NPR News: 04-04-2026 3PM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump is again threatening Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, saying on social media today it has 48 hours to open the strait or, quote, all hell will rain down. This as the search for a missing U.S. service member in Iran continues after Tehran shot down two U.S.
What are the latest developments in U.S.-Iran tensions?
military planes yesterday. Two other crew members were rescued. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Israel continue to strike Iran. NPR's Dee Parvis has more.
The U.S. and Israeli strikes have been hitting many targets, including a weapons depot and a nuclear power plant. But some strikes have also hit targets like the B1 bridge between the cities of Tehran and Karaj. In response to that strike, Iran released a list of bridges in the region that they could destroy. And there was also a strike on a Red Crescent warehouse in Bushehr. Iranian media also had reports that U.S. and Israeli strikes hit the Azov Sports Stadium in Tehran, as well as caused damage to Shahid Beheshti University.
NPR's Dee Parvas reporting. It's the first time U.S. military personnel and aircraft have been shot down over Iran in this war. The CDC is warning of an illicit drug that's often found alongside fentanyl in some parts of the country. NPR's Ping Huang reports it can cause dangerous withdrawal symptoms.
Dr. Michael Lynch is an ER physician based in Pittsburgh. He started seeing overdoses involving metatomidine some two years ago. The powerful sedative is often mixed with fentanyl, but fentanyl overdose drugs don't work on it.
So people would start breathing again, but they wouldn't wake up. even after people got naloxone or Narcan.
Patients also came in delirious, agitated, with very high heart rates and not responding to typical medications.
So what we're seeing is tenfold increases in people needing ICU care for withdrawal.
According to the CDC, the drug is most prevalent in the Northeast U.S., though it's also showing up more in the Midwest and the South. Ping Huang, NPR News.
It was a holiday-shortened trading week on Wall Street, with markets closed for Good Friday. NPR's Maria Aspin reports all of the major indices posted losses.
The war in Iran and the resulting energy crisis has had investors swinging from panic to relief and back again. Stocks had their best day of 2026 on Wednesday. as investors hoped President Trump would do more to end the war. But then his address to the nation that evening left room for doubt and sparked another, if temporary, sell-off. The war has already sent oil prices soaring and damaged some of the refineries and other infrastructure needed to produce more. Consumers are paying more at the gas pump. while companies are paying more for shipping and trucking. The longer the war continues, the longer this oil shock risks fueling inflation and wider economic damage. Maria Aspin, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News from Washington. Some two dozen states are suing to stop President Trump's latest executive order placing new restrictions on voting by mail from going into effect. The suit was filed by a group of Democratic states, along with a separate suit by a coalition of voting rights groups. The Constitution is clear that voting administration belongs to states, although Congress can set federal rules for federal elections as well. Women's college basketball is set for its national championship game. It will be South Carolina and UCLA battling for the title after both won their semifinal matches. Steve Futterman has more from Phoenix.
In the first semifinal, South Carolina handed undefeated UConn its first loss of the season, 62-48. In the other semi, UCLA beat Texas, 51-44. The most memorable moment on semifinal night came just off the court, when UConn coach Gino Auriemma and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley exchanged angry words just as the game was ending. Afterwards, Auriemma said it stemmed from Staley refusing to shake hands just before the game. The protocol is before the game, you meet at half court and shake hands. And I waited there for like three minutes.
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