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Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Tori. Today is Tuesday, April 14th, 2026. And we begin with the eyes of the world fixed on the Strait of Hormuz.

As of 10 a.m. yesterday morning, the United States began blocking ships from entering or leaving

Iranian ports that lined this critical oil highway, presumably to prevent Iran from making

money on its exports. The military action ordered by President Trump follows 21 hours of weekend peace talks

that went nowhere. The tension has caused oil prices to soar once again on world markets.

But is all hope lost? Apparently not. One regional source involved in negotiations told Axios,

we are not in a complete deadlock. The door is not close yet. Both sides are bargaining.

A Picasso for $116? You heard that right. Today, a French charity is raffling off a 1941 painting by the famed artist to anyone who bought a ticket for 100 euros,

which is about $116 in the U.S. The 15 by 10-inch piece is called Tet de femme, or woman's head,

and was painted in Paris during World War II. It's valued at more than $1 million and could

raise up to $14 million for Alzheimer's

research. This is the third such Picasso raffle. An event in 2013 helped preserve the ancient

city of Tyre in Lebanon and in 2020 supported clean water programs in Africa. As one billionaire

art collector once told the Associated Press,

Picasso was very generous. He gave paintings to his driver, his tailor. He wanted his art to be

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