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President Trump says the U.S. is in serious discussions to end the war in Iran.

He claims progress has been made, but he also says if the straight-up or moves does not

open for business, immediately more attacks will come.

Here's in Pierce, Deepa Shiveron.

Trump posted on social media that a deal with Iran will probably be reached.

But if it doesn't, he says the U.S. will resume attacks on Iran, specifically on their

electrical plants, oil wells, and Carg Island, Trump says.

The island holds a large majority of Iran's oil exports.

He also threatened Iran's desalination plants.

The president had previously said that Iran had until April 6th to open the street.

The White House did not respond to request for comment on whether Trump's newest post

negates that initial deadline.

Deepa Shiveron and P.R. News, the White House.

President Trump repeating his threats against Iranian power plants and oil wells authorities

in Dubai say a fully-loaded oil tanker was hit by an Iranian drone strike Monday, sparking

a fire.

Authorities say the fire is under control, and no injuries have been reported.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on birthright citizenship on Wednesday.

NPR's Domenico Montenoro reports that public opinion is split on whether the practice should

continue.

A majority of Americans say they're in favor of automatic citizenship for children born

in the United States when asked about it generally.

So when asked more specifically about those who are born to people in the country without

legal status or who cross the border illegally, that support plummets.

A Pew Research Center poll, for example, found that 9 in 10 say they support automatic citizenship

for those born to U.S. citizens, but they're split nearly half and half on it continuing

to be granted to those whose parents are in the country illegally.

A UGF survey found even less support when there's that kind of variance, political messaging

becomes even more of a factor in shaping public opinion.

Domenico Montenoro, NPR News, Washington.

A massive chewsits man who received a pardon from President Trump related to the January

6, 2021 Capitol riot has been sentenced to prison on new charges.

NPR's Tom Driesbach reports that the defendant pleaded guilty to possessing videos of child

sexual abuse.

Daniel Tochi was charged in connection with the Capitol riot, the attack that injured 140

police officers and interrupted the certification of the 2020 election.

President Trump dismissed Tochi's case on his first day in office as part of his mass

pardons for the rioters.

Less than a year later, Tochi pleaded guilty to possession of videos and pictures of the

sexual abuse of children as young as three years old.

Now a federal judge in Massachusetts has sentenced him to four years in prison.

He's among dozens of former January 6 defendants who have since been accused or convicted

of additional crimes, including home invasion, threatening police, and molestation.

Tom Driesbach and P.R. News.

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Authorities in Texas say they're working to understand what led a 15-year-old student

to shoot a teacher and then fatally shoot himself.

The shooting happened Monday morning at a high school near San Antonio.

No other injuries were reported the teacher was taken to a nearby hospital.

The FBI says a man with an assault rifle who crashed his pickup truck into a synagogue

near Detroit earlier this month was carrying out an attack inspired by the militant group

Hezbollah.

The head of the FBI in Detroit said Monday that the man made video recordings minutes

before driving his truck loaded with fireworks and gasoline into the building.

The truck caught fire but did not explode none of the 150 children and staff members were

injured.

The K-pop group BTS has returned to the top of this week's Billboard albums chart

after a long time away in P.R. Stephen Thompson has more.

BTS recently returned after a hiatus of nearly four years.

In that time, the boy band's members released solo projects and completed mandatory military

service in South Korea.

Four years is a long break for any K-pop group but BTS picks up where it left off on

this week's Billboard charts.

The group's new album Ari-Rong debuts at number one thanks in part to sales of more

than 500,000 copies.

Ari-Rong's first single, Swim, also debuts atop the Billboard Hot 100, its BTS' first

number one single since 2021.

Stephen Thompson and P.R. News.

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