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Iran Friday shot down two U.S.

aircraft in separate attacks.

This is the first time U.S.

aircraft have been taken down in the five-week-old war.

One plane was an A-10 known as the Warthog.

The pilot was rescued, according to the U.S.

The second plane is an Air Force F-15E fighter that has two pilots.

One pilot has been rescued.

NPR's Dee Parvaz says he has the latest on the search for the missing pilot.

President Trump is expected to sign an order to pay all DHS employees as Congress remains deadlocked over funding that agency.

NPR's Winster Johnston reports it adds uncertainty to airport security lines over the weekend.

South Asia depends on the Gulf states for most of its fuel needs.

Iran's blockade of the fuel ships in the Strait of Hormuz has caused an unprecedented crisis for the region of some 2 billion people.

On this Easter weekend, Pope Leo on Good Friday carried a wooden cross at all 14 stations of the Roman Colosseum.

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UPS says it will continue offering drivers thousands of dollars to resign across the rest of the country.