Jyle Snyder

Refugee Agency for Palestinians says UNRWA faces questions of viability, and Pirazaya Petrauri reports on the remarks he made on his last day on the job.

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.

NPR's Jeff Spaulding.

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 expected to begin fueling the rocket Wednesday morning.

And you're listening to NPR News.

A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing an executive order barring federal funding for NPR and PBS.

A district court judge cited the First Amendment in his decision.

The impact of the ruling is not clear and the White House could appeal.

From housing to health care, the high cost of living is showing up in many ways.

In New York, the list includes challenges recruiting volunteer firefighters.

Sajina Shrestha with member station WAMC in Albany has more.

Asian financial markets are higher in Wednesday trading.

South Korean shares leading the way up more than 7%.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei is up 4.5% after the three main U.S.

indexes surged to their best day in almost a year after President Trump said the U.S.

could be done attacking Iran within two to three weeks.

Live from NPR News, I'm Jyle Snyder.