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Israeli strikes rock Tehran as Iran’s counterattacks widen after the killing of its supreme leader

By JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN, JOSH BOAK and ERIC TUCKER
Mar 01, 2026 7:40 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An explosion rocked Iran’s capital Sunday as Israel said it would carry out “non-stop strikes” against its leaders and military. Iran meanwh...
A pilot dropped the atomic bomb, then journaled: ‘My God what have we done’

By Michael E. Ruane
Mar 01, 2026 6:15 am - Shortly after dawn on Aug. 6, 1945, Capt. Robert A. Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay, wrote in his notebook that the clouds below him were dispersing and the weather looked good for the rest of the flight to Hiroshima.
Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’

By Natalie Allison and Tara Copp
Feb 28, 2026 8:47 pm - President Donald Trump told The Washington Post early Saturday that his main concern is “freedom” for the Iranian people as the U.S. launched military strikes in the country.
World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes, death of Ali Khamenei

By CLAUDIA CIOBANU, SAM McNEIL and SAM METZ
Feb 28, 2026 7:45 pm - How long will it last? Will it grow? What will the conflict and the reported death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. mean to us — and to global security overall? Those questions echoed across the Middle East and the planet Saturday as world leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress

By LISA MASCARO
Feb 28, 2026 7:39 pm - 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.
DHS shutdown could go on for a while — because voters aren’t paying attention

By Paul Kane
Feb 28, 2026 5:22 pm - Government shutdowns usually need a pressure point to force a compromise that brings them to their end.There’s no sign of any such pressure point in the current shutdown, which has left the Department of Homeland Security shuttered.
Pakistan carries out airstrikes inside Afghanistan as ‘open war’ on border continues

By MUNIR AHMED and ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN
Feb 28, 2026 5:15 pm - Pakistan’s military, backed by artillery and air power, struck more military installations deep inside Afghanistan overnight after Pakistan said it was in “open war” with its eastern neighbor.
A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Feb 28, 2026 5:05 pm - Gun rights and cannabis legalization are usually on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both movements have brought about seismic shifts in the United States in recent decades.
Vatican removes salty white film coating Michelangelo’s ‘The Last Judgment’

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Feb 28, 2026 3:43 pm - Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” is getting a facial, with restorers removing a chalky white film of salt that has accumulated over the Renaissance masterpiece since its last major renovation three decades ago.
The last Marine to leave Vietnam has died. Juan Valdez was 88.

By Harrison Smith
Feb 28, 2026 3:14 pm - Standing on the U.S. Embassy roof as tanks rumbled toward Saigon and gunfire rang out below, Juan Valdez wondered if he and his fellow Marines might have actually been forgotten.

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