Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman.
President Trump is threatening to attack Iran's power plants and a social media post
“on Saturday Trump said U.S. forces will obliterate the plants if Iran does not reopen”
the straight of Hormuz within 48 hours, and he said the country's largest power plant
will be the first to be hit.
Trump is facing increasing pressure from both home and abroad, as Iran's blockade of the straight has led to major leaps in worldwide oil prices. Iran's state news agency says his rarely in U.S. forces have hit a uranium at enrichment facility in Central Iran, as MPR's emily-fang reports is real in the U.S. say Iran's nuclear enrichment capabilities have now been severely degraded.
On Friday, Netanyahu said this, "On a longar has the capacity to enrich uranium or make ballistic missiles. Iran's state news agency said joint U.S. and Israeli strikes began hitting the tons uranium enrichment facility the next day, early Saturday morning. Israel's military denied such strikes telling NPR in a statement it was not aware of
them.
“The Netans facility was already struck by Israel on March 2.”
The United Nations nuclear watchdogs had edited no increase in off-site radiation levels
today after Iran's report of a second strike.
Emily Fang and Pyrnus van Turkey. Robert Mueller has died, as FBI director Mueller refocused the law enforcement agency on fighting terrorism after the September 11 attacks, but it was his role as special counsel investigating whether the Trump campaign illegally coordinated with Russia to change the outcome of the 2016 presidential race that made him a controversial figure.
Testifying before Congress, he said FBI policy prevents a sitting president from being indicted. Based on justice department policy and principles of fairness, we decided we would not make a determination as to whether the president committed a crime. That was our decision then and remains our decision today.
But Mueller also said he would not exonerate the president's either.
Travelers are facing long security lines at some U.S. airports this spring break weekend, as the partial government shutdown continues, as NPR's Shannon Bond reports travel experts say passengers need to be prepared, as well as being patients. A shortage of TSA screening staff who are working without pay means long wait times that airports and cities like Houston at Lanna and New York.
Officials say that could get worse if a funding deal isn't reached soon. Clinton Tenderson is a travel expert at the website the point sky. He recommends checking your airports website for estimated security wait times before leaving home.
“Knowledge is power, you should know what's going on at your local airport.”
He says no matter what the estimated weight is, you should budget some extra time at the airport and write down your airline's customer service number in case you need to rebook. Shannon Bond and PR News. And you're listening to NPR News. People who are self-employed and make too much money for federal help with health insurance
premiums are facing tough choices. NPR is Selena Simmons' Duffin reports that premium costs for affordable care act plans have doubled this year. Ken Warner and Parvine Vora are in their mid-50s and live in Manchester, Connecticut. They're self-employed and use the ACA for health coverage.
Last year, they had to drain one of their two small retirement accounts. It's a pay for the hip surgery and the eye surgery and the roof went new roof and new boiler in the same year of the surgery. Now they're wondering how they can pay for surgery on Vora's other eye and Warner's other hip and eyeing the retirement account that's left.
And this is supposed to be meant for our 60s or 70s or 80s. They say they feel stuck in a broken system with healthcare premiums and out-of-pocket costs only getting more expensive each year. Selena Simmons Duffin and PR News. Video Review Technology is coming to Wimbledon this year.
The All-Engling Club says the technology will be used on center court, number one court and four other show courts when the tournament begins in June. Players will be allowed to review specific calls made by the chair, umpire, including double bounces. The technology is already being used in the Australian Open and the U.S. Open.
Long time New York Met's broadcaster, how he rose says he will retire at the end of the upcoming baseball season. The 72-year-old rose began his broadcasting career in 1987 and asserted as the team's lead play by Play Radio Voice since 2006, rose says he'll work all of the Met's home games this season.
I'm Dale Wilman and PR News.
