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The U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, which directly or indirectly now involves nearly a
“dozen countries, is stretching into a fourth night, and the death toll is climbing.”
The Iranian red crescent reports more than 750 people have been killed in Iran. Israel is reporting at least 10 deaths on its soil. The U.S. confirms at least six American service members are dead. In the early hours of the war, the strikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Al-Al-Homenei and members of his family.
NPR's Daniel Estrin is following developments from Tel Aviv. What's happening in the Gulf is huge. Iran is pounding U.S. positions. The U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia was hit by drones, and Qatar says it shot down Iranian war planes.
That shows an expanded role for a Gulf Arab country, and we should be watching now to see
whether other Arab countries being attacked by Iran will actively join the war.
“NPR's Daniel Estrin reporting and PR Scott Horsley has been monitoring the war's impact”
on U.S. markets. The average price of gasoline jumped 11 cents overnight, topping $3 a gallon for the first time in three months. Low gasoline prices had been a counterweight to inflation for most of the last year, but AAA says at 3/11 a gallon, gasoline is now slightly more expensive than it was a year ago.
The war with Iran is not only pushed up global crude oil prices, but also caused a spike in the cost of natural gas. That could drive up already high heating and electricity bills. It's got Horsley and PR news, Washington.
At last, check on Wall Street, the Dow is down more than 700 points or 1.4 percent.
Colin Gray, the father of suspected Appalachia high school shooter Colk Gray, has been found guilty of second degree murder and other charges, for allegedly enabling his son's access to a firearm using the September 2024 school shooting, Colk Gray faces several charges for the killing of two students and two teachers at the school. This is only the second U.S. case in which a parent is held accountable for allegedly
giving a child access to a gun used in a school shooting. Another news, Senate primaries in Texas and North Carolina are getting a lot of attention to date and PR's Ashley Lopez has to tell. Democrats face long odds in regaining a majority in the U.S. Senate, but both North Carolina and Texas are states the party is eyeing as potential pickups later this fall.
In Texas, Republican incumbent John Corne and faces a challenge to his reelection from the state's off an embattled attorney general Ken Paxton and Congressman Wesley Hunt. Congresswoman Jasmine Crocket and James Tellerico are vying for the Democratic nomination. In North Carolina, there are contests for an open sea currently held by Tom Tillis, who announces resignation last year, the state's former Governor Democrat Ray Cooper is
the front runner for the Democratic ticket and former RNC chair Michael Wattley is favored to win the Republican nomination. Ashley Lopez and PR news. "O major market indices are down 1.4%, you're listening to NPR news. Well months ahead of the midterm elections, recent poll suggests a majority of Americans
disapprove of the Iran war, the conflict is also exacerbating tensions in President Trump's own political base, where some critics say the Republican leaders military actions overseas contradict campaign promises he made to focus on domestic priorities. President Trump is signaling the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran could last four to five weeks, maybe longer.
The administration has given multiple reasons for military action now is questions mounted at home, but whether a naughty, Ron Poe's an imminent threat to justify a war, roughly a dozen nations again are now directly or indirectly involved. Nearly a quarter of the U.S. population now has no religious affiliation according to new Gallup poll and PR's Jason D'Rose reports that the importance of religion in people's
lives is also on the decline. Those claiming no religious affiliation now account for 24% of U.S. adults, more than doubling in the last two decades. Gallup also found that less than half just 47% of Americans
“say religion is very important in their lives, but pollsters found some groups continue”
to remain a highly religious, despite national trends, among them later day Saints, Republicans, black adults and people who reside in the Southern U.S. Meanwhile, the portion of people who say religion is not very important has held steady at 28% in recent years. The biggest drop has been among Democrats with fewer than 4 in 10 now saying religion is very important.
Jason D'Rose and PR News. It's NPR.
