Live from NPR news, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The U.S. military is reporting it fired on an Iranian oil tanker today in the Gulf of Oman, Central Command, saying the fighter jet was trying to breach the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.

The Trump administration maintains its ceasefire with Tehran is still holding, but President Trump is trying to pressure Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where disruptions to global shipments have caused an unprecedented energy crisis, including in the U.S. where polls show a growing number of people expressing frustration with the rising cost of gasoline, with the war, and with President Trump.

Contrary to what industry analysts have projected, President Trump continues to promise relief will come quickly once the war is over. Today he again said Iran's ready to strike a deal. They want to make a deal badly, and we'll see if we get there. If we get there, they can't have nuclear weapons. It's very simple. With reports that the U.S. and Iran may be nearing a deal, world oil prices have fallen more

than seven and a half percent. They're still above $101 a barrel. On Wall Street,

the Dow rose more than 600 points and other major U.S. market indices have closed up.

1.3 percent to 2 percent. The war against Iran's causing some in the U.S. to change their travel

plans. NPR Stephen Basaha reports many travelers are avoiding international trips due to concerns

about safety and costs. James Ridgeway just landed back home in D.C., but he might skip his

trip to Europe after seeing the cost to fly.

We have tickets to see the cure in Ireland, and I don't think we'll be able to swing it.

Arlene Hogan owns the travel advisor company vacates for you, and she says her clients are sticking to domestic travel due to concerns about conflicts overseas.

Hawaii is especially popular.

Even though Hawaii is an expensive destination when you think about it, however, it gives people a sense of security.

According to the travel site kayak international tickets in late April were up about $150

compared to a year earlier.

Stephen Besaha and PR News.

CNN founder Ted Turner has died at the age of 87.

He was a consummate salesman who changed how much of the world consumes news.

WABE's Molly Samuel has more.

Turner was a cable TV pioneer founding founding TBS, CNN, Headline News, TNT, The Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies.

He gave a billion dollars to the United Nations, creating the UN Foundation, and he was a co-founder of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, which seeks to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

As one of the largest landowners in the country, Turner protected millions of acres of land on his ranches,

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