Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst.
The 60-day deadline for the U.S.
And Iran to start peace talks has now passed.
The months-long conflict has sent gas prices soaring in the U.S.,
and now military resources like warships and interceptor missiles are running short.
And now is one of the few times that there will be no U.S.
Aircraft carriers in the Pacific region.
And Piers Emily Fang has more.
The USS Washington, a warship, was in the Pacific,
but has now been sent to relieve the USS Lincoln, also in the Middle East,
which has already had its deployment extended.
That's made the news because sailors aboard had been living under very, very tough conditions.
Like the Washington, it was also in the Pacific when it was diverted.
I've been speaking to naval experts about this, and they say it could be weeks, if not months,
until a replacement carrier formation is ready and arrives in the Pacific to replace the Washington.
And here's Emily Fang reporting.
Voters in three states head to the polls today for primary elections.
As Alaska Public Media's Eric Stone reports,
voters on the last frontier are narrowing the field of races for governor and Congress.
Alaska's Senate race has been the subject of millions in campaign spending and could decide control of the chamber.