NPR News: 06-13-2026 3AM EDT
Summary
NPR News Now covers the stalled removal of Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center following a court ruling. The episode reports on U.N. warnings that aid cuts are reversing global HIV progress and details damage to a UNESCO site in Lebanon from an Israeli airstrike. Additional stories include a study on heat stress during pregnancy, the death of critic Gene Shalit at 100, and the Pope’s flight delays in Spain.
Topics discussed
Legal battle over Trump name on Kennedy Center
U.N. warns aid cuts threaten HIV progress
Middle East deal talks and Tyre heritage site damage
Study links heat stress proteins to preterm birth
Obituary: Gene Shalit, longtime Today Show critic
Pope's flight delayed, rescued by King of Spain
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