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OPEC+ boosts oil production after attacks on Iran and throughout region

Eight countries that are part of the OPEC+ oil cartel announced Sunday they will boost production of crude as U.S. and Israeli forces launched a major attack on Iran and the country responded with retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military installations around the Gulf, disrupting oil shipments from the region. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, in a Sunday meeting planned before the war began, said it would increase production by 206,000 barrels per day in April, which was more than analysts had been expecting. The countries boosting output include S

President of Iran’s soccer federation says World Cup participation in US is in doubt

Iranians confront a post-Khamenei reality with relief, disbelief and anxiety

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Who’s running Iran now that the supreme leader is dead?

The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel has created a power vacuum in the core of the Iranian regime and sparked the complex process of finding his successor.The Islamic Republic has only replaced its supreme leader once since it swept to power nearly half a century ago. Khamenei, who succeeded Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, was killed without an officially declared heir.A three-person council was formed Sunday to hold power until Khamenei’s successor is chosen. But with the US-Israeli strikes ongoing, there is no indication of how long that might take.Her

3 US troops killed and 5 are seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says

Trump officials decline Sunday show invitations amid Iran strikes

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How the AP decided to describe joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran’s retaliation, as a war

The Associated Press is using the word “war” to refer to the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran’s retaliation. This reflects the scope and intensity of the fighting. What does the AP consider? The United States and Israel attacked key military targets and killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other government leaders. Iran responded by launching missiles and drones at Israel and several Gulf Arab states that host U.S. armed forces, and remaining leaders have vowed revenge over Khamenei’s death. The strikes and counterattac

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CIA closely watched Khamenei for months before fatal strikes in Iran

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FBI investigating ‘potential nexus to terrorism’ in deadly mass shooting in downtown Austin

The FBI is investigating a “potential nexus to terrorism” in a deadly mass shooting that erupted just before 2 a.m. CT Sunday in Austin’s entertainment district, leaving at least three people dead, including the suspected gunman, and 14 others wounded.Three of those hospitalized are in critical condition, officials said.“Obviously, it’s still way too early in the process to determine an exact motivation, but there were indicators on the subject and then his vehicle that indicate a potential nexus to terrorism,” Alex Doran, acting special agent in charge of the FBI San Antonio Divis

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

The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran, which President Donald Trump said would lay waste to the country’s military, obliterate its nuclear program, and could even topple its regime.In a video on Truth Social, Trump accused Iran of rejecting “every opportunity to renounce their nuclear ambitions,” and said the US “can’t take it anymore.”The strikes targeted several cities across Iran, including its capital Tehran.In retaliation, Iran has attacked US military bases, Israel and targets across the region. The conflict has damaged air hubs, rocked densely

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Trump deliberated on Iran for weeks. His ‘massive and ongoing’ operation comes with acknowledgment US lives could be lost

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a “massive and ongoing” US military campaign against Iran — and his explicit call for the country’s citizens to shake off their oppressive leadership — put on display his fresh appetite for geopolitical risk and thrust his presidency into a deeper period of uncertainty.“The United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests,” he said of Iran in a video posted to Truth Social early Saturday morning, in whi

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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

Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave during federal probe

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

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How Pope Leo was elected: New details of dramatic conclave battle revealed

��Conclave” the movie provides a gripping, if fictional, behind-the-scenes look inside the secretive election of a new pope. But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of plot twists, political battles among cardinals and a surprise outcome.A new book lifts a lid on how, in May 2025, Pope Leo XIV was elected as the first US-born pope in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history. Its authors tell in previously unheard detail how Cardinal Robert Prevost, a low-key Augustinian friar from Chicago, had quietly garnered support from fellow cardinals as the conclave got

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South Carolina's Staley says school is working to bring 3 former players home from Israel

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said on social media Saturday that the school is working to try and help a few former players return home from Israel where they are playing professionally. The trio of former Gamecocks — Tiffany Mitchell, Destiny Littleton and Mikiah Herbert Harrigan — as well as other former WNBA players are playing basketball in Israel, which along with the United States, launched an attack on Iran on Saturday. “Please pray for our @GamecockWBB @TiffMitch25 @2121Mikiah @dstnylttltn24 who are in a war zone in Israel,” Staley

Ayatollah Khamenei, who battled the US and Israel for decades as Iran’s supreme leader, has been killed

Who might replace Iran’s supreme leader? There’s no clear successor

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LA Kings fire coach Jim Hiller and name D.J. Smith as the interim replacement

The Los Angeles Kings fired coach Jim Hiller on Sunday after losing five of their past six games and falling out of playoff position. D.J. Smith was named the interim replacement for the rest of the season in the first coaching change by general manager Ken Holland, who kept Hiller behind the bench when he took over the front office last May. Player development coach Matt Greene is joining Smith's staff as an assistant. “I want to thank Jim Hiller for his dedication, professionalism, and the commitment he showed to our players and our team every day: He is a resp

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Dan Serafini sentenced to life without parole for Lake Tahoe shootings of in-laws

AUBURN, California (KOVR) -- A California judge on Friday sentenced former Major League Baseball pitcher Daniel Serafini to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2021 killing of his father-in-law, Robert Gary Spohr, and the attempted murder of his mother-in-law, Wendy Wood.Serafini appeared in person in a packed courtroom at the Historic Auburn Courthouse, wearing an orange jail jumpsuit. Family members of the victims, friends, community members and several jurors who convicted him filled the gallery.The sentencing comes one week after a judge denied