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Four NASA astronauts have safely returned to Earth aboard a private SpaceX capsule.
They came home early because one unidentified crew member had a serious medical issue —
the astronaut using stable condition.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman did not identify the astronaut with the medical concern.
But speaking last hour, it said the four-person crew is safe.
All crew members are currently undergoing the routine post-splashdown medical evaluation.
The crew member of concern is doing fine.
We will share updates on their health as soon as it's appropriate to do so.
The crew's SpaceX capsule splashed down before dawn in the Pacific Ocean off California.
The United States is launching the second phase of the Gaza Peace Plan.
NPR's Franco-Ordonez reports the transition moves from the ceasefire phase to demilitarization governance and reconstruction.
The Middle East peace envoy Steve Whitcoff says in a social media post that the U.S.
expects Hamas to comply fully with its obligations,
warning that failure to do so would bring serious consequences.
U.S.
officials announced they have sent out invites for an international body the administration is calling a board of peace that will be tasked with governing the Gaza Strip.
They say President Trump will personally select who will be on it and that the names will be released later.
and acknowledge the skepticism from Israel and elsewhere about whether Hamas will actually disarm,
but say their goal is to create an alternative to Hamas that wants peace and figure out ways to empower those new leaders.