NPR News: 03-21-2026 11PM EDT
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What recent threats did President Trump make regarding Iran?
President Trump is threatening to attack Iran's power plants. In a social media post on Saturday, Trump said U.S. forces will obliterate the plants if Iran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours. And he said the country's largest power plant will be the first to be hit. Trump is facing increasing pressure from both home and abroad as Iran's blockade of the strait has led to major leaps in worldwide oil prices. Iran's state news agency says Israeli and U.S. forces have hit a uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. As NPR's Emily Fang reports, Israel and the U.S. say Iran's nuclear enrichment capabilities have now been severely degraded.
On Friday, Netanyahu said this. Iran no longer has the capacity to enrich uranium or make ballistic missiles. Iran's state news agency said joint U.S. and Israeli strikes began hitting the Natanz uranium enrichment facility the next day, early Saturday morning. Israel's military denied such strikes, telling NPR in a statement it was not aware of them. The Natanz facility was already struck by Israel on March 2nd. The United Nations nuclear watchdog said it had detected no increase in off-site radiation levels today after Iran's report of a second strike. Emily Fang, NPR News, Van, Turkey.
Robert Mueller has died. As FBI Director, Mueller refocused the law enforcement agency on fighting terrorism after the September 11th attacks. But it was his role as special counsel investigating whether the Trump campaign illegally coordinated with Russia to change the outcome of the 2016 presidential race that made him a controversial figure. Testifying before Congress, he said FBI policy prevents a sitting president from being indicted.
Based on Justice Department policy and principles of fairness, we decided we would not make a determination as to whether the president committed a crime. That was our decision then, and it remains our decision today.
But Mueller also said he would not exonerate the presidents either. Travelers are facing long security lines at some U.S. airports this spring break weekend as the partial government shutdown continues. As NPR's Shannon Bond reports, travel experts say passengers need to be prepared as well as being patient.
A shortage of TSA screening staff who are working without pay means long wait times at airports in cities like Houston, Atlanta, and New York. Officials say that could get worse if a funding deal isn't reached soon. Clint Henderson is a travel expert at the website The Points Guy. He recommends checking your airport's website for estimated security wait times before leaving home.
Knowledge is power. You should know what's going on at your local airport.
And he says no matter what the estimated wait is, you should budget some extra time at the airport and write down your airline's customer service number in case you need to rebook. Shannon Bond, NPR News.
And you're listening to NPR News. People who are self-employed and make too much money for federal help with health insurance premiums are facing tough choices. Empire's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports that premium costs for Affordable Care Act plans have doubled this year.
Ken Warner and Parveen Vora are in their mid-50s and live in Manchester, Connecticut. They're self-employed and use the ACA for health coverage. Last year, they had to drain one of their two small retirement accounts.
To pay for the hip surgery and the eye surgery and the roof went.
We needed a new roof and a new boiler in the same year of the surgery. Now they're wondering how they can pay for surgery on Vora's other eye and Warner's other hip and eyeing the retirement account that's left.
And this is supposed to be meant for our 60s or 70s or 80s.
They say they feel stuck in a broken system, with healthcare premiums and out-of-pocket costs only getting more expensive each year. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News.
Video review technology is coming to Wimbledon this year. The All England Club says the technology will be used on Centre Court, No.
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