Korva Coleman

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.

The U.S.

military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on three U.S.

Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday.

It also targeted sites responsible for attacking U.S.

forces.

Iranian state media say the country exchanged fire on an island in the strait.

President Trump says the ceasefire is still holding, and he insists Iran wants a peace deal.

Trump wants any deal to include free passage through the strait, but data shipping firm Lloyd's List Intelligence says Iran has set up a new government agency to collect tolls and decide whether ships can even transit the strait.

The government is poised to take the temperature of the U.S.

job market.

Hiring has been uneven in recent months, but NPR's Scott Horsley reports forecasters expect today's report from the Labor Department to show some moderation.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is pleading not guilty to federal criminal charges.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports the Alabama-based civil rights organization was arraigned yesterday.

The National Weather Service says three tornadoes hit southern Mississippi late Wednesday night.

Authorities say 17 people were injured, but there were no fatalities.

There was a lot of damage.

That includes hundreds of homes, wrecked power lines, and downed trees.

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Spanish officials say a cruise ship where the rare hantavirus has been found is heading for the Canary Islands in the Atlantic.