Windsor Johnston

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing for a vote to block further military action in Iran without the consent of Congress.

Scott Mazzioni from member station WYPR reports Democrats and some Republicans are warning the strikes may be illegal and could drag the U.S.

into a wider Middle East conflict.

An oil tanker has come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz, wounding four people on board.

Ships traveling the strait have been threatened since the U.S.

and Israel launched their assault on Iran.

NPR's Camilla Dominovsky reports the conflict is beginning to rattle global oil markets.

This is NPR News in Washington.

Hundreds of thousands of travelers are stranded across the Middle East following the outbreak of fighting.

Israel, Qatar, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain have all closed their airspace to commercial flights, forcing the shutdown of major hub airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha.

More than 1,800 flights having canceled by regional airlines.

It's unclear when service will resume.

Health officials in Colorado have changed their rules for obtaining a birth certificate long after a child is born.

Colorado Public Radio's Dan Boyce reports the previous requirements were among the country's most restrictive.

At least three people were killed in a shooting in Austin, Texas overnight.

Officials say a shooting broke out at a beer garden in one of the city's busiest entertainment corridors.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.

Explosions and black plumes of smoke are rising from the Iranian capital for the second straight day.

NPR's Kerry Kahn reports the attack comes a day after the country's supreme leader was killed in coordinated airstrikes carried out by the United States and Israel.