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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm RYLAND Barton. The U.S. is launching more of what it calls self defense strikes against targets in Iran. According to a statement from U.S. central Command. The strikes came at the commander in chief's direction and are, quote, in response to Iran's unwarranted and continued aggression. Earlier today, Trump said Iran has, quote, taken too long to negotiate a deal. He says the US Was retaliating for Iran downing an Apache helicopter earlier this week.
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We're going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard.
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Resuming bombing.
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Yes. Yeah, well, we are based on the helicopter. I guess we have the right to do that. You know, they shot down a very, very incredible actually an incredible machine.
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Tehran fired back at US Allied countries in the region today. The escalating attacks are threatening to derail efforts to end the war. Federal employees are being notified that they could soon be reclassified as at will employees, making it easier to fire them. From member station wamu, Jenny Abamu reports. This comes after President Trump signed an order stripping protections from thousands of federal.
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This month, federal workers started getting emails about a new job classification called Schedule Policy Career, according to multiple employees at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, all of whom requested anonymity because they feared retribution. One message reviewed by WAMU that went out to employees at the Department of Health and Human Services said notices about classification changes would be sent throughout the week. The the classification change means the employee is at will and stripped of long standing civil service protections. This follows a June 3 executive order from President Trump. Federal unions are fighting the order in court. Employees say they're still waiting to learn how many federal workers are affected. For NPR News, I'm Jenny Abamu.
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And Bethesda the men's soccer World cup kicks off tomorrow with games hosted in U.S. mexico and Canada. The head of FIFA says he doesn't regret selecting the US as one of the hosts, despite stories of visa denials and border control passage issues for players, players, staff and fans. NPR's Becky Sullivan reports.
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After facing questions about ticket prices, visa issues and Iran, FIFA President Johnny Infantino was asked point blank, do you regret choosing the US to host this tournament?
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No, I don't regret anything.
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I think he dismissed the suggestion that there have been more challenges than in years past.
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It's normal for an event of this magnitude. I'd always hope there are no issues, but hey, that's what we have to deal with.
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The Iranian team was forced to relocate their base camp to Tijuana. The team will fly in for their three group stage games in the US A Somali referee was denied entry altogether earlier this week. Infantino called that situation unfortunate, but said at the end of the day, security decisions are up to the host country. Becky Sullivan, NPR News.
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Another sell off for AI stocks dragged the US market down today. The NASDAQ slid nearly 2%. The Dow tumbled more than 11 3/4 of a percent. This is NPR News. The Trump administration is urging a federal court to reject an attempt to block this weekend's UFC fight on the south Lawn of the White House, arguing that the event is too close to make any changes. Two Virginia residents sued, arguing that environmental review and congressional approval weren't followed. Department of justice attorneys wrote that, quote, no one is holding plaintiffs in a jiu jitsu lock, forcing them to watch UFC Freedom 250 against their will. The number of abortions in the US last year increased compared to the previous year. As NPR's Selena Simmons Duffin reports, the number has increased every year for the last four years.
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The Society of Family Planning launched the We Count Project to measure the number of abortions nationally just before the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
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So we're now four years after Dobbs and seeing that people are still getting abortion care, although the ways that they're getting that care have shifted.
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That's Leah Koenig, who directs the We Count Project.
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We've seen this really enormous growth in telehealth abortion, which now makes up 29% of US abortion.
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Their latest study found that there were 1.13 million abortions in the US in 2025, an increase from the previous year, despite many state bans across the country. Selena Simmons Duffen, NPR News.
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Game 4 of the NBA Finals is tonight. The New York Knicks lead the San Antonio spurs two games in the best of seven series. All the victories so far have gone to the visiting team, only the second time that's happened in the NBA Finals. I'm Ryland Barton, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
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