The day's other headlines start in Lebanon, where Israel struck the capital, Beirut,

for the first time since a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect last November.

The Israeli army says that strike hit a Hezbollah drone facility in an area considered a stronghold

for the militant group. That strike drew a massive

emergency response. Israeli officials said the attack was retaliation for a rocket fired by Hezbollah

into northern Israel, which Hezbollah has denied.

For any attempt to harm our northern towns, the roofs of the houses in southern Beirut will

tremble. I'm sending a clear message to the Lebanese government. If you don't enforce the ceasefire,

we will. Though this was the first Israeli attack on Beirut since last year, the Israeli army

has struck targets in southern Lebanon almost daily since the ceasefire took effect.

Here at home, the U.S. State Department told Congress today that it intends to effectively shut down

USAID. And late this afternoon, a federal appeals court allowed them to do so,

lifting a lower court order that blocked Elon Musk's Doge team from making cuts to the

independent foreign aid agency. In a memo sent to staff today, USAID's new chief said that all

positions not required by law will be eliminated in two waves, in July and in September.

The State Department will absorb what remains of a dramatic reorganization.

Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water. That's despite

opposition from dentists and public health experts who say fluoride strengthens teeth and reduces

cavities, the most common chronic disease in children. Utah's ban starts in May and echoes the skepticism of new HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,

who joined the governor of West Virginia today to tout that states first in the nation ban on certain synthetic food dyes.

Some public health advocates cite research that links certain bright

colored food dyes to neurobehavioral problems in some children like ADHD. President Trump

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