"Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nor-Rom.
Houthi rebels in Yemen, who are backed by Iran, launched a missile towards Israel today.
“Their first such strikes since the war in Iran began one month ago.”
The Israeli military says that intercepted the missile, a rebel lawyer had said yesterday the Houthi's intended to join the war. In Iranian missile hit an air-base in Saudi Arabia injuring U.S. troops, and Pihar's Greg Myri reports. The Iranian missile slammed into the Prince Sultan Airbase, a military facility shared by
Saudi and U.S. forces outside the capital Riyadh. This comes from a U.S. official, speaking to NPR, who was not authorized to comment publicly. The official said U.S. service members were wounded and some aircraft were apparently damaged as well. Iran is targeted U.S. bases throughout the region since the war began a month ago.
Overall, the Pentagon has put the U.S. casualty toll at 13 killed and more than 300 injured. Greg Myri, MPR News, Washington.
“Israel says it's stepping up as assault across the border into Lebanon to fight Hezbollah militants.”
NPR's "Lar and Freyer" reports the invasion has displaced about a fifth of the country's population, and killed more than 1,100 people. Israeli officials say they'll take territory up to Lebanon's Litany River, 10 to 20 miles north of the Israeli border. But now they've ordered residents out of a zone and other 10 miles beyond that.
Thousands more are fleeing, sleeping in a soccer stadium in southern Beirut. Israel's been bombing highways, bridges, homes, and gas stations. Its military released a video of a top commander surveying troops inside southern Lebanon. Hezbollah released its own video showing what it says is a guided missile hitting in Israeli tank.
Hezbollah's backed by Iran and Israel says it's killed several of Iran's revolutionary
guard members inside Lebanon. Iran's foreign ministry says six Iranian diplomats have been killed here as well. "Lar and Freyer and Piyar News Beirut." It's no king's day, the third since President Trump took office for the second time. Organizers say more than 3,000 events are taking place in all 50 states.
Floridian Dan Rabar, which says he was the first one to show up in south-floor miars. "I hope it just maybe bring some awareness to the people that didn't unfortunately vote in the last election. And I think that's part of the reason why we're in this situation. Because many people that can vote don't vote.
And to get to have a proper democracy we need everyone's vote.
“So hopefully people seeing folks like us out here realize the only way things can change is if you”
have your voice heard." Organizers say the main event is taking place of the capital in St. Paul, Minnesota, as the state has shown resistance to Trump's crackdown on immigrants. Bruce Springsteen, who wrote a song about the streets of Minneapolis, is scheduled to perform. This is NPR News in Washington.
Russia launched hundreds of drones on Ukraine overnight. Ukrainian authorities say at least four people were killed. President Vladimir Zelensky said there is extensive damage to gas production facilities in industrial sites and residential buildings. He said there was no military purpose but was pure terror against ordinary civilian life.
Scientists have gotten an unprecedented look at the birth of a sperm whale. And as NPR's Nate Rot reports, they found it involved a surprising amount of teamwork. 11 sperm whales had gathered closely in the Caribbean Sea and from a boat, not far off, marine biologist Shane Garo knew something was up. And then suddenly there was this gush of blood.
In attack by predators, he feared, until, "Bloop!" This little head pops out and then splashed these little floppy flukes like this little tiny tail. The labor birth and hours after were all recorded by aerial drones and underwater microphones. And in two studies published in the Journal of Science and Scientific Reports, Garo and colleagues detail how even whales that weren't related to the birth mother,
helped her and the calf. Showing Garo says that sperm whales live rich and complicated social lives. Nate Rot and PR News The Swiss food giant Nestle said today it's investigating a chocolate heist. It says someone made off with a truck full of kit cat bars, 12 tons.
More than 413,000 of them.
The truck had set off with its cargo from Italy but never made it to Poland.
Kitcat issued a separate statement saying, "The criminals have exceptional taste. I'm Nora Rom, and PR News in Washington."
