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The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools who's on paid leave during a federal investigation released a statement Wednesday denying any wrongdoing and asking to be reinstated as head of the nation’s second-largest district. The FBI served search warrants on Feb. 25 at Alberto Carvalho's home and the LA Unified School District's headquarters. Two days later, the district's Board of Education voted unanimously to place him on leave pending the outcome of the probe. “Mr. Carvalho remains confident that the evidence will ultimately demonstrate that he acted

Los Angeles school superintendent denies wrongdoing and asks for his job back during federal probe

Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records

Iran is escalating the war by placing explosive mines along a key oil route. Here are the risks

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Longtime Epstein accountant takes questions from House Oversight Committee in probe of late sex offender

Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant is answering questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday as part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the late convicted sex offender.Richard Kahn is behind closed doors for a deposition as the Republican-led panel seeks answers on Epstein’s finances. The committee had been digging into those finances for months ahead of the interview through subpoenas to banks and visits to the Treasury Departmnet.“We have a lot of questions. I think everyone in America has questions about how Epstein was able to accumulate so much wealth,” House Oversi

Tiny home, just 446 square feet and without a bedroom, lists for almost $330k

Source: New Iranian supreme leader had fractured foot and face lacerations on first day of war

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Cambodia aims to shut down all online scam centers there by the end of April

Cambodia hopes to shut down all of the country’s notorious online scam centers by the end of next month, the head of the Southeast Asian nation's effort to combat the cybercrime said Wednesday. Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith, in charge of the Commission for Combating Online Scams, told The Associated Press in an interview that the government since July had targeted 250 locations believed to be carrying out the lucrative criminal activity, and has shut down about 80%, or 200 of them. He said police would carry out suppression activities after April in an attempt t

Exclusive: Russia is giving Iran specific advice on drone tactics, Western intelligence source tells CNN

Patriots and loyalists both rallied around St. Patrick’s Day during the Revolutionary War

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Trump keeps telling America he's winning in Iran. He's less clear in explaining how the war ends

Facing jittery global markets and drooping poll numbers since launching a war with Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another. Shifting comments from the Republican president and his top aides are adding to the precariousness of the 12-day-old conflict, which is impacting nearly every corner of the Middle East and causing economic tremors around the globe. With neither side budging, the war is now on an unpredictable path and a credible endgame

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Tornado kills 2 in Indiana with another bout of dangerous storms ongoing

Dangerous storms with tornadoes and giant hail tore across the Central US overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, killing at least two people.The storm threat isn’t over. Over 90 million people from the Gulf Coast to the Mid-Atlantic could experience severe storms today. And the tornado threat, while less significant than Tuesday, isn’t over, either.Here’s the latest:Tornado kills two: An elderly man and woman in Lake Village, Indiana, died after a tornado hit the rural community around an hour south of Chicago, the Newton County, Indiana, coroner said. Several others were hospitalized. First

House Republicans sweat Iran’s costs as they struggle to push economic agenda

Trump administration to restore Global Entry program as DHS shutdown impacts travel

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Star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson heading to Baltimore on 4-year, $112 million deal, AP source says

Four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Trey Hendrickson has agreed on a four-year, $112 million contract with the Baltimore Ravens, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract can’t be finalized until the start of the new league year at 4 p.m. EDT. The Ravens backed out of a blockbuster trade for star edge rusher Maxx Crosby late Tuesday. A person with knowledge of Baltimore’s decision told the AP that Crosby failed his physical. The person spoke on c

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Mamdani walks fine line between his identity and politics in wake of attempted ISIS-inspired attack

Three days after an attempted ISIS-inspired terror attack outside his home, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stood in a pre-school classroom on Staten Island to announce expanded childcare highlighting one of the key pillars of his agenda.But Mamdani was peppered with questions about Saturday’s attack, which unfolded as counterprotesters clashed with a group of demonstrators who gathered in front of Gracie Mansion to attend a protest “against Islam.”Mamdani, who made history as the city’s first Muslim to be elected mayor, has previously spoken out against Islamophobia and the threats

Ravens nix trade for Raiders' Crosby after he fails physical, pivot to Hendrickson, AP source says

Mississippi senator to face a prosecutor she blocked from the federal bench

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IEA agrees to record release of emergency oil reserves in an effort to calm surging prices

The International Energy Agency agreed Wednesday to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects on energy markets of the war in the Middle East. The Paris-based organization said it will make 400 million barrels of oil available from its members’ emergency reserves. It’s a larger stock than the 182.7 million barrels that were released in 2022 by the IEA's 32 member countries in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “Without sufficient routes to market and with no more available storage,

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Countries agree on historic release of crude reserves to lower oil and gasoline prices

Member countries of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed Wednesday to release 400 million barrels of oil into the global market – the largest release of emergency oil stocks in history – in a drastic move aimed at shoring up crude supplies and capping a surge in prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East.“IEA countries will be making 400 million barrels of oil available… to the market to offset the supply lost through the effective closure of the Strait (of Hormuz),” IEA executive director Fatih Birol said in a live broadcast.“This is a major action aiming to al

Iran targets ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities as economic concerns mount

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Homesick, but hopeful: The World Baseball Classic is giving Venezuelans a reason to dance at a time of intense upheaval

With Team Venezuela leading 6-2 in the seventh inning of their first World Baseball Classic game, a dance party erupted on the concourse behind third base.A small drumline – one of several in the stands, even for a noon game on a weekday – had attracted a crowd. It didn’t take long for the throng to form a dance circle with a number of eager participants. The concourse became impassable, but no one seemed to mind. Fans of all ages abandoned plans to return to their seats and gave up on wherever they were going, choosing to twerk and shimmy and shout, “Eyyy, Venezuela!” in unison.The

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What we know on the 12th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

A wave of strikes on Iran hit the capital and northern areas overnight into Wednesday, while Tehran launched what it called its “most intense” operation of the war, targeting Israel, Persian Gulf nations and ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.Throughout the region, a humanitarian crisis is mounting. The United Nations is warning of toxic black rain, mass displacement and disrupted supply chains for life-saving goods. And the death toll continues to rise.Here’s what you need to know on day 12.What are the main headlines?New supreme leader’s condition: Mojtaba Khamenei suffered