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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. Three weeks into the U S. Israeli war with Iran, more American Marines are on their way to the Middle East. NPR's Quil Lawrence reports. More than 2,000 Marines are being deployed now.
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The USS boxer group of three ships carrying thousands of Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit has left California and will take about three weeks to reach the Gulf, according to two US Officials who were not authorized to speak publicly. That's in addition to the USS Tripoli group, with more than 2,000 Marines expected to arrive soon from Japan. CENTCOM would not comment on the deployment or its mission, but Marines are traditionally ground troops. Quill Lawrence, NPR News.
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Speaking to reporters outside of the White House a little while ago, President Trump once again called on allies to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The average price of Regular gas is $3.91 now. NPR's Camilla Domonosky reports. Internet search data show more people are considering elect vehicles since the start of this month.
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The war in Iran has pushed gasoline prices up sharply. And on the auto site Edmunds, the share of shoppers considering electric vehicles grew about 15% to its highest level all year. Now, searching for a vehicle is not the same as buying one. There are lots of factors in a purchase. Ivan Drury is the director of insights at Edmunds.
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The answer to, you know, $5 gallon gas is not buying a $50,000 car, but it's definitely something that you should put in your consideration set.
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But analysts say if prices remain high, it can push shoppers to put a higher value on fuel savings as they choose vehicles. Camila Dominosky, NPR News.
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The Trump administration says it's moving significant management of the nation's federal student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department. NPR's Sequoia Carrillo reports President Trump is continuing his effort to eventually close the Education Department.
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In the administration's latest move to shift responsibilities away from the Department of Education, management of much of the country's student loan portfolio, worth nearly $1.7 trillion, will be phased over to the Treasury Department. The administration says treasury is better equipped to manage the program. Loans in default will move over first, followed by loans that are in good standing. And in the final phase, treasury will take over the Free Application for Federal student aid, or FAFSA. More than 40 million borrow hold federal student loans, while about 12 million of them are either in default or on their way there. Sequoia Carrillo, NPR News, NPR has learned
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CBS News is laying off 6% of its workforce. Network officials say the cuts were painful, but necessary. The cuts include the end of CBS News Radio in May. According to an internal CBS memo obtained by NPR, CBS News Radio is heard on about 700 affiliate stations. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. A new study finds that humans and animals have shared acoustic tastes. NPR's Nate Rott has more.
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Animals make a lot of sounds to attract mates, and scientists know that some are more effective than others. Take the Pacific field cricket. That call is less appealing to other crickets than this one. And it turns out, according to the new study published in the journal Science, it's more appeal healing to people, too. Scientists had more than 4,000 volunteers listen to pairs of calls from 16 different species and pick which ones they preferred, like do you prefer this song sparrow or this one? And they found that overall, humans agreed with the animals preferences, suggesting we share a sense of beauty with the natural world. Nate Rott, NPR News.
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Muslims around the world celebrate, are celebrating Eid al Fitr today, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. It's a time of prayer, celebration and family to break the fast of Ramadan. The holiday comes as the Middle east is embroiled in the US And Israel's war with Iran. It is the first day of spring. Southwest is in a heat wave that's supposed to last for a while. It'll get over 100 degrees in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Vegas today. It's early in the year for weather, hot even out West. The spring equinox also falls the same week parts of the Upper Midwest got pummeled with snow. The snowfall broke records in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where Marquette got over three feet. And they're still cleaning up. This is NPR News from Washington.
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This message comes from Midi health co founders Dr. Kathleen Jordan and CEO Joanna Strober discuss why they started a virtual care platform for women in perimenopause and menopause.
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The symptoms and experiences that women have in midlife, I think were underappreciated or possibly even trivialized. The changes of perimenopause and menopause create a broad spectrum of symptoms and can actually lead to long term health issues. But too few clinicians are trained in it.
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I also want to add often the type of care that women are needing is very iterative. It requires trying different medications, learning about their body and learning how to take care of themselves. And so what we've tried to do at Midi Health is create a new type of care system that is responsive to women's needs and helps them take care of themselves and stay healthy. Instead of just treating disease.
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MIDI Health Committed to helping women in midlife with perimenopause and menopause care. Accessible via telehealth visits@joinmidi.com.