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6:26 PM on Sunday, March 8

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who was named as his successor, had long been considered a contender to the post even before an Israeli strike killed his father and despite the fact he had never been elected or appointed to a government position

5:10 PM on Sunday, March 8

“Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag” was a four-lettered rebuke to the Vietnam War that became an anthem for protesters and a highlight of the Woodstock music festival, died Sunday at 84

4:18 PM on Sunday, March 8

A member of the National Transportation Safety Board says he has been fired without explanation by the Trump administration

12:26 PM on Sunday, March 8

Disney and Pixar’s new film “Hoppers” is leading the North American box office with a strong debut, while Warner Bros

12:24 PM on Sunday, March 8

A retired Lebanese security officer has gone missing and his family says Israeli operatives kidnapped him to get information about a long-missing Israeli airman

10:24 AM on Sunday, March 8

Women across the world called for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs during demonstrations Sunday marking International Women’s Day

9:50 AM on Sunday, March 8

Three Palestinians have died in a clash with Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, as violence has spiked during new war in the Middle East

7:43 AM on Sunday, March 8

North Carolina Democrats have had success in winning elections for governor

6:23 AM on Sunday, March 8

Iranians are using a border crossing into Turkey as one of the only ways out during the war in Iran, with the country's airspace closed

5:42 AM on Sunday, March 8

From Olympic despair in a course-side forest to a joyous win in the World Cup

4:38 AM on Sunday, March 8

Norwegian police are investigating an explosion outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo

3:30 AM on Sunday, March 8

A singing circle at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw helps people with dementia and other brain conditions connect through music

3:21 AM on Sunday, March 8

Malaysian authorities say a renewed deep-sea search in the southern Indian Ocean has failed so far to find Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, twelve years after it disappeared

12:22 AM on Sunday, March 8

West African cocoa farmers are facing a squeeze after the price of the global commodity crashed on the international market in recent months

12:14 AM on Sunday, March 8

Bigger and bigger data centers are leading to proposals for massive electric power transmission lines, sometimes across hundreds of miles

12:11 AM on Sunday, March 8

China says it hopes this year will be a “landmark year” in relations with the United States, as the two sides prepare for an expected leaders’ summit later this month

12:04 AM on Sunday, March 8

As U.S. and Israeli missiles and bombs rain on Iran, Russia has responded with words of indignation — but no action to support its ally

11:38 PM on Saturday, March 7

Ready, set, negotiate multi-million contracts