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's latest effort to move ships safely through the strait did not seem broadly successful.

Only two U.S.-flagged ships have traversed the strait.

There are about 1,500 ships stuck in the Persian Gulf.

About 1,000 of them are large ocean-going vessels like oil tankers.

President Trump today again criticized Pope Leo over his speaking out against the war with Iran.

NPR's Jason Derose reports the pope has again responded,

Senate Republicans are asking for $1 billion in security upgrades for President Trump's ballroom project.

Trump renewed his push for it after a man was charged with trying to assassinate him at the White House Correspondents Association dinner.

Trump previously said no taxpayer dollars would be used for the new ballroom.

Democrats oppose funding the ballroom, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation has sued to stop it.

The state of Pennsylvania is suing Character AI to stop the company's AI chatbots from posing as doctors.

NPR's Shannon Bond reports the state says the company is violating Pennsylvania's medical licensing rules.

People in Colorado and Wyoming are getting out their snow shovels ahead of a late spring storm that could bring Denver's biggest snowfall of the season.

Higher elevations in Colorado could see up to a foot.

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Nearly 150 passengers and crew on a cruise ship are waiting another day for help off of West Africa.

Authorities say an outbreak of the rare hantavirus has killed three and sickened at least four others.

Officials say the ship might move to Spain's Canary Islands, but Spanish officials say they haven't made a decision.

Companies are in the middle of releasing their quarterly report cards to investors, but soon they might not have to open their books as frequently.