Janine Herbst

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have entered the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, firing a missile at Israel, which Israel says was intercepted.

It's the first time Israel faced fire from that country since the war began, and it opens a new front in the two-month-old conflict.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon says around 3,500 sailors and Marines have arrived in the Middle East.

Empire's Shonda Lee Stuster has more.

The Department of Homeland Security is on track to mark the longest partial government shutdown in history amid a budget standoff.

And here's Claudia Grisales reports.

No King's protests against President Trump and his policies, including the war in Iran, immigration, voting rights, and the rising cost of living, are taking place around the country today.

Organizers say more than 3,000 rallies are being held and millions of people are expected to attend.

Sarah Ferguson from Minnesota Public Radio has more from a massive rally in

in St.

Paul.

Sarah Ferguson reporting.

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The University of Mississippi this week launched a first-of-its-kind research center focused on the risks of sports gambling.

NPR's Windsor Johnston reports betting has expanded nationwide since a 2018 Supreme Court decision that struck down a federal ban.

French police say they have one suspect in custody, and they're searching for a second one, after they stopped a suspected bomb attack outside the Bank of America headquarters building in Paris early today.

Police say they spotted two suspects carrying a shopping bag near the bank, and that one had a lighter and was allegedly trying to ignite a device.

The French newspaper Le Parisien reports that it was a five-liter container filled with an unidentified liquid and an explosive charger.

Officials say they're investigating it as terrorism-related.

I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.