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Wednesday

President Trump leaves the chamber after addressing a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The administration is locked in a legal battle over the firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency.

President Trump leaves the chamber after addressing a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The administration is locked in a legal battle over the firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

The fired head of a federal watchdog agency says he's ending his legal fight

Hampton Dellinger said he was dropping his case a day after the federal appeals court in Washington sided with the Trump administration in removing him as the head of the Office of Special Counsel.

Tuesday

People march in downtown Boise, Idaho, in 2022, in response to the news that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.

People march in downtown Boise, Idaho, in 2022, in response to the news that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via AP hide caption

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Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via AP

Politics

Trump administration signals it will let Idaho enforce its restrictive abortion ban

The Justice Department said it would move to dismiss a lawsuit originally filed against Idaho by the Biden administration, according to court papers filed by the state's largest hospital network.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, listens as President Donald Trump, left, meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 24.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, listens as President Trump, left, meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron in the White House on Feb. 24. Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP hide caption

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Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP

World

Trump administration again labels the Houthis a 'foreign terrorist organization'

Trump's first administration similarly designated the Houthis, but the designation was revoked by President Joe Biden's administration over concerns it would affect the delivery of aid to Yemen.

Dolly Parton performs during an event in August 2023 celebrating the Kansas statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Overland Park, Kan. Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday in Nashville, Tenn., at age 82.

Dolly Parton performs during an event in August 2023 celebrating the Kansas statewide expansion of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Overland Park, Kan. Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years, died Monday in Nashville, Tenn., at age 82. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Obituaries

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years who inspired 'Jolene,' dies at 82

"Words can't do justice to the love we shared for over 60 years," Parton wrote in a statement.

Monday

People move from an area where crews work to contain a fire in the Carolina Forest area west of the coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sunday, March 2, 2025, where residents were ordered to evacuate several neighborhoods.

People move from an area where crews work to contain a fire in the Carolina Forest area west of the coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Sunday, March 2, 2025, where residents were ordered to evacuate several neighborhoods. AP/WMBF hide caption

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National

Crews battle wildfires in North and South Carolina amid dry conditions

The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a combination of critically dry fuels and very low relative humidity.

Sunday

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shake hands during a meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, England, Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shake hands during a meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, England, Saturday, March 1, 2025. Peter Nicholls/Pool Getty/AP hide caption

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Europe

UK, France and Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire plan for Russia's war in Ukraine

Britain, France and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire plan to present to the U.S., British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday as he prepared to host a summit of European leaders.

President Donald Trump, left, gestures as is escorted by Air Force Col. Angela Ochoa, commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, center, as he walks from Marine One before boarding Air Force One, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

President Donald Trump, left, gestures as is escorted by Air Force Col. Angela Ochoa, commander of the 89th Airlift Wing, center, as he walks from Marine One before boarding Air Force One, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Luis M. Alvarez/AP hide caption

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Politics

Judge rules head of watchdog agency must keep his job, says his firing was unlawful

A U.S. District judge sided with Hampton Dellinger, who leads the Office of Special Counsel, in a legal battle over the president's authority to oust the head of the independent agency.

Saturday

Alabama death row inmate Robin “Rocky” Myers was convicted in the 1991 killing of his neighbor, Ludie Mae Tucker. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)

Alabama death row inmate Robin "Rocky" Myers was convicted in the 1991 killing of his neighbor, Ludie Mae Tucker. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP) Alabama Department of Corrections/AP hide caption

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National

Alabama governor commutes a death row inmate's sentence to life in prison

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin "Rocky" Myers to life in prison, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move forward with his execution.

Friday

Reigning chess world champion Boris Spassky, left, of Russia, and international grandmaster Bobby Fischer of the United States, are seen during a game at the XIX World Chess Olympiad in Siegen, Germany, Sept. 20, 1970.

Reigning chess world champion Boris Spassky, left, of Russia, and international grandmaster Bobby Fischer of the United States, are seen during a game at the XIX World Chess Olympiad in Siegen, Germany, Sept. 20, 1970. Heinz Ducklau/AP hide caption

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World

Boris Spassky, Soviet chess champion who lost to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88

A televised 1972 match between Spassky and Fischer, at the height of the Cold War, became an international sensation and was known as the "Match of the Century."

Thursday

In this image taken off a video released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a member of Taiwan Navy reacts on the intercom to Chinese war ships conducting drills about 40 nautical miles off the coast of western Taiwan's Kaohsiung and Pingtung cities on Feb. 26, 2025.

In this image taken off a video released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a member of Taiwan Navy reacts on the intercom to Chinese war ships conducting drills about 40 nautical miles off the coast of western Taiwan's Kaohsiung and Pingtung cities on Feb. 26, 2025. AP/Taiwan Ministry of National Defense hide caption

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Asia

Taiwan condemns China for conducting shooting drills off its coast

Taiwan said in a 24-hour period it detected 45 aircraft, 14 navy vessels and one ship from the Chinese military operating around Taiwan, of which 34 had crossed into its waters and airspace.

Chevron President in Venezuela, Javier La Rosa, left, attends a signing agreement ceremony between Venezuela and the California-based Chevron, in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 2, 2022.

Chevron President in Venezuela, Javier La Rosa, left, attends a signing agreement ceremony between Venezuela and the California-based Chevron, in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 2, 2022. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption

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The Americas

Trump cuts financial lifeline for Venezuela by ending permit to export oil to U.S.

Trump's accused the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of not meeting democratic conditions for last year's July presidential election as well as of not moving fast enough to transport back immigrants set for deportation.

People from China, Vietnam, Ethiopia believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers after they were rescued in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar on Wednesday.

People from China, Vietnam, Ethiopia believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers after they were rescued in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar on Wednesday. Thanaphon Wuttison/AP hide caption

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World

Over 7,000 from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after crackdown

Trapped in virtual slavery, many are lured to work in scam centers where they exploit people around the world through false romances, bogus investment pitches and illegal gambling schemes.