Iran vows retaliation after US seizes ship; Father kills 8 children in Louisiana

President Trump threatens to level Iran's power grid after U.S. forces stop a blockade run at sea

Now the ceasefire is hanging by a thread. Plus, a father kills eight children, seven of his own, in a Shreveport rampage

This morning he is dead and a community is trying to make sense of it. And a bar fight turns into gunfire

Five people shot near the University of Iowa. This morning police are hunting for who did it

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We begin this morning with Iran vowing retaliation after a dramatic U.S. naval strike and ship seizure

And it's now putting fragile talks on the brink. Video posted online by U.S. Central Command shows a U.S. Navy destroyer opening fire on an Iranian-linked cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman

The ship ignored warnings, so the Navy fired into the engine room, disabling it at sea

U.S. Marines then boarded the vessel and took control. It's now in American custody

Iran is calling it an act of piracy and warning a response is coming

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said the ship tried to break a U.S. blockade

and was stopped right in its tracks. All of this now puts planned talks in doubt

U.S. officials are heading to Pakistan for another round of negotiations, but Iran says there are no plans to show up

The ceasefire between the warring countries is set to expire on Wednesday

and the stakes are global. The Strait of Hormuz is effectively shut down again

Oil prices are climbing this morning. with crude jumping sharply as tankers stay out of the waterway

Here's Energy Secretary Chris Wright on CNN. It's not safe right now to go through the Strait of Hormuz, correct

That is correct. OK. The president said, well, let me just follow up on that

When will it be? I think after a deal is reached. After a deal is reached

It won't be in the too distant future. People are ready to go Ships are there The United States put two warships through the straits We can open it one way or the other but the best way to do it is to have an end to the conflict and a defanged

and de-armed Iran. Separately, the Israeli military says it is investigating after this

An image surfaced of one of its soldiers smashing a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon

The IDF calls the act serious and says those involved will face consequences

We are learning more this morning about one of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. in years

Eight children killed in a domestic rampage in Louisiana over the weekend

This is what's left in a Shreveport neighborhood after the violence unfolded before sunrise on Sunday

Police say a 31-year-old father shot his wife at one home, then went to another house and killed eight children

seven of them his own. The victims ranged in age from just three to 11

Investigators say some of the children tried to escape, running out the back door, even climbing onto the roof

One teenager jumped and survived. Two women, including the suspect's wife, were also shot and remain in critical condition

It is very difficult. This is, you know, a lot of times you have homicides

that are people who know each other and they're fighting with each other. This is totally an unprovoked circumstance involving eight children

After the shootings, police say the gunman carjacked a vehicle and led officers on a chase into another parish

Police shot and killed him. Authorities say the violence appears to be domestic

but they're still working to understand what triggered it. Now to another shooting in a different place

This morning, five people remain hospitalized in Iowa City, one in critical condition

after a shooting near the University of Iowa campus early Sunday. Police say a large fight broke out at the pedestrian mall just before 2 a.m.

a busy bar area near campus. Video posted to social media shows a chaotic brawl

people throwing punches, screaming, then gunfire. Bullets hit five people. On Sunday Iowa City Public Safety released images of five persons of interest believed to be connected to the shooting They are asking for the public help in identifying them University officials say three of the victims are students

In a statement, President Barb Wilson called it, quote, a difficult moment for our community, acknowledging many students are shaken

and trying to process what happened. Down south, one person is dead after a small plane crashed into a neighborhood near Tampa

Investigators say a twin-engine Cessna went down in a yard in Wesley Chapel Sunday morning

Look at all the wreckage here. The crash sparked a fire and damaged at least one home

Flames were out by mid-morning. The FAA says the plane took off from Tampa North Arrow Park, which is a public-use airport

and went down around 8.35 a.m. The pilot was the only person on board

Officials have not confirmed whether the person killed was the pilot or somebody on the ground

The NTSB is now leading the investigation and sending a team to the scene

I heard metal against metal. I heard the plane coming in. And then, of course, I heard it crash

And then I saw all of the flames and everything. I just said a prayer

But I'm also worried, is it going to come in here? I could feel the heat and everything

Investigators say a preliminary report is expected within 30 days. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a tense showdown in Parliament today

over a growing scandal tied to a failed diplomatic appointment. At the center, how Peter Mandelson was tapped to be ambassador to Washington

a role requiring top-secret clearance after security officials warned against approving him

over ties to Jeffrey Epstein and why that warning never reached the prime minister

Starmer now says he was furious to learn about it after the fact

especially after telling lawmakers proper vetting had been followed. That I wasn't told that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting when he's appointed is staggering

That I wasn't told that he'd failed security vetting when I was telling Parliament

that due process had been followed is unforgivable Downing Street says civil servants could have flagged the failed vetting without exposing confidential details The fallout is already hitting the top ranks

A senior foreign official has lost his job and is set to face lawmakers Tuesday to explain what

happened. Starmer's allies call it a breakdown in communication. His opponents are calling it

something else and pushing for him to step down. Finally this morning, if you're feeling a little

slow getting out the door this morning? Don't watch this. In Beijing, a humanoid robot just ran

a half marathon and beat the human world record doing it. The robot, called Lightning, finished

the 13-mile race in just over 50 minutes. That's about six minutes faster than the best human time

ever recorded. Dozens of robots took part, some running on their own, others guided remotely

It's a big leap from last year when the fastest robot needed more than two and a half hours to finish

And yes, not all of them stuck the landing. One went right down at the start

Another ran into a barrier. Still, the winner did not slow down, which, by the way, is interesting timing because the Boston Marathon is today

We'll see how the humans do. You know, I watched this video before we came out here, and three things stuck with me

Number one, the robot sprints the entire way. Number two, it never runs out of breath

And number three, no possible joint pain to the hips or knees

We should be so lucky, right? All right, before we head out, here's what we're tracking today

In Virginia, a state court weighs a Republican challenge to a new congressional map

just one day before voters take up the issue in a statewide referendum

At the Supreme Court, justices are set to release orders in a slate of pending appeals

In Boston, more than 30,000 runners hit the course for the 130th Marathon

The first wave of runners starts at 10 Eastern. Then this evening in San Francisco, crowds gather at Hippie Hill to celebrate 420

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Those are your Unbiased Updates for this Monday. We'll see you back here tomorrow. For all of us at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DeGrelli

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