Houthi rebels in Yemen a The Iranian-backed militants said they will go# on attacking ships in the Red Sea in solidarity## with Palestinians in Gaza.

The U.S. and# Britain retaliated with fighter jets and## missiles last night in their second joint# strike inside Yemen.

They hit eight sites,## but, today, Houthi supporters in# Sanaa brushed aside the attacks.

MURAD MOHAMMED ALI MUBARAK, Yemen Resident# (through translator): The U.S. airstrikes are## like a spray of water on our heads.

In response to the destruction# of Gaza and the killing of innocent people,## they will see anger, burning fire and flames.

GEOFF BENNETT: Pentagon officials said the strikes# have destroyed more than 25 sites and 20 missiles.

And late today, the# U.S. military carried out strikes inside on militia fighters backed by Iran.

It followed# attacks on American troops in Iraq and Syria.

Waves of Russian missiles killed 18 people in# Ukraine today and injured more than 130.

It## was one of the largest one-day death tolls# in weeks.

More than 40 missiles pounded## Kharkiv and Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr# Zelenskyy said they hit more than 200 sites,## including scores of residential# buildings.

The United Nations## reports more than 10,000 civilians have been# killed in Ukraine in nearly two Negotiators in the U.S. Senate said today they are# inching closer to a deal on new military aid for## Ukraine and changes in U.S. border policy.# Still, there was no timetable for reaching## an agreement.

One negotiator, Democrat# Chris Murphy, acknowledged reports that## Ukrainian troops are being forced to conserve# ammunition, giving the Russians an advantage.

SEN. CHRIS MURPHY (D-CT): That is a recipe# for disaster.

That is a recipe for Kyiv to## be a Russian city sometime soon.

The# whole world is watching and asking a## simple question.

Does the United# States stand up for its friends?

GEOFF BENNETT: President Biden won $61# billion for Ukraine's military.

Republicans## have tied that request to demands for# better U.S.-southern border security.

In California, a one-day strike by professors# and staff in the state university system is## over.

They took to the picket lines Monday,# just as the new semester was getting under## way.

More than 450,000 students on 23# campuses were affected.

Late last night,## the two sides announced a deal, including# salary hikes and longer parental leave with pay.

The 2024 Academy Award nominations are out, and# "Oppenheimer" leads the pack with 13.

Christopher## Nolan's three-hour feature about the creation of# the atomic bomb is now a front-runner for best## picture.

It's also nominated for best director# and acting awards.

The year's biggest moneymaker,## "Barbie," received eight nominations, but Greta# Gerwig was left out of the best director category.

On Wall Street, corporate profit# reports lifted much of the market,## but not the blue chips.

The Dow# Jones industrial average lost 96## points to close at 37905.

The Nasdaq# rose 65 points.

The S&P 500 was up 14.

And award-winning CBS News journalist Charles# Osgood died today at his home in New Jersey.## He anchored the TV network's Sunday morning# show for 22 years, and his daily segment,## "The Osgood File," ran on radio for more than# four decades.

Along the way, he became known as## the network's poet in residence, rendering stories# in comical verse.

Charles Osgood was 91 years old.

Still to come on the "NewsHour": the U.N.'s# top humanitarian official on the growing## crisis in Gaza; how the rise of artificial# intelligence is boosting tech stocks;## and a Pakistani artist finds success# painting his personal experience.