美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2017-02-21（在线收听）

This is AP news minute. 

1. Iraqi forces launched a broad offensive on the west side of Mosul early Sunday morning. Footage shot by the Associated Press shows Iraqi helicopters firing rockets, and armed vehicles advancing. 

2. Vice president Mike Pence was welcomed by the Belgian prime minister Sunday as he began his two-day visit to Belgium. His stop is part of his first oversea trip as vice president. Pence is slated to meet leaders of the European union and NATO on Monday. 

3. Authorities say a pilot was injured after a small plane crash in New Jersey. City officials say the pilot was alert and talking after rescuers removed him from the wreckage. 

4. NASA's historic moonshot pad is back in business.  A space X Falcon rocket blasted off Sunday morning from the launch complex. It was visible for just seconds, before docking into clouds on its way to the international space station. 

Krysta Fauria,  the Associated Press with AP News Minute.