Janine Herbst

General George was appointed to his job in 2023 and led the Army out of a recruiting crisis in 2024.

He's also pushed the Army to speed up acquisition of cheap drones.

Hegseth also fired Army General David Houdini.

and Army Major General William Green, though no reasons have been given for those departures.

Amazon has announced a fuel surcharge in response to those higher oil prices brought on by the war in Iran.

As NPR's Andrea Hsu reports, the fee will be imposed on third-party sellers who use the company's warehouses and delivery systems.

And Amazon is a financial supporter.

of NPR.

I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.

Search efforts are underway after a U.S.

official and Iranian state media say an American F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran.

The fate of the crew isn't known.

This happened a day after President Trump celebrated the U.S.

bombing of a bridge in Iran, saying on social media that there was much more to follow.

The U.S.

and Israel continue to fire at Iran, and Iran is firing back at Persian Gulf neighbors.

Officials in the United Arab Emirates say that a fire broke out at a gas facility in the city of Abu Dhabi.

NPR's Aya Batraoui reporting.

The White House is asking Congress for the largest defense budget in modern U.S.