NPR News: 03-09-2026 12AM EDT

0:00This message comes from Intuit TurboTax. With TurboTax expert full service, match with a dedicated expert who will do your taxes for you from start to finish getting you every dollar you deserve. It's that easy. Visit TurboTax.com to match with an expert today. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Thick black plumes of smoke continue to cover the skies over Tehran after Israel struck oil storage facilities there and set it on fire until now Israel has primarily focused on what it says have been military targets and Pierce Carrican reports. A senior Israeli defense official tells NPR that three more weeks are needed to accomplish its goal of decimating Iran's military forces. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose sensitive issues. The strikes on Tehran oil depots are some of the first infrastructure targets in the war. The thick smoke mixed with rain to coat parts of the capital and muddy black water, around military worn in a post on social media, critical infrastructure strikes would be

1:03met with equal measures. And that quote, if you can tolerate oil at more than $200 a barrel, continue this game. Iran hit back striking a desalination plant in Bahrain and a residential site in Saudi Arabia reporting its first death since the start of the war. Another U.S. service member has been killed in the U.S. Israeli war with Iran. That's the seventh reported American death of the conflict. The Pentagon says the service member died Saturday and Pierce Luke Garrett has more. The U.S. service member died after suffering serious injuries from an Iranian attack on March 1st, according to U.S. Central Command. The deadly strike had targeted U.S. troops stationed in Saudi Arabia. The identity of the seventh fallen service member has not been publicly released as the military contacts relatives. On Saturday, President Trump attended the dignified transfer of the remains of the first Americans killed in the war. Six Army reservists killed by an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait. Trump and other administration officials have repeatedly said they expect more casualties

2:04as the U.S. Israeli conflict with Iran goes on. Luke Garrett and Pierre News, Washington. On Sunday, thousands of people crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the anniversary of bloody Sunday. In 1965, Alabama State troopers brutally attacked a peaceful march for voting rights. Troy Public Radio's Alexis Phelps reports that organizers are hoping to inspire younger generations of activists. Some of the protest songs from the original march were sung as participants marched across the bridge. Speakers from the stage remembered civil rights leaders such as Joanne Blan, Bernard Lafayette, and the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died last month. A number of younger activists were at the event, including college students Savannah Ashley, part of the group Black Voters Matter. Voting really changes how the world treats us honestly and changes who's in charge of everything, changes our programs, our initiatives, changes everything. A number of speakers also referenced a current Supreme Court case that could significantly alter

3:08parts of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. For NPR News, I'm Alexis Phelps in Selma, Alabama. And this is NPR News. Travelers are complaining about long delays at airports in Houston and New Orleans this weekend. Wates at security lines lasted in some cases for hours on Sunday. Officials are blaming the delays on the partial government shutdown that's caused TSA screeners to work without pay. The Houston Airport's website said delays at hobby airport reached three hours at one point Sunday afternoon. Singer and activist country Joe McDonald, who's known for one of the most famous Vietnam War protest songs of the 1960s, his died. He was 84 years old. As villain marks reports, McDonald helped define the counterculture era with his anti-war performances, including a memorable appearance at the Woodstock Festival. McDonald raised a fame as the frontman of the psychedelic rock band country Joe in the fish. And for the song, I feel like I'm fixing to die rag as a tyracle anthem criticising the Vietnam War.

4:11He famously performed the song at Woodstock in 1969, leading the crowd in what became known as the fish cheer before launching into the chorus. One, two, three, what are we fighting for? Born in Washington, DC and raised in California, McDonald was deeply involved in the political activism of the 1960s and continued performing and advocating for veterans and social causes throughout his life. His family says he died in Berkeley, California, from complications related to Parkinson's disease. For NPR News, I'm Bill Mogs. Shay Batia won the Arnold Palmer Invitational Golf Match in Orlando's Sunday in spectacular style. He came from five strokes off the pace, hitting four straight birdies and an eagle on the back nine to end regulation in the tie with Daniel Berger. He beat Berger on the first playoff hole. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. This message comes from duck.ai. Chat privately with popular AIs now. Go to duck.ai slash NPR. Your information is protected. It's free and no account is required by duck.go or AI is always optional.