NPR News: 04-18-2026 8PM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst.
What recent events have impacted the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon?
The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is being tested over two incidents today, including the killing of a French soldier. Empire's Eleanor Beardsley has more.
President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that a French soldier serving in the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon was killed. He added that, quote, everything suggests, end quote, that Hezbollah was behind the attack. The Israeli military says it also conducted strikes against a threatening target. Polls show more than 70% of Israelis are against pausing their fight against Hezbollah.
How is Iran influencing the Strait of Hormuz situation?
Tel Aviv resident Sari Hefetz says a ceasefire will only allow the group to rearm. We want that this time it will be the end, but the final end. We don't want another little war for one year later or two years later. We want quiet. She says Hezbollah is weakened and now is the time to defeat them.
What are the implications of the blocked merger between Nexstar and Tegna?
Eleanor Beersley, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Iran's military says it's again restricting the Strait of Hormuz until the U.S. drops its blockade on the crucial waterway, this a day after it said it would reopen it to commercial shipping. James Kraska is a professor of international maritime law at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He says the strait should be kept open.
Iran has an obligation to keep the Strait open in accordance with international law for all other states that are neutral states.
What is the significance of LACMA's new David Geffen galleries?
So all the Gulf Arab states, as well as all states not involved in the conflict. Of course, those states don't lose their rights. They enjoy the right of transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
speaking there to NPR's weekend edition. He says even when it does reopen, it will take time until ships can safely transit the strait because there are thought to be 10 to 12 mines that have to be cleared first, and that could take weeks.
How is the jet fuel shortage affecting airline operations?
A federal judge has blocked the proposed $6.2 billion merger between Nexstar and Tegna, pending the outcome of an antitrust lawsuit. NPR's Matt Bloom reports the deal would create one of the largest local TV station groups in the country.
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Troy L. Nunley in Sacramento issued a preliminary injunction on the deal late Friday and came in response to a complaint from eight Democratic attorneys general and DirecTV. The plaintiffs argue the merger could raise consumer prices and lead to the consolidation of local news stations. The deal, valued over $6 billion, could create a company that owns 265 TV stations across 44 states. President Trump has endorsed the deal publicly, and the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice have already approved it. Next are in a statement says the merger will make local stations stronger and that it will appeal the judge's block. Matt Bloom, NPR News.
This is NPR News from Washington. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will cut the ribbon on its new David Geffen galleries this weekend. Ina 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.
What changes are being made at NPR due to the loss of federal funding?
So this is a democratic museum. 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.
A shortage of jet fuel because of the war in Iran. is causing some airlines to alter their schedules. That includes Air Canada, which says it will suspend flights to JFK in New York because of rising jet fuel prices.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:04
2
What recent events have impacted the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon?
0:04–0:37
3
How is Iran influencing the Strait of Hormuz situation?
0:37–0:58
4
What are the implications of the blocked merger between Nexstar and Tegna?
0:58–1:31
5
What is the significance of LACMA's new David Geffen galleries?
1:31–1:58
6
How is the jet fuel shortage affecting airline operations?
1:58–3:32
7
What changes are being made at NPR due to the loss of federal funding?
3:32–5:03