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The Ford's crew left Norfolk, Va., on June 24, initially bound for the Mediterranean. More than nine months later, the crew is now in the Red Sea for the war with Iran with no clear return date.

President Trump says NATO is making "a very foolish mistake" after countries decline to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel says it has killed two top Iranian leaders in airstrikes. One killed was the head of the National Security Council, a hardliner who had been a negotiator on Iranian nuclear talks.

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of hitting a hospital in an airstrike that killed hundreds and wounded hundreds more. Pakistan claims its target was a military installation

Could the war with Iran lead to a world with more nuclear weapons, not less? Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Zeid Raad Al Hussein, about a potential new age of nuclear proliferation.

Joe Kent, head of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned over his opposition to the war in Iran. He had backed President Trump because Trump vowed not to get involved in new wars in the Middle East.

Automation has made its way into restaurant kitchens. Planet Money looks at what the effects of automation have been historically — and watches a robot wok in action to see how it may change things.

A House subcommittee advanced a bill that would require Iowa school districts to contract with interested community-based providers, making it easier for faith-based preschool providers to partner with schools.

Technology allowed the U.S. and Israel to kill Iran's Supreme Leader, but raised longstanding questions about whether the U.S. as a democracy should be assassinating foreign leaders.

Maura Curran is IPR's 2026-2027 News Fellow. Curran has experience reporting, producing and photographing stories in Springfield, Mo. She has reported on education, business, the environment and culture for news outlets in Iowa and Missouri. Curran has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Missouri State University.