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3:38 PM on Thursday, March 19

Chase Johnston had tried four 2-point shots all season and missed them all before he made a go-ahead layup in the closing seconds of High Point's March Madness stunner over Wisconsin

3:29 PM on Thursday, March 19

The Senate debate over voting legislation is airing out differences on voter ID

3:17 PM on Thursday, March 19

AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young was hospitalized in Buenos Aires after feeling unwell, just days before the band’s scheduled sold-out concerts in the city

3:10 PM on Thursday, March 19

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s diverging language on Israel’s decision to attack a critical Iranian gas field marks the most notable difference of opinion between the two leaders since the start of the war against Iran

2:46 PM on Thursday, March 19

There's a small sign of progress in efforts to end the Homeland Security shutdown

2:43 PM on Thursday, March 19

A federal arts commission has approved the design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump's image to celebrate America's 250th birthday

2:37 PM on Thursday, March 19

Brazil now enforces a sweeping new law that aims to make the internet safer for children and teens

2:02 PM on Thursday, March 19

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new community safety office intended to shift some mental health crisis response away from police

1:22 PM on Thursday, March 19

Chase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed High Point an 83-82 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

1:00 PM on Thursday, March 19

Two agents fired from the FBI last year say in a federal lawsuit they were terminated “solely” because of their participation in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election

11:58 AM on Thursday, March 19

Pryce Sandfort scored 23 points and Nebraska rolled to its long-awaited first NCAA Tournament victory, beating Troy 76-47

11:52 AM on Thursday, March 19

The wait times at airport security checkpoints have become a guessing game during the shutdown of a single U.S. government department

11:48 AM on Thursday, March 19

Xavier Edmonds converted a layup to beat the shot clock with 4.3 seconds left, and No. 9 seed TCU held off a furious second-half rally by eighth-seeded Ohio State for a 66-64 victory to open the first round of the NCAA Tournament

7:58 AM on Thursday, March 19

Markwayne Mullin has moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump’s next homeland security secretary

7:07 AM on Thursday, March 19

President Donald Trump this week said he believes he’ll have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon

6:12 AM on Thursday, March 19

A senior administration official says the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war

1:15 AM on Thursday, March 19

The renewed war between Israel and the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group and the mass displacement because of the conflict are draining the joy from Ramadan and the run-up to the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr for many in Lebanon

10:32 PM on Wednesday, March 18

European leaders have demanded the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a moratorium on strikes on water and energy infrastructure in the Middle East as they met in Brussels to grapple with rising energy prices caused by the war

8:03 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Oil prices jumped to market-shaking levels but then eased back late in the day, helping Wall Street to pare its losses

1:37 PM on Wednesday, March 18

Colin Dorgan has helped lead his high school hockey team to a Rhode Island state championship after losing his mother, brother, and grandfather last month in a shooting at an ice rink