News Wrap: Overnight airstrikes hit Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital

Lisa Desjardins:

In tonight's other headlines, overnight airstrikes hit Houthi rebels in Yemen. Strikes suspected to be from the US. U.S. Central Command released video on social media which showed fighter planes taking off and conducting a strike against the group, but did not provide a date or location. Houthi backed media reported airstrikes hit the capital of Sana'a, killing one person and injuring several others.

The Trump administration has taken a more aggressive approach to the U.S. designated foreign terrorist organization.

The southern tip of Texas is getting a much needed break from the torrential downpours that caused flooding across the area. Storms are blamed for at least four or deaths in the low lying Rio Grande Valley. While the rain has stopped, deadly floodwaters have not receded yet.

In Hidalgo County, one of the hardest hit areas, 21 inches of rain fell this week in an area that normally sees 24 inches of rain in a year.

In a loss for the White House, a judge has ruled against the dismantling of Voice of America. The federal district judge blocked the agency overseeing the international news organization from firing more than a thousand journalists and other. A temporary restraining order also prevents offices from being closed or overseas workers from being recalled.

Elon Musk is shifting the ownership of the social media platform X, selling it to his own artificial intelligence startup company XAI. Musk made the announcement on X. He said it was an all stock deal that merged the private companies, valuing XAI at more than double that of X.

Musk said this will more fully blend AI technology with X, but it's not clear what that could mean for users.

And let's talk because the English language is changing. The folks behind the Oxford English Dictionary added dozens of new words to its pages this week. The new entries include many of Spanish origin, like cubano, referring to anything Cuban from individuals to the famous sandwiches. Also in there, slang phrases such as real talk meaning honest and direct conversations, and British slang like the word faffy, as in overcomplicated and time consuming.

Still to come on PBS News Weekend, the debate over thousands of job cuts at the government's health agency and the women who saved countless lives at sea as lighthouse keepers.