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And Piers Claudia Grisales reports it underscores Republicans' continuing loyalty to the president.

Concerns about creative independence are being amplified by major mergers on the horizon.

As NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports, HBO Max and Paramount Plus are on track to become one streaming platform, as Paramount Skydance's recent deal to acquire Warner Bros.

Discovery faces regulatory review.

A small plane made an emergency landing in the Hudson River in New York last night.

Authorities say both the pilot and the passenger swam to safety and both were treated at the hospital for undisclosed minor injuries.

The FAA says the cause of the crash of the single-engine Cessna 172 is under investigation.

Seventeen years ago, a U.S.

Airways jet hit a flock of birds, losing power in both engines.

Shortly after takeoff, pilot Sully Sullenberger was hailed as a hero.

After landing the powerless plane in the river safely, all 155 people on board were rescued.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says U.S.

embassies are under attack from a, quote, terrorist regime.

This after an Iranian drone struck near the U.S.

consulate in Dubai and a day after two Iranian drones caused a fire and damage at the U.S.

embassy in Saudi Arabia.

NPR's Michelle Kellerman has more.

President Trump hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House today.