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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan. Israel launched a new wave of attacks in the Iranian capital early today. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is signaling the coordinated U S. Israeli airstrikes may not force out the Iranian regime. NPR's Kerry Khan reports.
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In his first press conference since the war began, Netanyahu said Israel has weakened the regime but acknowledged it may not fall. We're creating the optimal conditions for the overthrow, he said. But he added that he couldn't say for certain that the Iranian people would topple it. A regime is toppled from within, he said. While Netanyahu did not publicly discuss a timeline for the end of the war, an official in the region not authorized to speak publicly and on condition of anonymity told NPR Israel estimates another week of fighting in Iran not together with the US and the official noted Israel is preparing its public to accept that the war leaves the regime in place, but Israel in a much better security situation. Carrie Kahn, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
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The man who authorities say rammed his car into a Dearborn Heights, Michigan, synagogue on Thursday learned that four of his family members had recently been killed in Lebanon during an Israeli airstrike against his native country. The FBI said the 41 year old man, Amman Mohammed Ghazali, took his own life during the assault. Jennifer Runyan is the special agent in charge of the FBI Detroit field office which is leading the investigation.
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The FBI has forensically confirmed that the assailant responsible for carrying out this attack was Ayman Muhammad Ghazali, age 41, from Dearborn Heights, Michigan. He has no previous criminal history and no registered weapons.
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Ghazali became a US citizen in 2016. His two brothers and niece and nephew died in Lebanon. Many airport TSA officers miss their first full paycheck today. As NPR's Joel Rose tells us, they've been working without pay for nearly a month during a partial government shutdown over the Trump administration immigration crackdown policies.
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Many TSA security officers live paycheck to paycheck and they're struggling, says Johnny Jones. He's the secretary treasurer of the American Federation of Government Employees Council 100, the union that represents about 45,000 TSA officers nationwide.
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They're panicking, they're scared, they're afraid, and they don't know what they're going to do. They're just flat out not paying their bills because they don't have any money.
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The Trump administration is blaming this missed paycheck on Democrats who are refusing to approve DHS's budget unless Republicans and the White House agree on changes to how immigration officers operate after the deaths of two American citizens in Minnesota. Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.
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Journalist James Byrnes, a two time Pulitzer Prize winner with the New York Times, has died at the age of 81. You're listening to NPR News. While the Trump administration is dismissing concerns about oil tankers transiting through the narrow Strait of Hormuz, oil prices remain high. West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, closed Friday at nearly $99 a barrel. Brent crude, which sets the price for 80% of the world oil, finished above $103 a barrel. A New York City law that bans the sale of foie gras is one step closer to being realized. Bruce Kornweisser reports. It's in a legal battle between the city and state. An appeals court has sided with the
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city despite the court's ruling the French delicacy might not disappear from city restaurants just yet. New York State can appeal, and an injunction is likely to allow sales to continue for now. But the court ruling is a victory for the city and animal rights activists. Activists have long argued that foie gras is particularly cruel because the process involves force feeding ducks and geese in order to enlarge their livers. The City Council agreed and passed a law in 2019 banning the sale of foie gras. But New York State filed suit against the city, arguing that the law would negatively impact farmers. Foie gras is already banned in California and about a dozen countries, mostly in Europe. For NPR News, I'm Bruce Kahnweiser in New York.
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Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel said Friday his government has held talks with American officials that he said were aimed at finding solutions concerning differences between Washington and Havana. It's the first confirmation of talks. They come after US Forces remove Venezuela's now former leader from office. I'm Dan Ronan, NPR News, in Washington.
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