NPR News: 04-16-2026 10PM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, and announced by President Trump, is now in effect. This after Iran said it wouldn't engage in further ceasefire talks with the U.S. unless a ceasefire between those two countries was in place. It was their first direct diplomatic talk in decades, though the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah wasn't at the table.
What is the current status of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon?
Civilians were also impacted by Israel's attacks. Empire's Kat Lonsdorff says there are more than a million people displaced by the war. That's about a fifth of the population.
Here in Beirut, there are whole parking lots full of tents and people using the stadium here for shelter or sleeping in schools. Most of those people will not be allowed to return home yet, if ever. Israel has demolished more than 40,000 homes in the south, according to Lebanese officials, taking over whole villages to create what it calls a security buffer zone to keep Hezbollah from firing rockets into Israel.
and Piers Kat Lonsdorf in Beirut. Agency heads from the Department of Homeland Security were on Capitol Hill today making the case for their 2027 budget requests. This even as DHS is still without regular funding for this year amid a record two-month partial shutdown. And Piers Sam Greenglass has more.
The House has yet to vote on a Senate pass measure that would fund DHS through September, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. Democrats have refused to fund those two agencies without reforming the tactics of their officers, asserting Congress's power of the purse to check the executive branch. Still, President Trump's immigration crackdown has continued thanks to $75 billion Republicans in Congress approved for ICE last year. Republicans now plan to fund ICE and Border Patrol through a similar party-line maneuver that would circumvent Democrats and the normal appropriations process, not just for this year or next year, but through the end of President Trump's term.
Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.
A pattern of severe weather has been pounding Michigan for several days. That's led to Governor Gretchen Whitmer declaring a state of emergency in nearly 40 percent of the state. From Member Station WCMU, A.J. Jones has more.
Flooding has made many roads and bridges impassable in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Several dams remain in critical condition amid melting snow and heavy rain, and some communities have been ordered to evacuate. Whitmer says the state is in crisis mode and more help is on the way.
My administration will continue to monitor the situation and work with local communities to get them the resources that they need.
All eyes are on the Sheboygan Dam in the tip of Michigan's mitt. Crews have placed several large super-sack sandbags around the dam, added massive pumps to divert water, and are trying to revive a shuttered hydroelectric plant to save the dam.
How is the humanitarian crisis affecting civilians in Lebanon?
For NPR News, I'm A.J. Jones in Sheboygan, Michigan.
U.S. futures contracts are trading higher at this hour. You're listening to NPR News. And A'Lelia Mejia, a far-left Democrat who had the endorsement of Senator Bernie Sanders, defeated moderate Republican Joe Hathaway in New Jersey's 11th district. That's according to a race call from the Associated Press. This was a special election to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by New Jersey Governor Mikey Sherrill, a Democrat. Netflix says its co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings is stepping down in June. And Piers Mondolito-Barco reports the news comes as the streaming company posted a strong earnings report.
In 1997, Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix with Mark Randolph. It began as a scrappy idea to send out movie DVDs by mail in red envelopes to subscribers. Netflix grew to be a global streaming powerhouse, now run by Hastings' successors Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos.
Reed, thank you for the trust you placed in us. Thank you.
During a call to reporters, Sarandos praised Hastings' leadership.
You know, Reid is an economist and an engineer in his head, but he's a teacher in his heart.
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