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Forever 21

Mall staple Forever 21 files for bankruptcy protection, again

Ukraine Crisis

Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

Generic Trial

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants despite a judge’s ruling to stop

La Premiere Of "novocaine"

‘Novocaine’ leads numbingly slow weekend at domestic box office

North Macedonia Nightclub Fire

59 dead and more than 150 injured in nightclub fire in North Macedonia

Aptopix Severe Weather

Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across US as massive storm leaves at least 33 dead

Watch On World

American influencer apologizes for snatching Australian baby wombat following outrage

Hornets Spurs Basketball

Hornets make franchise-record 26 3s and Ball has 27 points and 14 assists in 145-134 win over Spurs

Aptopix Spacex Stuck Astronauts

SpaceX launches a new crew to the space station to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts

South Carolina Death Row

South Carolina schedules its fifth execution in less than 7 months

The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education, March 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Duke is among universities facing federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, left, is interviewed after the team's victory over the Sacramento Kings in an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 13, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Steph Curry becomes first player in NBA history to make 4,000 3-pointers

Generic Congress

Senate has just hours to avoid a partial government shutdown

Breaking News

American Airlines plane catches fire at Denver airport gate. Passengers evacuated on slides

Acc Georgia Tech Duke Basketball

Injuries to freshman star Cooper Flagg, Maliq Brown hit at inopportune time for No. 1 Duke

Supreme Court Trump

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions

Vice President JD Vance, right, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, listen as Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, center, speaks in East Palestine Fire Station on Feb 3, 2025, in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change

Ukraine Crisis

Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire

Boxes of wine are for sale at a wine dealer shop as President Donald Trump threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey, Thursday, March 13, 2025 in Ville d'Avray, outside Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tax

Generic Trial

Judge orders Trump to reinstate some probationary workers let go in mass firings

Generic Congress

Senate Dems refuse to go along with GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears

A Red Star hen, a hybrid breed that lays large brown eggs, stands on eggs inside her coop at Historic Wagner Farm, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Glenview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant

On The Money Nerdwallet Avoid Text Message Scam

FBI warning: don’t click on those road toll texts

Spacex Stuck Astronauts

SpaceX delays flight to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts after launch pad problem

Aac Revenue Share Minimum

American Athletic Conference sets minimum for schools to share with athletes at $10M over 3 years

Cartons of eggs sit inside cooler at Norma's Sweets Bakery Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith)

Egg prices hit records as Easter and Passover approach, but relief may be coming

China Trade

EU retaliates against Trump’s trade moves and hits beef, whiskey, motorcycles with targeted tariffs

Hurricane Recovery Federal Aid

Tens of billions in Hurricane Helene aid to start by March 21

Compensating Athletes

JUCO association and 16 coaches groups ask NCAA to make transfer rules equitable

Developing Story

4 charged in death of 5-year-old boy ‘incinerated’ in hyperbaric chamber explosion

Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 died

Ukraine Crisis

Ukraine says it’s open to 30-day ceasefire in war with Russia, US agrees to resume military aid

Man torches Tesla chargers and catches his clothes on fire

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street drops nearly 10% below its record as Trump’s latest tariff threat worsens its sell-off

Travelers wait at the check-in counter for Southwest Airlines in Denver International Airport Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Southwest Airlines no longer letting checked bags fly for free

Watch On Economy

Trump says he’ll double planned tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel

With the White House in the background, demolition begins on the Black Lives Matter mural, Monday, March 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

DC begins removing ‘Black Lives Matter’ plaza from street near White House

Candles for Pope Francis are seen at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 where Pope Francis has been hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Doctors say Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger, remains hospitalized

Watch On Economy

Dow drops 950, and Wall Street flirts with its worst day in years on worries about the economy

A preliminary hearing held in Beverly Hills, Calif., for Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez, was postponed as their lawyers fought to keep potentially incriminating evidence out of the case, April 12, 1991. (APP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

LA district attorney says he won’t support resentencing the Menendez brothers

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 19, 2025. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Purge of USAID programs complete with 83% of agency’s programs gone

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) brings the ball up the court against the Detroit Pistons during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Steph Curry makes historic move joining Davidson as assistant GM for basketball

Carolina Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn (8) plays during an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 15, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, file)

Panthers make Jaycee Horn the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL

Britain Mickey 17 Premiere

Robert Pattinson sci-fi ‘Mickey 17’ opens in first place, but profitability is a long way off

Nc State North Carolina Basketball

NC State fires coach Kevin Keatts a year after improbable ACC title and Final Four run

Alert

Authorities: Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House while Trump out of town

Total Lunar Eclipse

Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

South Carolina Execution

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

Aptopix 97th Academy Awards

Gene Hackman died of heart disease, his wife died of hantavirus about 1 week prior, authorities say

F1 Cadillac F1 Approved

Cadillac F1 receives approval to enter global series as expanded 11th team in 2026

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