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Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump's military attack on Iran unless the administration wins their approval for what they warn is a potentially illegal campaign that risks pulling the United States into a deeper Middle East conflict. Both the House and Senate, where the president's Republican Party has a slim majority, had already drafted such resolutions long before the strikes Saturday. Now they are ready to plunge into a rare war powers debate next week that will serve as a referendum on Trum

War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress

March in Asheville encourages residents to vote ahead of primary election deadlines

In familiar ritual, Israelis race back and forth to shelters to escape Iranian missile barrages

Oil prices set for swings next week as US-Israel strikes raise supply uncertainty

Oil markets currently closed for the weekend are set to see price swings next week as the impact from the U.S. and Israeli strikes on oil supplies from the Middle East remains unclear. Scenarios before the latest conflict with Iran foresaw a quick price spike that fades if the attacks didn't affect oil shipping and infrastructure such as Iranian pipelines and its Kharg island terminal. However, there would be a bigger price spike and longer-lasting impact if oil infrastructure or supplies were interrupted, for instance because of disruption of tanker traffic through the Strait o

Visualizing the US-Israeli attack on Iran and retaliation in maps and charts

Berkshire Hathaway reports drop in quarterly profit on insurance operations weakness

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James Talarico believes a Texas surprise is coming in November. First, he needs to win the Senate primary

It may sound like James Talarico is getting ahead of himself when he talks about delivering an election night surprise in November, right here in Texas, where a Democratic senator has not been elected in his lifetime.Yet he insists he’s not being boastful or presumptuous, but rather sharing a central piece of his argument in the final days of a fiery Democratic primary.“There is something happening in the state and I think we’re going to surprise a lot of people on election night in November,” Talarico tells voters at one campaign stop after another, making the case for why he believes

Democrats look to Tejano music star Bobby Pulido in a high-stakes South Texas congressional race

A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances

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Diego Pavia to throw at the NFL combine, betting big despite size concerns

Quarterback Diego Pavia, runner-up in the Heisman Trophy voting, said Friday he will throw passes at the NFL scouting combine. The quarterbacks are scheduled to go through drills on Saturday. Heisman winner and expected No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza of Indiana said he would wait until his pro day on April 1 to throw passes. Pavia said he will not go through additional on-field drills and will instead wait for Vanderbilt's pro day on March 18. He is viewed as a later-round pick largely because of his size. Pavia measured at just less than 5-foot-10. Mend

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Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave during federal probe

Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Los Angeles public schools in the nation’s second-largest district, was put on paid leave Friday, two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters. Authorities have not provided details of the nature of the investigation involving the district, which serves more than 500,000 students, nor have they accused Carvalho of any wrongdoing. The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education unanimously voted to place Carvalho on leave pending the outcome of the investigation after

The hunt for who kidnapped and killed 7-year-old Morgan Violi was cold for decades. Then came a break

Wisconsin man gets 16½ years in prison for forging threats against Trump in a deportation scheme

Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’ coming out of talks with Havana

President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover of Cuba” without offering any details on what he meant. Speaking to reporters outside the White House as he left for a trip to Texas, Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in discussions with Cuban leaders “at a very high level.” “The Cuban government is talking with us,” the president said. “They have no money. They have no anything right now. But they’re talking to us, and maybe we’ll have a friendly takeover of Cu

2 trans men sue Kansas over a law invalidating their driver's licenses and about 1,700 others

Two transgender men are suing Kansas over a new law that invalidated their driver's licenses and about 1,700 others for reflecting people's gender identities and not their sex assigned at birth, arguing that the measure is “dehumanizing.” The men filed their case Thursday, the same day the law took effect, and argue that it violates rights to privacy, personal autonomy and due legal process guaranteed by the Kansas Constitution. The men also are challenging the law's tough, new enforcement provisions for the state's 3-year-old policy of barring transgender people from using

Emergence of Epstein island photo leads to new calls for Lutnick to testify

Partial government shutdown starts to hit TSA workers’ paychecks

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War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress

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Haaland missing for Man City at Leeds because of 'little injury,' Guardiola says

Erling Haaland was left out of Manchester City's squad for the Premier League match at Leeds on Saturday after sustaining a “little injury” in training, manager Pep Guardiola said. “Two days ago, he had in the last moments of training some problems,” Guardiola said ahead of the game at Elland Road. “A little injury," Guardiola added, without disclosing the exact nature of Haaland's problem. "It’s not a big issue but not ready for today.” City's next match is at home to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday. A week later — on March 11 — City

North Korea’s Kim gifts rifles to officials and his daughter takes aim after party congress

Why more tourists need rescuing in Japan's ski towns

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The 1,700-year-old megastructure history almost forgot

In our roundup of travel stories this week: a man recreates his father’s round-the-world bicycle trip, a luxury yacht that turned out to be a mold-covered wreck, plus the ancient Roman city 10 times the size of Disneyland.Built to lastJetavanaramaya, a colossal fourth-century Sri Lankan monument, was once among the world’s largest structures.This vast and ancient brick-built engineering marvel was born out of religious rivalry, and over the centuries it has survived earthquakes, neglect and civil war.However, while it’s the largest brick structure by volume ever constructed, it’s littl

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Trump administration designates Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention

The Trump administration on Friday formally designated Iran as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, the latest move to ratchet up pressure and penalize Iran for its history of imprisoning US citizens.It is the first such designation under an executive order signed last September meant to deter countries from illegally detaining US citizens and encourage them to release wrongful detainees they have in custody. The announcement from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio comes as the Trump administration is pressing for a new nuclear deal with Iran and has threatened to launch military action again