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High oil prices knock down stocks and erase Wall Street's hopes for a cut to interest rates

NEW YORK (AP) — Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets on Friday, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% to...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors asked a judge Friday to dismiss the charges against two Louisville officers accused of falsifying the warrant that led police to raid Breonna Taylo...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy — sparking internet parodi...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News said Friday it will shut down its storied radio news service after nearly 100 years of operation, ending an era and blaming challenging economic times as the world m...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983

KARAMOJA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan wildlife authorities have reintroduced rhinos into a remote protected area where they were once poached into extinction, an event seen by conservationists as ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Latest: US deploys thousands more troops to the war as Iran threatens world tourism sites

On one of the holiest days on the Islamic calendar, Iran fired on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states, insisting that it can still build missiles and issuing a new threat...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Many states count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. Those grace periods could go away

There will be just one Election Day for this fall's midterm elections — Nov. 3. But voters in 14 states who cast their votes by mail have been given a grace period ranging from a day later t...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Ukraine is using its drone expertise to help 5 countries against Iran attacks, Zelenskyy says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials are helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter attacks on their territory by Iranian drones, while the United States and Europ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Ukraine faces growing pressure because of the war in Iran as Russia readies a new offensive

With U.S.-brokered Ukraine peace talks on hold due to the war in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to try to expand his military gains via new offensives against ...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Jehovah's Witnesses ease policy on transfusions, allowing storage and use of one's own blood

Leaders of Jehovah's Witnesses are modifying their prohibition on receiving blood transfusions on religious grounds, now allowing members to decide whether to allow their own blood to be dra...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

They were under siege by a Mexican cartel. Now these civilians fight back with AK-47s and grenades

GUAJES DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt. He ma...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the second time this year, NASA moved its moon rocket from the hangar out toward the pad Friday in hopes of launching four astronauts on a lunar fly-around ne...

DATE: Mar 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

High oil prices knock down stocks and erase Wall Street's hopes for a cut to interest rates

Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid

Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86

CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era

Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983

The Latest: US deploys thousands more troops to the war as Iran threatens world tourism sites

Many states count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. Those grace periods could go away

Ukraine is using its drone expertise to help 5 countries against Iran attacks, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine faces growing pressure because of the war in Iran as Russia readies a new offensive

Jehovah's Witnesses ease policy on transfusions, allowing storage and use of one's own blood

They were under siege by a Mexican cartel. Now these civilians fight back with AK-47s and grenades

NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch

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