WORLD Radio News - WORLD Radio News: 3-20-26 (3/3)

Episode Date: March 20, 2026

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With World Radio News, I'm Mary Muncie. Sirens in Jerusalem. Families rushed to shelters as Iranian missiles bore down on the city today. Authorities say the attack injured three people across the country and caused damage at several locations. The Israeli military says missile fragments hit a gate less than 500 meters from the western wall and the dome of the rock. The wall and hilltop compound is where Jews believe the ancient biblical temples once stood. It's also where Muslims claim Muhammad ascended to heaven. Meanwhile, President Trump insists the U.S. conflict with Iran is going extremely well.

Their leaders are all gone. The next set of leaders are all gone. And the next set of leaders are mostly gone. And now nobody wants to be a leader over there anymore. He says Iran's Navy, Air Force, radar, and anti-Huels. aircraft defenses are decimated. Critics say the conflict is only causing higher gas prices and that there are no signs Iran will surrender. But the Trump administration says Operation Epic Fury is necessary to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Abortion pill reversal has gained support in the West Virginia legislature. World's Dennis Crowley reports. The West Virginia House Committee is

advancing legislation to allow taxpayer dollars to pay for abortion bill reversal. In this procedure, a licensed health care provider would use the drug progesterone in an effort to reverse the effects of abortion drugs. The measure has already passed the state Senate and a 31-21 vote. Sponsors of the measure say it gives women another choice and provides better medical care. Some studies have reported a nearly 68 percent success rate with this procedure. Around 4,500 women report, they have had successful abortion pill reversals. For World, I'm Dennis Crowley. Finally, actor and former martial arts grandmaster Chuck Norris has died. Norris was best known for his role in the television series, Walker, Texas

Ranger. His reputation for grit and no-holds-barred toughness carried to other roles like Booker in Lions Gates the expendables too. I heard another rumor that you were bitten by a king cobra. Yeah, I was. But after five days of agonizing pain, the cobra died. Norris's family said he died yesterday,

surrounded by family and friends. He was 86. For World Radio, I'm Mary Muncie. For more sound journalism grounded in facts and biblical truth, visit worldradio.