"Live from a Pyrenees in Washington, I'm Louise Skirvoney.
an unsuccessful missile attack at Diego Garcia, a strategic joint British and American base
in the Indian Ocean. And here is Ruth Schurlock, has the latest." In a statement to MPR, the British Ministry of Defense accused Iran of lashing out across the region after it said Iran had made a failed attempt to strike at Diego Garcia military base. It's unclear how close the missiles came to the base, located on the Chagos Islands in
the Indian Ocean, some 2,500 miles away from Iran. The base has long been strategically
“important for the US, which has used it in military operations from the Vietnam War to the”
invasion of Iraq and in other more recent conflicts. The British government has said US bombers can use some British bases, including Diego Garcia, for operations to prevent Iran
attacking ships in the strategic straight of Hırımus, waterway, Ruth Scherlock and Pyrenees.
The Pentagon is deploying thousands more Marines to the Middle East and as the war continues President Trump says a big challenge is how to reopen the straight-of-war moves, and PR's Greg Myri tells us the backup of tankers theirs become a serious security and economic challenge for multiple nations. Iran has lost most of its conventional military power, but it's still very well positioned
to carry out attacks from the rugged coastline with drones or with these fast boats in the Gulf, and particularly around the straight-of-war moves, which is just 21 miles wide. The Gulf has really become a giant parking lot for ships. There's some 3,000 oil tankers,
“gas tankers, cargo ships, all stranded according to the UN's shipping agency. These ships”
are unwilling to challenge the Iranians, and the US Navy only has around 20 ships in the region. And PR's Greg Myri reporting. lawmakers made it in Washington for a rare weekend session, trying to end the partial government shutdown, but so far, a solution on Homeland Security funding is beyond reach.
And PR's Matt Bloomberg reports that is not good news for travelers. Major airports issued fresh warnings ahead of the weekend to expect more long lines. The Atlanta's airport urged travelers to arrive at least three hours early. At Hollywood Burbank Airport, Emily Alexis brought canned goods to contribute to a food drive for TSA agents, who've worked without pay for several weeks.
"I don't want like this real bad for them, but we know they have families and everything, and I just don't like what's going on."
“In New Orleans, mass agent callouts this month led to huge lines that stretched into the”
airport's parking garage. "Leaders on social media said that staffing remains a fluid situation, and wait times may fluctuate from 15 minutes to up to two hours," Matt Bloomberg and PR news. This is NPR News and Washington.
There were no upsets Friday on the first full day of the NCAA Women's Basketball
Tournament as Greg Acklen reports Michigan State had the closest contest of the day in Oklahoma when the Spartans squeaked out of 65-62 win over Colorado State. Michigan State is one of 12 teams from the Big Ten Conference in the Women's Tournament, the most of any conference, but the Colorado State Rams from the Mountain West Conference pushed the Spartans to the brink of illumination as CSU coach Ryan Williams expected.
"We put a plan together in our kids prepared to win this game, not to keep it close. That wasn't the plan." The game's result was one of only three on the day, decided by single digits of the four number-one seeds in the Women's Field only Texas played on Friday, and the long-horns defeated Missouri State 87 to 45.
For NPR News, I'm Greg Acklen. "Terror pharmaceuticals, children's ibuprofen, oral suspension has been recalled. Are they very cold around 90,000 bottles of its pain reliever for youngsters due to reports of particles and other contaminants?" The FDA posted the recall notice online after some customers reported a gel-like mass
and black particles in the product. The FDA posted the reap call notice this week. In SAG Harbor, New York, police have released the body cam video of the 2024 drunk driving arrest of Popstar Justin Timberlake, his lawyers fought the release, arguing it would harm his reputation they agreed to a redacted version.
I'm Luis Givone and P.R. News.
