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  • Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Energy

    Iran says it’s giving some countries access to the Strait of Hormuz, while Trump’s call for others to send warships is met with no promises

    By Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, and others
  • FILE – U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, left, shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, during a bilateral meeting between the United States and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File)Economy

    Bessent leads U.S. talks with China ahead of Trump-Xi summit as Iran and trade war loom over ‘big year’ for bilateral ties

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  • President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before he boards Air Force One, Friday, March 13, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Middle East

    As Iran war knocks Trump back on his political heels, he lashes out at news coverage while taking flak from top MAGA figures

    By Will Weissert and The Associated Press
  • In this photo provided by the U.S. Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Simmons, a boom operator assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing in Columbus, Ohio, speaks during the Enlisted Leadership Symposium at Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Youngstown, Ohio, on June 27, 2023. (Airman 1st Class Nicholas Battani/U.S. Air National Guard via AP)Middle East

    Crew of fatal U.S. military crash included Ohio Air National Guard members and a pilot with three small children

    By David A. Lieb, Mark Scolforo, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 11: U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks during a panel at the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. The global investment management company held the summit consisting of leaders from government, business, and labor to address expanding U.S. infrastructure. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)Energy

    Energy secretary invokes Defense Production Act to force a Texas oil company to restore operations in California. Newsom condemns move

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  • Plumes of smoke rise after debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility, according to authorities, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Middle East

    Iran openly threatens neighbor’s non-U.S. assets for first time, telling UAE ports to evacuate

    By Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick, and others
  • Iranian refugees walk with their belongings after crossing the border from Iran to Armenia at a border check point in the southern Armenian town of Meghri, on March 9, 2026, amid the Middle East war. (Photo by KAREN MINASYAN / AFP via Getty Images)Middle East

    More than 3 million Iranians have been displaced so far since the war started, setting up a potential migration crisis

    By Sam McNeil, Serra Yedikardes, and others
  • A crane unloads a container at the Uiwang ICD Terminal in Uiwang, South Korea, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Economy

    Trump seeks to close a $1.6 trillion revenue gap with new tariffs that will be easier for people to challenge

    By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
  • 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)Politics

    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)Middle East

    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)Politics

    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)Energy

    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)Energy

    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
  • alfredLaw

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

    By Steve Karnowski and The Associated Press
  • reneWorkplace Culture

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

    By Laurie Kellman and The Associated Press