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Iran threatens world tourism sites and says it is still building missiles 3 weeks into war
Jon Gambrell, Sam Mednick and David Rising, Associated Press | Posted March 20 - 11:15 a.m. | Save Story
Iran is making threats against tourist and recreational destinations worldwide, saying it will deny its enemies their security while insisting that it is still building missiles nearly three weeks into the war.
Body of American student who went missing in Barcelona has been found, police in Spain say
Joseph Wilson, John O'connor and Sarah Raza, Associated Press | Posted March 20 - 11:05 a.m. | Save Story
Spanish authorities say the body of a missing college student from Illinois, James "Jimmy" Gracey, was found in the waters off a Barcelona beach where he was visiting friends on spring break.
BTS concert in South Korea to herald stream of live events, Netflix says
Jihoon Lee and Minwoo Park, Reuters | Posted March 20 - 10:59 a.m. | Save Story
Netflix anticipates more opportunities for live events in South Korea, a company official said on Friday, as it prepares for its biggest livestream this year, a highly anticipated BTS comeback concert in Seoul.
Ukraine deploys units to intercept drones in five Middle Eastern countries
Max Hunder and Yuliia Dysa, Reuters | Updated March 20 - 10:25 a.m. | Save Story
Ukraine has deployed military units to protect critical and civilian infrastructure against drones in five Middle Eastern countries, Ukraine's security council secretary said after a visit to the region.
US military not preparing for Cuba invasion, senior US general says
Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters | Updated March 20 - 7:01 a.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military is not rehearsing for an invasion of Cuba or actively preparing to militarily take over the island, the top general overseeing American forces in Latin America told lawmakers on Thursday.
What the World Happiness Report reveals about social media and the world's happiest country
Kostya Manenkov and Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press | Updated March 19 - 12:50 p.m. | Save Story
The latest World Happiness Report 2026 says that heavy social media use has contributed to a stark decline in well-being among young people.
Iran intensifies attacks on Gulf energy sites after Israel struck its key gas field
Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Mike Corder and Natalie Melzer, Associated Press | Updated March 19 - 10:30 a.m. | Save Story
Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf on Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the global economy.
US civil rights leader Dolores Huerta accuses Cesar Chavez of sexual assault
Reuters | Updated March 19 - 7:40 a.m. | Save Story
Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez and fought alongside him for decades, on Wednesday accused Chavez of sexually assaulting her in the 1960s.
How common are fireballs streaking across the sky?
The Associated Press | Updated March 18 - 2:30 p.m. | Save Story
The Earth is under assault. Space rocks are constantly hurtling toward us, slamming into the atmosphere and often exploding into fireballs that both delight and alarm.
Pakistan, Afghanistan to pause fighting for Eid, as dispute rages over Kabul bombing target
Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Ariba Shahid, Reuters | Updated March 18 - 12:45 p.m. | Save Story
Pakistan and Afghanistan said they were pausing their military operations against each other on Wednesday for the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Fitr, a surprise move.
Israel claims another top Iranian official killed while Iran's attacks kill 2 near Tel Aviv
Jon Gambrell, David Rising and Samy Magdy, Associated Press | Updated March 18 - 8:40 a.m. | Save Story
Israel says it has killed another top Iranian official, which would be the third in two days. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran's intelligence minister had been killed overnight.
US says it may be forced to shut down some airports over funding standoff
Reuters | Posted March 17 - 7:37 p.m. | Save Story
A senior Trump administration official said Tuesday that if a government funding standoff continues, it may force the shutdown of some smaller airports in the coming weeks over a lack of security personnel.
Iran rejects de-escalation as Israel kills Iranian security chief
Parisa Hafezi, Jana Choukeir, Maayan Lubell and Yomna Ehab, Reuters | Updated March 17 - 7:15 p.m. | Save Story
Iran's security chief Ali Larijani was killed by Israel, Tehran confirmed on Tuesday, while a senior Iranian official said Iran's new supreme leader rejected all peace offers so far.
Top US security official quits, says Iran did not pose immediate threat
Erin Banco and Phil Stewart, Reuters | Updated March 17 - 1:30 p.m. | Save Story
A top security official in President Donald Trump's administration resigned over the war in Iran on Tuesday, saying the country had posed no imminent threat to the United States.
Cuba reconnects electrical grid but millions still without power
Dave Sherwood and Daniel Trotta, Reuters | Updated March 17 - 12:30 p.m. | Save Story
Cuba has reconnected its electrical grid across much of the island, the Energy and Mines Ministry said early on Tuesday, just hours after President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric.
Suspected suicide bomb attacks kill at least 23 in Nigeria's Maiduguri
Ahmed Kingimi, Reuters | Updated March 17 - 9:35 a.m. | Save Story
At least 23 people were killed and 108 injured on Monday night in suspected multiple suicide bomb attacks in Maiduguri city, the capital of Nigeria's insurgency-hit northeastern state of Borno, police and the military said.
Webb telescope photos show mysterious little red dots. Astronomers don't know what they are
Jacopo Prisco, CNN | Updated March 17 - 8:22 a.m. | Save Story
Like tiny photobombers, cosmic anomalies resembling small, bright red points show up in almost every snapshot taken by the most powerful space telescope ever made.
Afghan Taliban says 400 killed, 250 injured in Pakistan air strike on Kabul hospital
Reuters | Posted March 16 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug users rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the deputy spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday.
