Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
Iran is firing drones and missiles today toward Israel, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as the war in the Middle East continues. President Trump spoke twice yesterday.
“He described the U.S. military operation in the region as a short excursion.”
He also said the war would be ended soon. We're achieving major strides toward completing our military objective. And some people could say they're pretty well complete. We've wiped every single force in Iran out very completely.
spokesman for Iran's revolutionary guard course at Iran will determine when the war ends.
Trump later wrote online. He said if Iran tries to stop the flow of oil through the straight-of-horror moves, the U.S. will hit Iran 20 times harder than they've already been struck. But Iran says it won't allow a single leader of oil to leave the region if the attacks persist.
True to oil prices have fallen overnight to about $90 a barrel, but U.S. gas prices jumped another nickel overnight.
“Triple A says it's $3.54 on average for a gallon of regular.”
Meanwhile, Israel continues to attack Hezbollah militancy in Lebanon. Lebanese health officials say nearly 500 people have been killed, and includes at least 125 women and children, and nearly a dozen paramedics, and Piers Jawad Risqala reports from Beirut. Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health says some of the latest Israeli strikes hit two civil
defense posts near villages in southern Lebanon, killing a paramedic at each site. In a statement, the ministry accused Israel of systematically targeting ambulance teams and disregarding international law. The Israeli military told NPR the claim is absurd, saying its attacks are "directed solely at military targets and comply with international law."
Human rights watch also accused Israel of using white phosphorous and residential areas, which is illegal under international law, partly because it can cause "death or cruel injuries that result in lifelong suffering." Jawad Risqala and Beirut
“A federal judge in Oregon has barred federal immigration officers from using indiscriminate”
force against peaceful protestors that supplies at a specific ice facility in Portland, Oregon Public Broadcasting's Conrad Wilson has more. The judge found Homeland Security officers at the Portland Ice Building had an unwritten policy
to use excessive force on nonviolent protesters in part to show their first amendment rights.
Attorney Ashley Alby's worked alongside the ACLU of Oregon representing protesters. "It sends a clear message that the government has to refrain from tear gassing and using munitions against its own people, merely for engaging in peaceful protest." The ruling still allows crowd control devices, so long as there's an imminent threat of physical harm to officers or others.
The decision is likely to be appealed, for NPR News, I'm Conrad Wilson, in Portland. "You're listening to NPR. There are more elections today, there's a special election in the Georgia Congressional District formerly held by Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Green. There are 17 candidates all running against each other because party affiliation does not
matter in this election. Separately Mississippi is holding its primary elections today to select candidates for this year's midterm elections. The digital safety company, securely, says students in 1,300 schools across the country are already using AI chat bots in the classroom, and Piers Ritu Chattergy reports."
Security analyzed 1.2 million conversations between students and AI platforms on school
issued devices in 39 states. 80% of these chats were educationally appropriate, but 20% violated safety guardrails set up by individual school districts. That includes the 2% of conversations involving topics of self-harm, violence and bullying says, securely, CEO Tammy Winkup.
"Students have already added AI into their digital diet on topics around wellness, on topics around self-harm, on topics around bullying and violence." These chats lead to wellness alerts to school districts for appropriate follow-up actions. Ritu Chattergy and Piers News. The Federal Aviation Administration is lifted a ground stop for all jet-blue airlines.
They were grounded overnight for a little more than an hour. Several news reports say jet-blue officials cited a brief system outage that has now been resolved. I'm Korvakolman and PR News in Washington.
