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Customers stand in line to get birth and death certificates at the Columbus Public Health Department in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, March, 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)

An effort similar to the SAVE Act was tried once, but was blocked by courts when over 30,000 eligible citizens were prevented from registering to vote

By Julie Carr Smyth and The Associated Press

FILE -A view of the island of Qeshm, which oversees the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, on Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Kharg Island is ‘the main node’ of Iran’s economy, and a U.S. takeover would provide leverage in any negotiations, energy expert says

By Sam Metz and The Associated Press

FBI Director Kash Patel takes part in a U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag Raising ceremony at the State Department, Monday, March 9, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

U.S. faces elevated terrorism threats amid cuts at FBI and DOJ. ‘So much experience has been decimated from the ranks’

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, and others

FILE – An airplane is refueled at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash., on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Jet fuel prices are rising as oil spikes on Iran war. Airlines are already announcing fare increases or fuel surcharges

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 13, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. lifts sanctions on Russian oil already loaded onto tankers, equal to 5-6 days’ worth of normal shipments through the Strait of Hormuz

By David McHugh and The Associated Press

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How Alfred the service dog changes the rights of Lyft riders nationwide

By Steve Karnowski and The Associated Press

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Workplace Culture

‘No, chef’: Denmark’s Rene Redzepi resigns from Noma after bombshell New York Times expose

By Laurie Kellman and The Associated Press

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Why the Chicago Bears could actually move to Indiana

By John O'Connor and The Associated Press

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Iran stretches war into third week with missile strike on U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad

By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others

FILE -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Judge quashes Fed subpoenas, saying DOJ has ‘produced essentially zero evidence’ against Powell, who hints at future as board governor

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press

The US Navy’s USS Tripoli (LHA-7) amphibious assault ship is seen during a port call at the Port Area in Manila on September 27, 2022. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. to send 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to Mideast, pulling them from waters near Taiwan

By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others

FILE – A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling tanker aircraft takes off from the Kadena Air Base airfield in Kadena town, west of Okinawa, southern Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

All 6 crew members on KC-135 refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, bringing U.S. death toll to at least 13 service members

By Konstantin Toropin, Ben Finley, and others

A pedestrian holds a cloud themed umbrella under a sunny day

The weather sampler platter will wallop the U.S. this week: extreme heat in the south, downpours and snow in the east—with a side of the polar vortex

By The Associated Press and Seth Borenstein

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Trump bragged about gas $2.30 a gallon just a month ago. He’s changed his tune

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press

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Ozempic mania has even Olive Garden and The Cheesecake Factory cutting back on portion sizes

By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press