Apr 03 Watch 4:21 U.S. fighter jet shot down over Iran as strikes on infrastructure expand across Mideast By Stephanie Sy, Winston Wilde For the first time in five weeks of war with Iran, two American combat aircraft were shot down in separate incidents. One of two service members onboard an F-15E was rescued. The whereabouts and status of the second crew member… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 6:43 How U.S. forces conduct search and rescue for a downed combat crew By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn For insight into what it takes to conduct a search and rescue operation for a downed combat air crew, Amna Nawaz spoke with retired Master Sergeant Wes Bryant. He spent his career in the Air Force Special Operations and participated… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 5:35 News Wrap: Trump seeking $1.5 trillion for military spending in new budget In our news wrap Friday, President Trump is asking for $1.5 trillion in defense spending for the upcoming financial year, March was a strong month for the jobs market even as soaring energy prices from the war in Iran had… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 10:38 Palestinians in occupied West Bank face growing violence from Israeli settlers By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Human rights groups say a new Israeli law that expands the death penalty for killings classified as terrorism is expected to apply exclusively to Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank. As Israel and the U.S. wage war in Iran,… Continue watching
Apr 03 A Wisconsin mosque president was detained by ICE agents. Supporters say he was targeted for speaking out against Israel By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by nearly a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who surrounded his car on Monday in Milwaukee after he left his home, according to… Continue reading
Apr 03 Company backed by Trump sons looks to sell drone interceptors to Gulf states being attacked by Iran By Bernard Condon, Associated Press The sales drive by Florida-based Powerus – which announced a deal last month to bring aboard Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. – positions the company to potentially benefit from a war that their father began. Continue reading
Apr 03 Russian strikes on Ukraine kill 8 as Kyiv holds door open for Easter truce By Volodymyr Yurchuk, Associated Press Ukrainian officials claim the Kremlin is changing its tactics to increase civilian suffering, shifting to daytime barrages and preparing to target more key infrastructure. Continue reading
Apr 03 Crew member rescued after American aircraft went down in Iran, U.S. and Israeli officials say By Sam Mednick, Konstantin Toropin, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press A U.S. fighter jet was shot down in Iran on Friday and one crew member was rescued, officials said, the first aircraft downed since the war began nearly five weeks ago. Continue reading
Apr 03 What Trump's Iran war means for Republicans ahead of midterms By Steve Peoples, Associated Press This is not the run-up to the midterm elections that Republicans wanted. Continue reading
Apr 03 AP report: U.S. launches rescue operation after Iranian state TV claims fighter jet went down By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Sam Mednick, Associated Press It would mark the first time the U.S. has lost aircraft in Iranian territory and marks a dramatic escalation in the war since it began five weeks ago. Continue reading