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military says it has eliminated 16 Iranian mine-laying ships near the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world's oil is shipped.

The military's announcement came after President Trump warned Iran against laying mines in the Strait.

The volatile oil market plunged on Tuesday after Energy Secretary Chris Wright made and then deleted a social media post on X, as NPR's Maria Aspin reports.

Dozens of U.S.

soldiers have been wounded in Iran's retaliatory strikes, a Pentagon now confirming at least 140 service members have been injured, with eight severely wounded.

A candidate endorsed by President Trump advancing to a special election runoff in the race to replace former Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Rahul Bali with member station WABE in Atlanta reports on the special election to fill that seat for the rest of the year.

Major tornado damage being reported in Kankakee County, Illinois, south of Chicago.

Officials say the tornado downed trees and power lines and overwhelmed the 911 center with emergency calls.

Tornado watches in effect from Texas to Michigan.

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic drug to treat a rare genetic disorder, but not for autism.

The FDA said Tuesday that the drug helps children and adults who cannot get enough folate into the brain.

In September, President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy promoted the drug as an autism treatment.

The FDA cites a lack of data for that.

and that the evidence supports use only in patients with specific genetic mutations.

Forecasters say this winter has been the warmest on record across many states in the western U.S.

NPR's Lauren Summer reports on concerns about drought and wildfire risk.

The WNBA and its players union meeting is a deadline to reach a deal approaches a meeting at a hotel in New York City Tuesday evening.

Comes on the day the league said it needed at least a handshake agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement.