The day Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, the Iranian government called for 40 days of public mourning in line with Shiite tradition. It also praised the supreme leader for his martyrdom – a concept considered sacred and significant in the Islamic Republic and Shiite Islam.

While some Iranians came out to commemorate Khamenei, ...Read more

Shortly after the opening salvo of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026 – with missiles targeting cities across the country, some of which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – President Donald Trump declared the objective was to destroy Iran’s military capabilities and give rise to a change in government.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. sent conflicting messages about how long a war with Iran might last as Israel launched new airstrikes on Monday, with the widening conflict reverberating across the Middle East and upending energy markets.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday rejected the idea of an “endless” war with Iran. But President Donald ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The late Rev. Jesse Jackson is being honored in South Carolina on Monday, with a public visitation at the State House and later a memorial service at Brookland Baptist Church.

Jackson, a civil rights leader who was with Martin Luther King Jr. when he was assassinated, died on Feb. 17, 2026.

The Greenville native was 84. In ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The use of a chemical irritant by U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino is among 17 instances of “potential unlawful behavior” by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge currently being investigated for criminal charges, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said Monday.

At a news conference on March 2, Moriarty ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A Monday morning United Airlines flight departing Los Angeles International Airport had to turn around and make an emergency landing back at the airport after an engine fire was reported, officials said.

Los Angeles Fire Department officials were called to runway 25 as the Boeing 787-9 carrying more than 250 passengers headed ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — Rex Healthcare has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed it discriminated against an employee who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 for religious reasons.

Rex had granted the employee a religious exemption for the flu vaccine in 2019 and 2020, according to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal ...Read more

NEW YORK — The New York City Council on Monday pressed the Mamdani administration on its plans to bring their vision of universal child care to life — from hiring enough teachers to cutting through red tape.

During a nearly five-hour hearing of the Council’s newly formed subcommittee on early childhood education, members asked top child ...Read more

DENVER — Bills to rein in artificial intelligence will be among the topics tackled by the Colorado legislature this week.

On Wednesday, the House Health and Human Services Committee is set to debate a pair of bills focused on AI use in health care.

The first, House Bill 1195, seeks to prevent psychologists, counselors, social workers, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to limit the federal government’s ability to ban drug users from possessing firearms.

During oral arguments, a majority of the justices criticized the government’s prosecution of Ali Danial Hemani, who was found with a gun and admitted using marijuana. He was charged under a law ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday refused to box himself in on how long U.S. military operations will last in Iran, saying the conflict in the Middle East could stretch from a month to potentially “far longer” as he frames the mission as one that is necessary to eliminate a “colossal threat” to American interests.

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FRESNO, Calif. — A former Yosemite National Park ranger was fired after unfurling a transgender pride flag on El Capitan.

Now the ex-ranger suing to get their job back — alleging the U.S. Department of the Interior violated their First Amendment rights.

What protections do federal employees have in California when it comes to freedom of ...Read more

Military bases across the country are stepping up security measures amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

U.S. Northern Command, which is responsible for the defense of North America, has directed military installations to put in place 11 additional "force protection" measures to enhance safety and security, the command said in a statement.

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NEW YORK — The man accused of ramming his car into the Chabad World Headquarters in Brooklyn now faces federal charges for the bizarre Jan. 28. episode.

Dan Sohail, 36, already faces state hate crime charges after he repeatedly rammed the side entrance of the Chabad World Headquarters on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights with his Honda, ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday he was prepared to claw back state funds from 10 counties he said had not made sufficient progress to treat people struggling with their mental health, homelessness, and substance use disorder.

Newsom labeled San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Kern, Riverside, Yolo, Monterey,...Read more

MIAMI — Two days after the U.S. and Israeli militaries killed Iran’s supreme leader, Florida politicians are calling on and preparing for regime change in Cuba.

Speaking in Miami on Monday, U.S. Rep Byron Donalds, a Naples Republican who is campaigning to become Florida’s next governor, said it was time for the “Cuban regime to come to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump cast aside his anti-war persona by ordering U.S. military strikes on Iran and helping Israel decapitate the Islamic Republic’s government, leaving Republican lawmakers in a lurch to defend him with a number of contradictory statements.

The U.S. commander in chief on Monday, as the conflict spread across ...Read more

NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie and her sister Annie Guthrie gathered at a memorial constructed outside the Tucson home of their mom, Nancy Guthrie, who’s been missing for more than a month.

The siblings were joined by Annie’s husband, Tommaso Cioni, as they comforted each other while looking at flowers and reading notes left for them and ...Read more

A British base in Cyprus struck by a drone. A French facility in Abu Dhabi targeted. A base hosting Italian troops in Kuwait hit. Saudi oil facilities attacked as ships queue outside the Strait of Hormuz. Missiles over Bahrain and Qatar. Gulf airspace shut down.

In just over 48 hours since the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran, the conflict ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado lawmakers moved closer to banning 3-D printed firearms and more tightly regulating the sale of gun barrels Monday morning.

Legislators in the House voted 40-25 to pass House Bill 1144, the 3-D printing bill. At roughly the same time, the state Senate voted 19-16 to advance Senate Bill 43, which would require firearm barrels ...Read more