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Updated Mar 8, 2026 - World

Iran's next supreme leader: Khamenei's hardline son Mojtaba

Mojtaba Khamenei (C), son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is pictured during a protest marking the annual al-Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Photo: Saeid Zareian/dpa (Photo by Saeid Zareian/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Ken Martin's dysfunctional DNC alarms Democrats

Photo illustration of DNC Chair Ken Martin and an angry donkey.
Updated Mar 8, 2026 - World

Scoop: U.S. dismayed by Israel's Iran fuel strikes, sources say

Thick black smoke billows over oil storage tanks and industrial buildings in Tehran following reported overnight airstrikes.

Trump says he'll stop signing bills until voter ID act passes

President Trump — wearing a dark suit jacket, an American flag pin, a red tie and a white collared shirt — holds his hands out as he speaks into a microphone during a roundtable discussion.

Schumer urges GOP to tap oil stockpile to lower gas prices

Photo illustration of Chuck Schumer, the US Capitol building and Earth.

Trump's energy chief blames oil price spike on market fear

A person points at the Strait of Hormuz on a map with green and red symbols representing vessels with a mechanical pencil or a pen.
Mar 8, 2026 - Business

Judge rules Kari Lake's tenure leading USAGM was invalid

Photo illustration of Kari Lake over a VoA logo made of crumpled paper and an audio waveform.

U.S. weighs sending special forces to seize Iran's nuclear stockpile

Satellite imagery shows the Natanz nuclear facility complex

How Ryan Coogler is rewriting Hollywood's ownership playbook

Two men in vintage clothing sitting in a red open-top vehicle while a man with sunglasses and a white t-shirt directs beside an IMAX camera under a cloudy sky.
Updated Mar 7, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Times the U.S. has installed a foreign leader, as Trump zeroes in on Iran

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One as joint U.S.â"Israeli military strikes on Iran continue, with attacks against Iranian targets, in Washington, DC, United States on March 1, 2026.

Trump: "Knocked out" 42 Iranian ships, will "take care" of Cuba

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Chancellor Merz (CDU) at the White House. Topics include the war in Iran, the tariff dispute between the EU and the USA, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and China policy.
Mar 7, 2026 - Business

Black-owned bookstores hit record numbers, but many struggle

A section of African American history books at Powell’s Bookstore in Portland, Oregon. Independent bookstores are rebounding nationwide, even as some schools and libraries face restrictions on books by Black authors. (Photo: George Rose/Getty Images)
Updated Mar 7, 2026 - Economy

Trump vows to step up Iran bombing, as gas price surge worsens

President Trump, illuminated by footlights against a dark background, exits an airplane.

Trump bets his legacy on high-risk second term

Illustration of a man resembling Donald Trump pushing all the poker chips in toward the center of the table.

Under threat, Iraqi Kurds resist pressure to join Iran war

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters affiliated with PAK train on January 18, 2026 near Erbil, Iraq

This AI agent freed itself and started secretly mining crypto

Illustration of an exclamation point with the dot resembling a power button.

3 pledges Trump has made on Iran

Trump sitting at a desk with an American flag behind him wearing a navy suit jacket with an American flag pin and light blue button down shirt

New report says lynching "evolved" in U.S., not ended

People wearing masks gather outdoors under a tree in daylight, hanging items on the tree and holding candles near colorful flowers, participating in a memorial or vigil.

Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley files to run as independent

A man in a blue suit and dark tie gestures with hands while speaking at a formal setting, seated behind a nameplate labeled "Mr. Kiley," with a microphone in front of him.
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