Korva Coleman

Action star Chuck Norris has died at the age of 86, according to an online statement from his family.

Norris was hospitalized yesterday in Hawaii for an undetermined issue.

He began his career as a martial arts instructor.

Norris went on to make action films that grossed more than half a billion dollars.

He once appeared in an action film opposing legendary late Bruce Lee.

He later moved to the series Walker, Texas Ranger.

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The National Weather Service has issued flash flood warnings for the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

Officials in Honolulu County are telling people in the northern part of Oahu to get to higher ground now.

A new survey finds most Americans do not see gambling on sports as a moral issue.

That is in sharp contrast to people in other countries, as Fiona Murphy with the Religion News Service reports.

Sixteen more games get underway next hour in the NCAA men's Division I basketball tournament.

Several teams are seeking their first ever win in tournament history, including the University of Akron, who faced Texas Tech today.

Yesterday, the University of Nebraska defeated Troy University, 76-47, for its school's first ever tournament win.

They had previously been in the tournament eight times.

I'm Corva Coleman, NPR News in Washington.

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Israel says it has launched fresh airstrikes in Iran.

There are reports of explosions in Iran's capital, Tehran.

And Piers Carey Kahn says Iran has also fired on its Persian Gulf neighbors.