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IOC President Kirsty Coventry speaks during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Yves Herman/Pool Photo via AP)

Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility

By Associated Press

March 26, 2026 at 1:45 p.m.

Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a...

Pro-government supporters wave national flags as one of them holds a picture of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a rally in a square in western Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran and the US harden their positions over talks to end the nearly month-old war

By Jon Gambrell

March 26, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, with each side hardening its...

Sheriff's deputies lead boxer Mike Tyson through a sub-basement of the City-County building on his way to booking in Indianapolis, March 26, 1992, after Judge Patricia Gifford rejected a request for an appeal bond from Tyson's lawyers, March 26, 1992. Tyson was sentenced to begin serving six years in prison for rape and deviate conduct. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)

Today in History: Mike Tyson sentenced for rape

By Associated Press

March 26, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On March 26, 1992, a judge in Indianapolis sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson...

People follow a truck carrying the flag draped coffins of Gen. Ali Mohammad Naeini, a spokesperson for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and one of his comrades Amir Hossein Bidi , during their funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

President Trump says Iran is eager for a deal to end the war as he extends deadline to allow for diplomacy

By Jon Gambrell

March 23, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian...

President Barack Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," in the East Room of the White House in Washington onMarch 23, 2010.

Today in History: Affordable Care Act signed

By Associated Press

March 23, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, a $938 billion...

FILE – A painting by British street artist Banksy is seen on a building destroyed by fighting in Borodyanka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko, File)

The media may have unmasked Banksy — again. That’s angered some art fans but not ruffled dealers.

By Laurie Kellman

March 22, 2026 at 6:43 p.m.

Banksy’s apparent unmasking by the Reuters news agency has generated talk about whether the works...

A cargo ship carrying vehicles sails through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in the United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo)

President Trump’s changing course on Strait of Hormuz strategy raises questions about US war preparation

By Collin Binkley

March 22, 2026 at 3:41 p.m.

At war with Iran, President Donald Trump is cycling through an increasingly desperate list of...

FILE – Tina Fey attends the American Museum of Natural History’s Museum Gala on Nov. 30, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

‘Saturday Night Live UK’ aims to take a comedy hit across the pond. The first verdicts are in.

By Jill Lawless

March 22, 2026 at 9:57 a.m.

A British offshoot of the 51-year-old U.S. comedy institution, "Saturday Night Live," has debuted to...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men watch as Israeli security forces and rescue teams operate at the site hit by an Iranian missile in Arad, southern Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

US and Iran threaten to expand the war to the region’s power plants

By Alon Bernstein

March 22, 2026 at 10:18 a.m.

Iran and Hezbollah stepped up their attacks on Israel on Sunday, launching strikes across the...

The Beatles relax in London over tea in 1963. (AP Photo/SGR)

Today in History: The Beatles release their first album

By Associated Press

March 22, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On March 22, 1963, The Beatles’ debut album, “Please Please Me,” was released in the...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump’s mixed messages on Iran: ‘Winding down’ the war and easing sanctions but adding more troops

By Nicholas Riccardi

March 21, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

Within the space of a few hours Friday, President Donald Trump sent a torrent of...

FILE – Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Secretary of the National Security of Ukraine Rustem Umerov shake hands, Nov. 30, 2025, in Hallandale Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

4 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade attacks ahead of US talks

By Associated Press

March 21, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

Russia and Ukraine traded attacks that killed at least four people Saturday, officials said, ahead...

Israel threatens a surge in attacks as Iran fires missiles farther than ever

By Sam Mednick

March 21, 2026 at 9:24 a.m.

Israel’s defense minister threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday and Britain condemned...