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Lebanese state media say Israel's military struck another bridge in southern Lebanon Monday.

Israel has been targeting Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants to stop them from launching missiles into northern Israel.

NPR's Kerry Kahn reports.

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The Supreme Court's conservative majority appears skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots.

The court heard arguments Monday in a case from Mississippi that could also affect voters in 13 other states and the District of Columbia.

More forgiving deadlines for military and overseas votes in an additional 15 states could also be impacted.

A ruling expected by late June.

President Trump celebrated his administration's efforts to curb crime at an event today in Memphis, Tennessee.

Last year, the Trump administration sent National Guard troops into several blue cities, including Memphis, typically something that would happen only at a governor's request.

Here's Imperial's Deepa Shivaram.

Oil prices have climbed back above $100 per barrel in Asia as regional stock markets rebound in Tuesday trading.

Asian shares mostly higher, with South Korean stocks up 2.7%.

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The Senate has voted mostly along party lines to confirm one of its own.

Republican Mark Wayne Mullen of Oklahoma is the next Homeland Security Secretary.

Mullen is taking over a department that's been without funding for more than a month as lawmakers in the White House square off over immigration enforcement.

Here's NPR's Sam Greenglass.

Those long lines at major airports because of the DHS shutdown are impacting the investigation into Sunday night's crash at New York's LaGuardia Airport.