Korva Coleman

official not authorized to speak publicly says the jet was hit by enemy fire.

and that the pilot is stable after requiring stitches.

Mexico's president says her country is examining how to resume exports of fuel to Cuba.

That's as the island struggles with energy shortages.

The U.S.

effectively began blocking fuel shipments to Cuba earlier this year, primarily oil tankers from Venezuela.

That was to pressure the Cuban government.

That has now led to power blackouts on the island.

Katie Silver has more from Mexico City.

In reviewing statements from lawsuits against the Trump administration, NPR has found people in Illinois, Oregon and Minnesota who say immigration officers took what appeared to be DNA samples after arresting them.

NPR's Meg Anderson reports they said they were arrested while protesting the Trump administration's immigration enforcement tactics.

The Trump administration has approved an enormous consolidation for local TV markets in the U.S.

Broadcast TV station owner Nexstar can purchase the local TV stations controlled by its rival, Tegna.

If this deal is completed, Nexstar would own nearly 260 stations across the U.S.,

But a group of Democratic attorneys general says it's suing to block that sale.

Long lines are still being reported at major airports across the country.

TSA officers are still not getting paid because of the partial shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security.

Many agents are calling out.

Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has nursed a special kind of reef fish for the first time.

Ari Daniel reports this may offer clues for supporting other marine populations in captivity.