By Parisa Hafezi, Humeyra Pamuk and Steve Holland DUBAI/WASHINGTON/PARIS, March 28 (Reuters) – Israel said it was attacking Tehran and defending against missiles fired from Iran on Saturday, after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. expected to conclude military operations within weeks, not months. An Iranian attack on an air base in Saudi …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tarris Reed Jr. scored 20 points, Alex Karaban added 17, and both made pressure-packed free throws in the final minute that helped second-seeded UConn hold off third-seeded Michigan State 67-63 in the Sweet 16 on Friday night. The Huskies (32-5) led 63-62 when Karaban was fouled with 22.5 seconds remaining. He made …
SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli was the quickest in Saturday’s final practice for Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix, with teammate George Russell just behind. Antonelli clocked 1 minute, 29.362 seconds with Russell 0.254 off the pace. Russell and Antonelli have won the first two races of the season — in Australia and …
Organizers say more than 3,100 events have been registered in all 50 states, with more than 9 million people expected to participate. And they’ve designated the rally at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul as the national flagship event, in recognition of how the state where federal agents fatally shot two people who were monitoring …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has listed five objectives that the U.S. wants to achieve before ending its war with Iran. Now, one month into the conflict, he has suggested the U.S. may soon be “winding down” the operation, even though some of his key aims remain undefined or unfulfilled. Trump last week outlined …
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — For the first time in nearly a decade, President Donald Trump did not attend one of the biggest annual meetings of conservatives. But even in his absence, the Conservative Political Action Conference revolved around him. It was a contrast with last year’s gathering, when conservatives were riding high after Trump’s return …
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A state-run immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must provide people detained there with better access to their attorneys, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell issued a preliminary injunction saying Alligator Alcatraz officials must provide access to timely, free, confidential, …
March 28 (Reuters) – The Israeli military said early on Saturday it had identified a launch of a missile from Yemen, the first time a missile has launched from Yemen since the war erupted. The launch comes hours after Iran-aligned Houthis said on Friday they were prepared to act if what the group called an …
March 27 (Reuters) – A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to former First Lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg early on Friday near Philadelphia International Airport, according to a source familiar with the incident. In a statement that did not mention Biden, the Secret Service said the incident occurred just after 8:30 …
Mikel Oyarzabal scored two impressive goals in Spain’s 3-0 win over Serbia, and Florian Wirtz scored two and made two more as Germany twice came from behind to beat Switzerland 4-3, in entertaining pre- World Cup friendlies on Friday. In other games, Ben White scored on his recall to the England side and then gave …