Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Doa Liza Kautau. U.S. and Israeli warplanes continued attacks on Iran today. It comes hours after Iran shot down an American F-15 fighter jet and a second U.S. Air Force combat plane on Friday. One crew member was rescued, another is still missing.

Meanwhile, more U.S. troops are now in the Middle East, but it is unclear if President

Trump will announce a ground invasion, says NPR's Greg Myrie.

It's difficult to see the point of sending in ground troops if you expect the war to be over

before the end of this month.

The troops would face huge risks for any mission, and they would be there for very brief and

limited operation. The president also says it's up to other countries to open up the Strait of Hormuz.

And PR's Greg Miri, oil and gas prices have jumped to record high since Iran essentially

closed the Strait of Hormuz to allies of the United States and Israel. But the key waterway is

open to Russia and China, close allies to the Islamic Republic. A federal judge has halted the

Trump administration's policy requiring colleges to collect and share data on race in admissions.

And Perez-Elisa Nadwarnie reports the preliminary injunction follows a lawsuit by 17 Democratic State Attorney's General.

The attorneys generals had argued that new data requested in the Trump order jeopardized student privacy.

The federal policy came from concerns that colleges were using personal statements and other proxies to consider race.

The judge agreed the federal government has the authority to collect the data, but called the 120-day rollout, quote, rushed and chaotic.

In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action

in admissions, but said applicants could share information about race in their admissions essay.

When the lawsuit was filed in February, a spokesperson from the Department of Education

defended the data collection, saying that U.S. taxpayers deserve transparency into college admissions.

Alyssa Adwarni and PR News.

It was a holiday shortened trading week on Wall Street with markets closed for Good Friday.

And Pairs Maria Aspen reports all of the major indices posted losses.

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