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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States and Iran exchanged strikes aimed at infrastructure and military targets on Saturday as their battle over the Strait of Hormuz intensified. The region has endured days of back-and-forth attacks in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the strait. The collapse of an interim ceasefire leaves no clear end in sight for the war that the U.S. and Israel began more than four months ago.

On my first day of a new job about 15 years ago, I walked right into the glass door of a conference room in front of all my new colleagues. Did I play it cool? No. I did the most awkward thing imaginable. I yelled, "OUCH!" — interrupting a presentation and causing everyone to rush over and fuss over me. I wanted to hide under the table until the meeting was over. Whenever I experience something embarrassing, I somehow make the situation worse. Being quick on my feet has never been my strong suit.

After Medicaid officials improperly shared data about millions of people in January with immigration officials, ICE then shared that data with the data analytics firm Palantir, according to new court filings. Palantir operates an app called ELITE that is used by ICE agents to show the addresses of noncitizens who may be subject to deportation.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who allegedly fatally shot a Colombian man in Maine on Monday was prone to violence and held racist beliefs, according to some of the people who were close to him. Ashley Brouillette told NPR her ex-husband, David Brouillette, was the officer who fatally shot Joan Durán Guerrero four times during an attempted traffic stop in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday.

If the Spanish Men's National Team pulls off a World Cup victory on Sunday, the Spanish football federation would make history as the first to bring home successive World Cup championships on the men's and women's side in the history of the tournament. The women's team won the 2023 World Cup and will enter next year's tournament in Brazil as defending champions.

HONG KONG — China signaled on Friday that the United States could restore Hong Kong 's preferential privileges, saying Washington confirmed it will not renew an executive order that revoked the city's special trading status. The Commerce Ministry said that the U.S. made commitments on Hong Kong issues and other matters during the U.S.-China trade talks in Madrid last year.

For the first time, the World Cup final will include a halftime show – featuring celebrities from six continents to celebrate the "beautiful game." The show, which will begin somewhere around 3:45 PM ET, will air in the U.S. on Fox, Fox One and in Spanish on Telemundo, as well as on the Fox Sports app and streaming in Spanish on Peacock. It's expected to run for about 11 minutes.

In his second term, President Trump's image has cropped up in many new places: U.S. passports, national park passes, government building banners and — soon — official coins. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled designs this week for a commemorative $1 gold-colored coin, which he said the U.S. Mint will start producing in honor of the country's 250th birthday. One side features the bald eagle from the distinctive U.S. seal.

Mary Sheffield is the first woman ever elected Mayor of Detroit, and she took office in January. After decades of population decline, growing poverty and urban decay, the city is on an upswing. Mayor Sheffield wants to keep that going, improving life in all Detroit neighborhoods. ‘s Scott Tong talks with Mayor Sheffield about her family history in the city’s auto industry and labor movement, where the city’s been and where it’s headed. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Robert Earle Davis Jr., widely known as DJ Screw, changed rap and hip-hop forever with his dual techniques known as “chopped and screwed.” Although he passed away 26 years ago, at the age of 29, the mark he left on music production can be heard across genres from rap to pop and dance music to this day. Yet until this year, it wasn’t easy to find much of Screw’s original work on streaming platforms.