Life from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor, Johnston, and Iranian missile ...
in Saudi Arabia injuring U.S. troops, and PR's Greg Mayri reports Iran has been striking
“bases with U.S. forces over the past month.”
The Iranian missile slammed into the Prince Sultan Air Base, 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.
The Wall Street Journal reported that 10 Americans were hurt in the strike too seriously. 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 Mayri, NPR News, Washington. House re-publicans have rejected a Senate backup bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security
extending a week's long partial shutdown.
“The bill had bipartisan support but excluded additional funding for immigration enforcement.”
House Democratic leader Hockim Jeffries is accusing Republicans of targeting the wrong people in their immigration push. Our views on immigration enforcement are the views of the American people. Immigration enforcement should focus on violent felons who are in this country illegally, not target law-abiding immigrant families or brutalize and in some cases kill American citizens.
House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the Senate approach calling it a joke and insisting any deal must be fully fund-border security. Meanwhile, President Trump has signed an executive order to ensure TSA agents are paid as soon as Monday. They've been working without a paycheck for more than a month.
Authorities have arrested a New Jersey man for allegedly plotting to fire bomb a pro-Palestinian activist home.
“NPR's Ryan Lucas reports the man is now facing federal criminal charges.”
Part papers identified that a defendant as Alexander Heifler, he's facing one count of unlawful possession of firearms and one count of unlawful making of firearms. Court papers say Heifler discussed with an undercover law enforcement officer his desire to build fire bombs. The two later put together eight Molotov cocktails, which Heifler allegedly said would
be thrown into a certain individual's home. Court papers don't name the individual, but a law enforcement official confirms to NPR the target of the alleged plot was pro-Palestinian activist Nerdine Kiswani, an opposed on ex-Kiswani says the FBI has informed her that they had taken action to disrupt a plot against her life.
She also says she won't stop speaking up for the Palestinian people. Ryan Lucas and PR news, Washington. This is NPR.
More than seven million student loan borrowers enrolled in a Biden era repayment plan
are being told to choose a new way to repay their debt. The safe plan was struck down by a federal court this month. The Trump administration has called the plan on lawful loan forgiveness. Galphor Tiger Woods was arrested Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence. So via Boltodano a member station WLRN reports, Woods was taken into custody after a
crash near his home on Jupiter Island, Florida. The Martin County Sheriff's Office say Woods showed signs of impairment at the scene of the crash in which he struck under the vehicle and rolled over. Authority say Woods and the other driver were not injured. Woods is also facing another miseminer charge of refusal to submit a lawful test, while Woods
took a breath and a laser test, which registered nothing, police say he refuses to submit a urine sample.
The accident marks the third time Woods has been involved in a car crash.
In February 2021, his SUV ran off a coastal road in Los Angeles, causing multiple leg and ankle injuries. He was also arrested on a DUI charge in 2017 when South Florida Police found him asleep behind the wheel. For MPR News, I'm Sophia Boltodano, in Miami.
The price of a playstation is going up by another $100, Sony points to global economic pressure after tariffs and disruptions tied to the war with Iran, which have strained energy and manufacturing supplies. This is NPR News in Washington.
