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Astronauts aboard the Artemis II are heading to the moon alongside Rise, a stuffed toy created by an eight-year-old Californian.

The toy indicates when astronauts reach weightlessness, a tradition dating back to cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's Vostok 1 mission in 1961.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton.

Attorney General Pam Bondi is out at the Justice Department after just 14 months on the job.

President Trump announced the shakeup in a post on social media.

NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.

Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states today.

That comes even as President Trump claims the threat from the country has been nearly eliminated.

Iran's strikes and control of the Strait of Hormuz have disrupted the world's energy supplies.

Britain held a call today with nearly three dozen countries, but not the U.S.,

about how to reopen the strait once the fighting is over.

A drone maker backed by President Trump's two oldest sons is trying to win contracts with U.S.

allies under threat by Iran.

The company, Powerus, is holding demonstrations in several Gulf countries of how its drone interceptors could help them ward off the attacks.

Powerus recently struck a deal that will bring on the Trump brothers, Eric and Donald Jr., as stakeholders.

The Trumps have expanded their business interests rapidly beyond hotels and golf courses.

in a little over a year since their father took office again.

The Teamsters union is celebrating a win against Amazon.