GEOFF BENNETT: The day's other headlines start# in Lebanon, where Israel struck the capital,## Beirut, for the first time since a cease-fire# with Hezbollah took effect last November.

The Israeli army says its strike# hit the Hezbollah drone facility## and 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.

ISRAEL KATZ, Israeli Defense Minister# (through translator): For any attempt to## harm our northern towns, the roofs of the house.. clear message to the Lebanese government, if# you don't enforce the cease-fire, we will.

GEOFF BENNETT: 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 cease-fire 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 state's 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 says he wants to wipe out what he# calls divisive narratives and improper ideology at## the Smithsonian Institution.

The president signed# an executive order late yesterday putting Vice## President J.D.

Vance in charge of the effort.# The order singled out the National Museum of## African American History and culture, as well# as the still-developing Women's History Museum.

Mr. Trump claims there's been an effort to# rewrite history based on what he says is## ideology, rather than truth.

The Smithsonian# consists of 21 museums and the National Zoo.## It's the largest museum, education# and research complex in the world.

And new data today that showed worsening# inflation led to a wipeout on Wall## Street.

The Dow Jones industrial# average lost more than 700 points,## while the sell-off hit the Nasdaq especially# hard, dropping nearly 3 percent.

The S&P 500## dropped 2 percent, capping the worst# trading day in almost three weeks.

Still to come on the "News Hour":## the security vulnerabilities of government# officials using the Signal messaging ap.. David Brooks and Ruth Marcus weigh in on the# week's political headlines; and a new book## from two political scientists sharply criticizes# the government response to the COVID pandemic.