's born on U.S. soil as empires need a Tottenberg report. Even in periods of great hostility to immigrants, the notion of birthright citizenship has remained so entrenched that during World War II, when Japanese enemy aliens were imprisoned in U.S. detention camps, their newborn children were automatically granted American citizenship. President Trump, however, has long maintained that the 14th amendment to the Constitution does not confer automatic citizenship. And so on day one of his second presidential term, he issued an executive order that bars citizenship for babies born to parents who enter the country illegally or who are here

2:03legally while they live and work on temporary visas. To date, every judge to have ruled in the case has barred Trump's order from going into effect. Now the Supreme Court will decide. Nina Tottenberg, NPR News, Washington. The countdown is proceeding toward NASA's Wednesday evening launch aimed at sending the first astronauts on a moon mission in more than 50 years. NASA's Jeff Spalding. People are excited and ready to go on this this first chapter on our way back to the moon since the 1970s, so we're very excited. NASA officials say the rocket is doing well on its pad at the Kennedy Space Center and the weather is looking promising. Four astronauts make up the Artemis crew. They are to circle the moon without landing and come straight back to Earth. The launch team is expected to begin feeling the rocket this morning. And you're listening to NPR News. New guidelines from the American Heart Association recommended diet, rich in plant proteins and

3:07healthy oils such as olive oil. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports the advice clashes with messages, health and human services secretary Kennedy emphasizes. The Trump administration has blazed protein, including meat and cheese at the top of a food pyramid. But the Heart Association says a heart healthy diet includes plenty of vegetables and fruits and emphasizes minimizing saturated fats. The two sets of guidelines are on the same page when it comes to consuming whole grains as opposed to packaged foods made with refined grains, choosing minimally processed foods, as well as limiting added sugars. Poor nutrition is strongly associated with heart disease, the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S., an estimated 80 percent of heart disease can be prevented or delayed, and lifestyle changes, including a healthy diet, can help. Allison Aubrey NPR News Tiger Woods says he'll seek treatment after pleading not guilty to a DUI charge in Florida. What's made his plea to is day four days after the roll over crash that led to his harassed

4:09also Tuesday, a sheriff's report said Woods had pain pills in his pocket and showed signs of impairment at last week's crash scene. Oil prices are easing the price of a barrel of Brent Crude, the international standard, down more than 4 percent to around $99 a barrel. An Asian financial market sharply higher, after President Trump said the U.S. will be done attacking Iran within two to three weeks. South Korean shares up 8.4 percent, Japan's Nikkei rose 5.2 percent. This is NPR News.