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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. Iran says it's fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but it's threatening to close the strait once again if the US Continues its blockade of Iranian ships and ports. President Trump said Friday that a peace deal with Iran is almost complete. And speaking Friday at an event by the conservative group Turning Point usa, he continued to criticize NATO for not helping militarily to during the fighting with Iran.
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I received a call from NATO asking if we would like some help. Thank you very much, NATO. And I told them I would have liked your help two months ago, but now I really don't want your help anymore.
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French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are co hosting an international meeting in Paris focused on reopening the stock strait. Aformuze that meeting will not include representatives from the U.S. israel or Iran. As NPR's Fatima Al Kassab reports from
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London, Downing street has said planning is underway to deploy the British military to the strait as soon as conditions allow, but they stress the mission will be strictly defensive and not a contribution to the US And Israeli led war. France's Macron has similarly reiterated that this would be a defensive operation. Fatima Al Kassab, NPR News.
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The Trump administration has renewed a waiver that allows countries to buy sanctioned oil and petroleum products from Russia. The waiver will now last through May 16. Lawmakers from both parties have slammed the administration over the waiver, saying it helps the economy of Russia as it continues its war with Ukraine. Early voting in Virginia ends Saturday for a special election that could allow Democrats to create four more favorable congressional seats. As NPR's Ashley Lopez reports, this is connected to a nationwide redistricting battle started by President Trump last year.
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Virginia is one of several states that has an independent redistricting commission, so voters would need to approve a measure allowing state lawmakers to circumvent the commission in order to create new seats that favor Democrats. Polling shows that voters in the commonwealth narrowly approve of the measure, but both parties have been spending millions of dollars in a race that could potentially be quite close. If passed, Virginia would be the latest state to redraw its congressional ahead of the midterms. This battle started last year when President Trump asked Texas Republicans to create five more seats that favor Republicans in the state. Since then, several states have changed their maps. Ashley Lopez, NPR News.
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A federal judge Friday night blocked the $6.2 billion merger between the Nexstar Media Group and Tegna. The merger would create a company that would own 265 TV stations across 44 states. District Judge Troy Nunley says the merger cannot be completed until an antitrust lawsuit is settled. And attorneys general in eight states are arguing that the merger could raise consumer prices and hurt local journalism. This is NPR News. RSV is a highly contagious respiratory virus and the most common reason why babies end up in the hospital in their first year of life. A new large study finds a vaccine given to expectant mothers is more effective at protecting babies than previously shown. NPR's Maria Godoy has more.
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The study comes from the UK Health Security Agency, where researchers looked at outcomes for some 289,000 babies born between September 2024 and March 2025. That was the first season that the UK offered free RSV vaccines to all pregnant women in their third trimester. That maternal vaccination dramatically cut the risk that babies ended up hospitalized, says study author Matt Wilson.
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What we found is that as long as there is at least two weeks between vaccination and birth, we get this kind of 80% effect, 80% reduction.
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Clinical trials had shown the shot to be about 70% effective. The research was presented at the meeting of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Maria Godoy, NPR News.
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The U.S. coast Guard is continuing its search at this hour for a boat off the coast of Guam. The cargo vessel Mariana was disabled by Typhoon Sinlaku. The crew had notified the Coast Guard on Wednesday that it had lost its starboard engine. The boat has six crew members. Former Angels outfielder Garrett Anderson has died. He was 53 years old. During his time with the team, he became the career hits leader for the Angels and helped to lead the team to its only World Series title. The team announced his death on Friday, but did not say where or what the cause was. Anderson was a three time American League All Star from 2020 to 2005. This is NPR News.