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Analysis: 1 month into war, Iran is using insurgent tactics and holding the world economy hostage

A fire and plume of smoke rise after, according to authorities. debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil…

March 30, 2026 • By JON GAMBRELL — The Associated Press

Arctic sea ice hits lowest winter level as unprecedented heat hits smashes records all over Earth

Pieces of ice move through the sea in Qoornoq Island, near Nuuk, Greenland, Feb. 17, 2025. (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)cca Arctic…

March 30, 2026 • By SETH BORENSTEIN — The Associated Press

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Iran threatens world tourism sites and says it is still building missiles 3 weeks into war

Two women and a child holding an Iranian flag walk toward the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque to attend Friday prayers…

March 20, 2026 • By JON GAMBRELL, SAM MEDNICK and DAVID RISING — The Associated Press

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Democrats aim to turn Trump’s tariffs against GOP in campaigns for governor

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on…

March 20, 2026 • By STEVEN SLOAN — The Associated Press

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Man who attacked Michigan synagogue lost relatives in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says

Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich.cca Ayman…

March 13, 2026 • By COREY WILLIAMS and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER — The Associated Press

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All 6 crew members on a U.S. refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, U.S. military says

A North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 fighter refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker over western Alaska on Thursday, Feb. 19,…

March 13, 2026 • By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, BEN FINLEY and KIM TONG-HYUNG

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Gasoline and diesel prices spike overnight as anxious drivers fill up tanks

Fishermen work in front of oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz Jan. 19, 2012, offshore the town of…

March 6, 2026 • By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MICHELLE CHAPMAN — The Associated Press

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Trump rules out talks absent Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel strikes Lebanon

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hussein…

March 6, 2026 • By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, SAM METZ and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD — The Associated Press

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Trump turns to an Oklahoma senator with a fighter’s reputation as his next choice to lead DHS

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks to the press outside of the Capitol, on Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (Allison…

March 6, 2026 • By SEAN MURPHY — The Associated Press

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Israeli officials say Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei is dead

This image provided by Airbus shows the strike on Iranian Supreme Leader's compound on Saturday in Iran. (Pléiades Neo Airbus…

February 28, 2026 • By JON GAMBRELL, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI — Associated Press

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World leaders react cautiously to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears grow of a wider war

EU High Representative Kaja Kallas visits the coast guard ship KV Bjornoya, in Tromso, Norway, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2026. (Rune…

February 28, 2026 • By CLAUDIA CIOBANU and SAM McNEIL — By CLAUDIA CIOBANU and SAM McNEIL

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U.S. and Israel launch a major attack on Iran. Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over’

People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo)dur-i-syn…

February 28, 2026 • By JON GAMBRELL, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI — Associated Press

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What to watch as the midterms begin with Tuesday’s primaries

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, attends a news conference with Republicans on Jan. 4, 2023, on Capital Hill in Wahington. (Jacquelyn…

February 27, 2026 • By MAYA SWEEDLER and LEAH ASKARINAM — The Associated Press

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Deadly shooting in Cuban waters highlights obsessions with counter-revolution as U.S. pressure mounts

A ferry crosses Havana Bay past the Nico Lopez oil refinery where a Cuban tanker is anchored in Havana, Cuba,…

February 27, 2026 • By DÁNICA COTO and JOSHUA GOODMAN — The Associated Press

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Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of his economic agenda

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/Associated…

February 20, 2026 • By LINDSAY WHITEHURST — The Associated Press

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Venezuela’s new amnesty law has a chilly response from opposition and detainees’ families

People who consider their detained family members to be political prisoners protest for their releases outside the United Nations office…

February 20, 2026 • By REGINA GARCIA CANO — The Associated Press

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Leadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026…

February 6, 2026 • By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT — The Associated Press

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Sheriff searching for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom calls lack of video a disappointing setback

The home of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, is seen from above, Thursday, Feb.…

February 6, 2026 • By SEJAL GOVINDARAO and JOHN SEEWER — The Associated Press

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Satellite photos show activity at Iran nuclear sites as tensions rise over protest crackdown

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment site on Dec. 3, 2025.cca This satellite image…

January 30, 2026 • By JON GAMBRELL — The Associated Press

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Trump steals the show in Davos with a mixed bag of rhetoric and results at elite gathering

Workers remove chairs from the main hall on the final day of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum,…

January 23, 2026 • By JAMEY KEATEN — The Associated Press

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U.S. completes withdrawal from World Health Organization

Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, left, delivers his statement, during the opening of the…

January 23, 2026 • By MIKE STOBBE and DEVI SHASTRI — The Associated Press

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U.S. launches strikes against Islamic State group in Nigeria after attacks target Christians

People visit the site of a U.S. airstrike in Northwest, Jabo, Nigeria, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. (Tunde Omolehin/Associated Press)cca The…

December 26, 2025 • By OPE ADETAYO and TUNDE OMOLEHIN — The Associated Press

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What to know about Trump’s order seeking to relax federal drug policies for marijuana

A medical marijuana plant grows at CRC on July 23, 2024, in Pike County, Ala. (Kim Chandler/Associated Press)cca Trump’s executive…

December 19, 2025 • By DAVID A. LIEB — The Associated Press

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Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

President Donald Trump displays an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the Oval Office of the…

December 19, 2025 • By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and BILL BARROW — The Associated Press