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6:38 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

6:29 PM on Thursday, March 19

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

6:27 PM on Thursday, March 19

A 31-year-old Georgia woman has charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an abortion

6:17 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

6:10 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

5:46 PM on Thursday, March 19

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

5:43 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

5:37 PM on Thursday, March 19

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

5:02 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

4:22 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

4:22 PM on Thursday, March 19

Cuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was operating on natural gas, solar power and thermoelectric plants as severe power outages continue to hit an island whose power grid is crumbling

4:00 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

2:58 PM on Thursday, March 19

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

2:52 PM 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

2:48 PM 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

10:58 AM on Thursday, March 19

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

10:07 AM on Thursday, March 19

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

9:12 AM on Thursday, March 19

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

1:32 AM on Thursday, March 19

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

4:37 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