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What recent military actions have occurred in the Strait of Hormuz?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The Iranian military is carrying out attacks on tanker ships in the Strait of Hormuz hours after reimposing restrictions in the waterway. The announcement came the morning after President Trump said an American blockade would remain until a peace agreement with Tehran is reached. There's no word on when negotiations between the two sides will resume, with a ceasefire set to expire next week. NPR's Kat Lonsdorff reports from Beirut.
Iran reversed course Saturday after announcing Friday that it would open the strait for commercial vessels during its ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel. It accused the U.S. of violating the deal. Iran's military said that control of the strait has, quote, returned to its previous state under strict management and control of the armed forces.
How is Air Canada responding to the conflict in Iran?
It said it would remain this way as long as the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports continued. The ceasefire deal between the U.S., Israel and Iran is set to expire early next week. On Friday night, Trump said that attacks on Iran could resume if no deal is reached. Meanwhile, a 10-day ceasefire is in effect to pause the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, something Iran required in order to continue talks with the U.S. Kat Lonsdorff, NPR News, Beirut.
Air Canada says it's suspending some flights to New York this summer. Dan Karpenchuk reports the conflict in Iran is making certain routes unprofitable.
The decision over rising jet fuel prices will affect flights from Toronto and Montreal to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport from June 1st to the end of October. Air Canada says jet fuel prices have doubled since the beginning of the Iran conflict and it no longer makes sense economically to continue some routes.
What new developments are there regarding psychedelic drug research?
Affected customers will be contacted with alternate travel options such as flying to LaGuardia and Newark Liberty daily from six Canadian cities. Aviation experts say the jet fuel crisis is getting serious, and airlines will have to consolidate their routes. Some are already passing on fuel price increases to their customers. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto.
President Trump signed an executive order at the White House this morning expanding access to a psychedelic drug that's used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Today, the federal government is making a $50 million research investment in its own. And so that was just approved just last night. We're also opening a pathway for ibogaine to be administered to desperately ill patients under the right to try law. That's a law that I started and I got right to try.
The drug ibogaine has been explored as a treatment for addiction, depression, and anxiety, but it remains illegal in the United States.
What can we expect from the new David Geffen galleries at LACMA?
There was a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2025. It showed that a single dose of the psychedelic LSD could ease anxiety and depression for months. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will cut the ribbon on its new David Geffen galleries this weekend. Nina Gregory reports the $724 million building will house the museum's permanent collection.
Spanning 6,000 years of world history, LACMA's encyclopedic collection will now call the Peter Zumthor Design Building home. The Pritzker Prize-winning Swiss architect notes museums can feel elitist. Not this one. No columns to walk through, no architecture that makes you feel small. So this is a democratic museum.
Why has a federal judge blocked the Nexstar and Tegna merger?
That's the thinking behind the curation as well. CEO Michael Govan explains.
Instead of thinking about the way the 19th century was obsessed with categorization and chronology, what if we look at the opposite, which is migration and connection?
The new building already has a connection with L.A. traffic. Its organic shape is elevated 30 feet above Wilshire Boulevard. Cars drive under, pedestrians peek in, look up at the right time, and you might see a sphinx. Expect to see many selfies from LACMA. For NPR News, I'm Nina Gregory.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What recent military actions have occurred in the Strait of Hormuz?
0:00–0:48
2
How is Air Canada responding to the conflict in Iran?
0:48–1:42
3
What new developments are there regarding psychedelic drug research?
1:42–2:43
4
What can we expect from the new David Geffen galleries at LACMA?
2:43–3:33
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Why has a federal judge blocked the Nexstar and Tegna merger?
3:33–4:12
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How is NPR adapting to operate without federal funding?
4:12–5:03