Chapter 1: What recent events have escalated tensions in the Gulf region?
Three weeks and the war rages on. I'm Carmen Roberts, Fox News. Israel says it won't attack Iran's energy sites again, but that's not stopping Tehran, as Iran launched a new wave of strikes on oil and gas sites across the Gulf. And Fox's Lucas Tomlinson is in Dubai with more.
Early this morning, multiple Iranian drones hit a Kuwaiti oil refinery, causing a partial shutdown. And drone attacks on Saudi Arabia continue as well as here in the Emirates.
The U.S. is now firing on Revolutionary Guard targets across Iran's coast.
The Pentagon says A-10 warthogs are now engaging targets along Iran's southern coastline in an attempt to open the Strait of Hormuz. The A-10 is a 50-year-old jet beloved by American ground forces for decades because of its 30-millimeter cannon, which can fire nearly 4,000 rounds of depleted uranium in a minute.
Chapter 2: How are U.S. military actions affecting the situation in Iran?
Apache helicopter gunships are also engaging. It has a 30-millimeter cannon of its own as well as Hellfire missiles.
CENTCOM says the U.S. has carried out more than 8,000 strikes on Iran, and as Iran keeps a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, energy prices fluctuating. Brent crude is higher at this hour, 109 a barrel. U.S. crude's hovering around 97. Gas is also up nearly $1 in a month. Martial arts champion and star of Walker, Texas Ranger Chuck Norris dies.
The action star who became a global symbol of toughness and later an internet legend rose to fame as a karate champion before breaking in the film, most notably on opposite of Bruce Lee in The Way of the Dragon.
Chapter 3: What impact did Chuck Norris have on pop culture?
He went on to headline 1980s action movies and became a household name on television. His family says he lived his life with faith, purpose, and unwavering commitment to the people he loved. He died suddenly yesterday in Hawaii. He was 86. America's listening to Fox News.
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The partial government shutdown for Homeland Security stretched us into a 34th day with no signs of ending.
Chapter 4: How is the government shutdown affecting TSA operations?
As the congressional loggerhead drags on, essential employees like TSA officers continue working without pay, and some are calling out, causing long airport security lines and frustration. Fox Business' Darren Botello is at Washington Reagan Airport.
These lines are unpredictable. We've seen it all day and we've been seeing it for days at airports all across the country. We've been seeing long lines, people waiting for hours. We're watching a massive spike here with the TSA agents calling out sick. We're talking about one in 10 agents nationwide not showing up for work.
And to put that into perspective there, that's five times the normal rate in places like Atlanta and Miami. It's even worse.
Jeffrey Epstein's longtime personal attorney says he did not know about the late financier's sexual abuse of underage girls when it was happening.
Chapter 5: What did Jeffrey Epstein's attorney reveal about his knowledge of the abuse?
Darren Indy is the latest person to make that claim, and he testified yesterday to a House committee, and he said he worked for Epstein for about 20 years. He told lawmakers he would have quit had he known. Another spring break season tragedy, this time in Florida.
An Indiana University student and school grad found themselves in the path of Miami Beach mayhem. Police were called on an old Nissan Sentra, no lights and a high rate of speed, barreling down Collins Avenue, right into the pair crossing the street. The impact launched them into the air, bent the hood of the car upward into the windshield.
Yet witnesses say the driver kept going, a block and fled into a Walgreens. Bystanders tagged the hiding man. Police say 42-year-old Aiden Negron Morris claimed he was trying to kill himself, stole his girlfriend's car, closed his eyes, hit the accelerator and hoped to die. But it was the college couple he hit who died.
Chapter 6: What tragic incident occurred during spring break in Miami Beach?
He's under arrest being investigated for a second hit and run nearby. Therese Crowley, Fox News.
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