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Oil prices jump and markets slide as Iran names new supreme leader and digs in

By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY
Mar 09, 2026 7:07 am - Oil prices surged and stock markets slid Monday after hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen to succeed his late father as Iran's supreme leader. His appointment, and new strikes on regional oil infrastructure, signaled that Iran was digging in 10 days into the war launched by the United States and Israel.
Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader

By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and SAMY MAGDY
Mar 08, 2026 5:19 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran's late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early Monday, as the ...
Russia sits back as the Iran war escalates, expecting long-term gains

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
Mar 08, 2026 3:44 pm - MOSCOW (AP) — As U.S. and Israeli missiles and bombs rain on Iran, Russia has responded with words of indignation but no visible action to support its Middle Eastern ally...
Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding layoffs

By Scott Nover
Mar 07, 2026 7:25 pm - A federal judge in Washington ruled Saturday that Kari Lake has unlawfully served as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America, and nullified many actions she has taken in the role, including mass layoffs of staff.
Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m.

By Olivia George
Mar 07, 2026 5:56 pm - The police officers were taunted and beaten. Some were knocked unconscious and dragged down stone steps, tear gas stinging their throats, to chants of “U.S.A! U.S.A!” on Jan. 6, 2021, as hundreds, then thousands, swarmed the citadel of American democracy.
Mass firings leave national security ranks thinned as war raises threats

By Perry Stein
Mar 06, 2026 6:23 pm - Last week, FBI Director Kash Patel fired roughly a dozen agents and staff members who once had ties to an investigation of Donald Trump. Among them were agents who specialized in addressing threats from Iran and its proxies.Three days after the firings began, the United States was bombarding Iran.
‘Worse than a prison’: 911 calls, interviews reveal problems at ICE’s largest detention camp

By MORGAN LEE, RYAN J. FOLEY AND MICHAEL BIESECKER
Mar 06, 2026 3:49 pm - EL PASO, Texas — Serious medical and mental health emergencies have been routine at the nation’s largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility since...
Justice Dept. releases missing Epstein documents with Trump allegations

By Mark Berman
Mar 06, 2026 3:44 pm - The Justice Department on Thursday publicly posted additional records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including some that include allegations against President Donald Trump, following sharp criticism of the agency’s handling of the issue.
Evidence suggests the deadly blast at an Iranian school was likely a US airstrike

By JULIA FRANKEL and MICHAEL BIESECKER
Mar 06, 2026 2:28 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) — Satellite images, expert analysis, a U.S. official and public information released by the U.S. and Israeli militaries suggest an explosion that killed sc...
Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say

By Noah Robertson, Ellen Nakashima, Warren P. Strobel
Mar 06, 2026 11:17 am - The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

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