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Is spring really — finally — here?

By The Associated Press
Mar 16, 2026 9:10 am - Spring gets its official start Friday in the Northern Hemisphere with the arrival of the vernal equinox. But what does that mean?
3,800 workers are on strike at one of the largest meatpacking plants in the US

Mar 16, 2026 8:14 am - GREELEY, Colo. — About 3,800 workers at one of the nation's largest meatpacking plants went on strike Monday in Colorado in what union representatives said is the first w...
Israel steps up campaign in Lebanon, as Iran keeps stranglehold on shipping

By DAVID RISING, BASSEM MROUE and WILL WEISSERT
Mar 16, 2026 7:37 am - The war in the Middle East raged on multiple fronts on Monday, as the U.S. and Israel pummeled military targets in Iran’s capital, Israel stepped up its campaign against Iran-backed militants in Lebanon and Iran retaliated with a drone strike that temporarily shut Dubai’s airport, a crucial hub for travelers.
Trump suggests he may delay China trip, but Bessent says it's not to pressure on Strait of Hormuz

By WILL WEISSERT
Mar 16, 2026 7:22 am - President Donald Trump may delay his China trip due to the Iran war, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday it’s not to pressure Beijing on the Strait of Hormuz.
Israeli military claims brother of man who attacked Michigan synagogue was Hezbollah commander

By JULIA FRANKEL AND BASSEM MROUE
Mar 15, 2026 3:40 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) — The brother of a man who attacked a Michigan synagogue last week, who was killed earlier this month in an Israeli airstrike, was a Hezbollah commander, I...
'Radiant' mother from Kentucky among 6 US service members who died in air crash in Iraq

By MARK SCOLFORO
Mar 15, 2026 3:37 pm - A woman raising two children was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq. Tech Sg...
Hospital officials say Israeli strikes killed 12 in Gaza, including 2 children and a pregnant woman

BY SAMY MAGDY
Mar 15, 2026 3:31 pm - CAIRO (AP) — At least 12 Palestinians, including two boys, a pregnant woman and eight police officers, were killed Sunday by Israeli airstrikes in the war-torn Gaza Strip...
Boston celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with one of nation’s largest Irish heritage events

By LEAH WILLINGHAM
Mar 15, 2026 3:17 pm - BOSTON (AP) — A throng of revelers lined the streets of South Boston on Sunday for the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, one of the nation’s largest celebrations of...
Gulf Arab states intercept new missiles and drones as Iran threatens to widen the war

By SAM METZ, SAMY MAGDY and JULIA FRANKEL
Mar 15, 2026 8:53 am - Gulf Arab states reported new missile and drone attacks on Sunday after Iran threatened to widen its campaign and called for the evacuation of three major ports in the United Arab Emirates as the war in the Middle East, now in its third week, expands further.
Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to the Vatican’s doorstep, and Catholic institutions back away

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Mar 14, 2026 9:43 pm - One of the hottest tickets in the Vatican's backyard these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel.The invitation-only conference in Rome, from Sunday to Wednesday, has proven so controversial that the Catholic universities initially associated with it have all denied official involvement.

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