Lakshmi Singh

He told reporters in a call that two ships passed through today and more are en route.

Cooper also described Iran's military assets as seriously degraded.

Since the U.S.

and Israel waged war against Iran in late February, shipments, including that of oil, has been disrupted in the waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, leading to a historic energy crisis.

NPR's Kamila Dominovsky says the oil cartel OPEC met over the weekend and decided to boost production starting next month.

Drivers across the U.S.

are pulling into gas stations and finding prices have climbed yet again.

The Auto Club AAA reports people are now paying on average $4.46 for a gallon of regular.

That is an increase of about $0.35 in one week.

The energy crisis had something to do with Spirit Airlines folding Saturday.

NPR's Joel Rose explains.

NPR's Joel Rose.

A new analysis out today finds a striking feature of these upcoming midterms.

In roughly half of all U.S.

states, candidates who have denied election results in the past are running for positions that will have a direct role in the certification of future elections.

Here's NPR's Miles Parks.

This is NPR.

California police can now ticket self-driving vehicles for traffic violations.

As Aditi Bandlamudi of member station KQED tells us, the Department of Motor Vehicles says the regulations on autonomous vehicles are the most comprehensive in the U.S., while critics warn regulators are moving too fast.

The Met Gala is tonight.