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10:06 AM on Wednesday, March 18

We’ve long had your back, now it’s our turn

9:41 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Americans still dig French bulldogs, retrievers and German shepherds

3:58 AM on Wednesday, March 18

2:30 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Nairobi County has introduced Kenya’s first menstrual leave policy for female government staff, aiming to boost health and productivity

2:09 AM on Wednesday, March 18

A Thai zoo said police has arrested a man after he entered the enclosure of Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippo

2:02 AM on Wednesday, March 18

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr

1:08 AM on Wednesday, March 18

About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war with Iran

12:04 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Becky O’Brien always wanted to work with ocean life, but she didn’t realize she’d be able to do the job in the middle of the Las Vegas desert

12:01 AM on Wednesday, March 18

Wisconsin lawmakers are taking a shot at expanding sports betting in the state

10:40 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Analysts say China is unlikely to help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and it is probably welcoming a delay in President Donald Trump’s Beijing trip

9:44 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Military officials say a shooting at a U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico has left one person dead and another wounded

8:20 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Venezuelan and American fans packed Miami for the U.S.-Venezuela World Baseball Classic final

6:56 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Arizona has become the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the prediction market platform of operating an illegal gambling business within its borders

6:39 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Court documents show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration wants to stop representing Eric Adams in a lawsuit that alleges the former mayor sexually assaulted a woman more than three decades ago

2:46 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Venezuela has won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth

1:02 PM on Tuesday, March 17

The Trump counterterrorism official who resigned Tuesday had been a staunch supporter of the president through his 2020 election defeat, the Jan. 6 riots and years of conservative media advocacy and failed congressional bids

1:40 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Israel killed two senior Iranian security officials in a major blow to the country’s leadership

12:28 AM on Tuesday, March 17

The widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is choking the Strait of Hormuz and sending energy and security shocks around the world

Tuesday, March 17

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of Illinois has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate

11:31 PM on Monday, March 16