"Live from NPR News in Washington on Corva Coleman.
The war with Iran has stretched into its fifth date today, and the death toll is rising.
“The Iranian red crescent says nearly 800 people have been killed in Iran.”
Authorities in Lebanon say 50 people there have been killed in Israeli retaliatory strikes. That came after the militant group has below launched rockets into southern Israel. President Trump has threatened to increase the intensity of the war if Iran does not stop its retaliation." The Israeli military said it had begun a broad wave of strikes targeting Iran's military
launch sites, aerial defense systems, and other infrastructure. It also issued new evacuation orders to those in South Lebanon, warning of new operations against what it said was "Hesbal of facilities." On Tuesday, drones hit the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia, setting off a small fire and prompting officials to tell Americans to shelter in place.
Israel said Tuesday it targeted the building housing the Iranian assembly of experts, a group of clerics who choose a new supreme leader. It's unclear if they were meeting at the time, had the al-Shalci and PR news, "Aman." Results are coming in from yesterday's primary elections in three states.
“In Texas, the associated press is called the key race.”
Texas State Senator James Tellerico has defeated Congresswoman Jasmine Crocod, in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. For the race was called, Tellerico addressed his supporters. Tonight, the people of our state gave this country a little bit of hope, and a little bit of hope is a dangerous thing.
I want to thank you all. Thank you for being here. Thank you for being in this fight. God bless you all. Thank you.
It's not yet clear who Tellerico will face in the general election. The Texas Republican primary for the U.S. Senate is headed to run off, neither in combat Senator John Corne and Norie's opponents were able to clear the threshold required
“for an outright win, and beer's Ashley Lopez has more.”
Corne and who was first elected to the Senate in 2002 was unable to get more than 50% of
the vote in his primary race. His most formidable challenger, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, was a very close second in the race. Paxton is a controversial figure in the party who is weathered various legal issues during his decade-long career as the state's top law enforcement official.
However, Paxton is a favorite among parts of the Republican base and argues that he is more aligned with President Trump. However, Corne and has consistently voted with Trump through the years. The runoff for this already expensive race is scheduled for May 26th, Ashley Lopez and Pianos.
North Carolina held primary elections, too. Former Governor Roy Cooper won the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. He will face the former chair of the Republican National Committee, Michael Watley, the one of the GOP-centered primary, and incumbent North Carolina Republican Senator Tom Tillis has declined to seek reelection.
You're listening to NPR. Homeland Security Secretary Kristy Nome testifies before a house committee today, this comes as her agency remains partially shut down. A Japanese court is upheld in order for the unification church to dissolve in that country. Japanese authorities blamed the church for seeking donations from supporters that financially
harmed them. The unification church was scrutinized after a man killed former Japanese prime ministers in Zoabe in 2022. The shooter blamed the unification church after his mother made heavy donations to it. The lantern festival was held yesterday in China and Taiwan.
It marks the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations.
The festival is held on the first full moon of the Lunar Calendar in yesterday's event featured
a total lunar eclipse which was seen in North America, and beer's Emily Fang has more on the festival in Asia. Across Taiwan and China, people celebrated Yuan's Yeltsia, or the lantern festival, the 15th day of the Lunar New Year, and a time for family and friends to gather. And Taiwan's Pincy district, people gathered as tradition, and let go large paper wish
lanterns on which they'd written with ink-collegraphy their wishes for the year of the firehorse. And in China, people help parades and dance performances to celebrate the full moon, and people ate tongue yen, sweet, glutinous rice balls often filled with sesame paste because their shape resembles the full moon, and they're eaten for good luck on lantern festival
and the winter solstice, Emily Fang and Pernus. And I'm Koreva Coleman, NPR News, from Washington.
