Monday, May 4, 2026

Plan for Stranded Ships, Spirit Shuts Down & School Phone Ban Study

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All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

U.S. to Help Ships in Strait of Hormuz: AP, CBS News, WSJ, Reuters

Iran’s Latest Peace Proposal: CNN, BBC, NY Times, NY Post

U.S. Troops Withdraw from Germany: NPR, NBC News, AP, WaPo, Fox News

Spirit Airlines Shuts Down: CNBC, ABC News, AP, CNN

Teacher Appreciation Week: PTA, NEA, Insider, Providence Journal, Fox News

National Nurses Week: ANA, AACN, WRAL

Star Wars Day: USA Today, AP, ABC, Gizmodo

School Cellphone Ban Impact Study: NY Times
The NewsWorthy’s Special Edition: Phones in School Debate – Policies, Impact & What’s Next

NE Implements Medicaid Work Requirements: The Hill, ABC News, CBS News, NPR

Court Halts Abortion Pills by Mail: Axios, Fox News, Politico, ABC News

Golden Tempo Wins Kentucky Derby: ESPN, USA Today, NBC News, CBS Sports

‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Tops Box Office: Variety, Bloomberg, USA Today, AP

2026 Met Gala: Yahoo! Entertainment, NY Times, CBS News, GMA, People

Money Monday: Trump Announces New EU Vehicle Tariffs: WSJ, Reuters, NY Post, Autoblog