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South African National Defense Force soldiers and police officers load recovered generators and machinery left behind by illegal miners, during a patrol in Randfontein, west of Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South African soldiers dismantle illegal mining operations near Johannesburg as miners flee

4:42 AM on Friday, March 13

South African soldiers deployed in the country’s high-crime areas have dismantled illegal mining operations Johannesburg

FILE - Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks during a press briefing on the Iran war powers resolution at the Capitol, March 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Democratic senators file war powers resolution to check Trump on Cuba

12:01 AM on Friday, March 13

Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval

FILE - Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel attends the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move

8:47 PM on Thursday, March 12

Cuba’s government says it will release 51 people from prisons in an unexpected move

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during an announcement to defend and transform Canada's Northern and Arctic regions in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney announces billions for defense and infrastructure in Canada's North

7:47 PM on Thursday, March 12

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will spend billions on forward operating locations in the North to assert sovereignty over the increasingly contested region

Workers dismantle a stage where Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez were going to meet, after the event was canceled due to security concerns, at the Atanasio Girardot Binational Bridge in Villa del Rosario, Colombia, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Venezuela and Colombia abruptly cancel planned presidents’ meeting, citing 'force majeure'

7:41 PM on Thursday, March 12

Venezuela and Colombia cancel a high-profile presidential border meeting, even as both sides say they still want closer ties

In this image taken with a slow shutter speed, President Donald Trump speaks during a women's history month event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump administration denounces CNN for airing messages from Iranian leaders

7:35 PM on Thursday, March 12

The Trump administration is denouncing CNN for airing a portion of the new Iranian supreme leader's first public statement since he got the job

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7:01 PM on Thursday, March 12

Former deputy Abel Decollines leaves after registering his political party, CAHDOA (Collective of Actors for Development and Alternative Organization), at the Provisional Electoral Council in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade

6:50 PM on Thursday, March 12

A record 280 political parties and counting have registered to participate in Haiti’s first general election in a decade

FILE - Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, offers a pair of hundred dollar bills to attendees during a keynote address at the Bitcoin Conference, April 7, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to the Vatican’s doorstep, and Catholic institutions back away

6:18 PM on Thursday, March 12

One of the hottest tickets in Rome these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel

FILE - Vehicles driving westbound for the Bay Bridge from Oakland, Calif., Sept. 26, 2025. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

Trump administration sues California over the state's nation-leading vehicle-emission rules

6:14 PM on Thursday, March 12

The Trump administration is suing California over the state's nation-leading vehicle emission standards

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after a weekly Republican luncheon, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Under pressure from Trump, Republicans plan long talkathon on voting bill

5:46 PM on Thursday, March 12

Senate Republicans plan to launch a full debate next week on legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements

People opposed to new the U.S. House districts passed by the Missouri General Assembly demonstrate outside the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo., Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Missouri judge rejects a challenge to new US House districts backed by Trump

3:42 PM on Thursday, March 12

A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is seen at the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Bessent will meet China's vice premier in Paris ahead of Trump's visit to Beijing

3:09 PM on Thursday, March 12

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris for trade talks that set the stage for President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing

President Donald Trump is seen in his limousine, known as "The Beast," for the motorcade to the White House after his arrival on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Trump bragged about low gas prices. The Iran conflict has him doing an about-face

2:37 PM on Thursday, March 12

Oil and gas prices have spiked with the war in Iran

An iconic Oregon waterfall was put up for sale on Redfin. Lawmakers approved the money to buy it

2:07 PM on Thursday, March 12

The state of Oregon may soon have some new public property: A spectacular waterfall, beloved by generations, that was recently put up for sale on Redfin

Law enforcement respond to a call at Temple Israel synagogue Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says

1:26 PM on Thursday, March 12

The armed man who rammed his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogues has been identified as 41-year-old Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, a naturalized citizen born in Lebanon, according to federal officials

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., announces his intent to seek an 18th U.S. House term, during an event at the South Carolina Democratic Party headquarters, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Long-serving Democrat Jim Clyburn of South Carolina will run for an 18th term in Congress

10:53 AM on Thursday, March 12

Long-serving South Carolina Democrat Jim Clyburn says he's running for an 18th term in Congress

Chinese President Xi Jinping, presses a button to cast his vote during the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China positions itself as force for global stability at its annual Congress

3:21 AM on Thursday, March 12

China is signaling it will stay focused on technology and economic growth, even as U.S. tensions with Iran rise

Residents watch as smoke rises from a nearby building during an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Iran war disrupts energy supplies as Iran's new leader resolves to keep fighting

1:44 AM on Thursday, March 12

Iran’s secretive new leader has issued his first public statements, resolving to keep fighting

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