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In this image provided by Sepahnews, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s official website, black smoke rises into the air at what Iran’s state TV claimed was the site where an American transport plane and two helicopters involved in a rescue operation were shot down, in Isfahan province, Iran, April, 2026. (Sepahnews via AP)

In this image provided by Sepahnews, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s official website, black smoke rises into the air at what Iran’s state TV claimed was the site where an American transport plane and two helicopters involved in a rescue operation were shot down, in Isfahan province, Iran, April, 2026. (Sepahnews via AP)

Trump vows to strike Iran’s power plants and bridges if Hormuz isn’t open by Tuesday as Kuwait says attack put water desalination plant offline

By Matthew Lee, Konstantin Toropin, and others

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iran

Iran dismisses diplomatic talks, says any U.S. troops would be ‘on fire’ as soon as they arrive

By Sam Metz, Munir Ahmed, and others

Israeli security forces survey the site that was struck by an Iranian missile in Dimona, southern Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli security forces survey the site that was struck by an Iranian missile in Dimona, southern Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

After Trump threatens to destroy Iranian power plants, Tehran warns the region’s vital infrastructure, like desalination facilities, will be targeted

By Alon Bernstein, Sam Metz, and others

Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Trump says he asked 7 countries for Hormuz help. None answered the call

By Sam Metz, Will Weissert, and others

FILE -A view of the island of Qeshm, which oversees the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, on Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

FILE -A view of the island of Qeshm, which oversees the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, on Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Kharg Island is ‘the main node’ of Iran’s economy, and a U.S. takeover would provide leverage in any negotiations, energy expert says

By Sam Metz and The Associated Press

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iran

Iran’s Assembly of Experts picks 56-year-old Mojtaba Khamenei as next Supreme Leader

By Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, and others

Two women from the Iranian Red Crescent Society stand as a thick plume of smoke from a U.S.-Israeli strike on an oil storage facility late Saturday rises in the sky in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Two women from the Iranian Red Crescent Society stand as a thick plume of smoke from a U.S.-Israeli strike on an oil storage facility late Saturday rises in the sky in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Mideast’s water supply at risk as Bahrain and Iran say their desalination plants were attacked amid expanding war

By Jon Gambrell, Sam Metz, and others

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lavrov

Russia accuses America of ‘pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression’ against Iran

By Claudia Ciobanu, Sam McNeil, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 16: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act in the East Room at the White House on August 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Inflation Reduction Act aims to curb inflation by reducing the federal government budget deficit, lowering prescription drug prices, and investing into clean domestic energy programs. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 16: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act in the East Room at the White House on August 16, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Inflation Reduction Act aims to curb inflation by reducing the federal government budget deficit, lowering prescription drug prices, and investing into clean domestic energy programs. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Chinese EV battery makers are building huge factories in Morocco to cash in on U.S. electric vehicle subsidies

By Sam Metz and The Associated Press

A factory employee works on a car assembly line at the Renault-Nissan Tanger Car Assembly Plant in Melloussa

A factory employee works on a car assembly line at the Renault-Nissan Tanger Car Assembly Plant in Melloussa

Africa’s car-making juggernaut prepares to capitalize on the global race to produce affordable EVs at scale

By Sam Metz and The Associated Press

Ella Branham

Ella Branham

Staying on top of climate change science means letting yourself get bitten by mosquitoes: ‘They’re not very aggressive and they’re kind of picky eaters’

By Sam Metz, Rick Bowmer, and others

This photo provided by KPCW.org shows Kouri Richins at the KPCW studio in Park City, Utah, April 12, 2023. Richins was arrested on Monday, May 8, in Utah and is accused in charging documents of poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl at their home in Kamas, a small mountain town near Park City. (KPCW.org via AP)

This photo provided by KPCW.org shows Kouri Richins at the KPCW studio in Park City, Utah, April 12, 2023. Richins was arrested on Monday, May 8, in Utah and is accused in charging documents of poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl at their home in Kamas, a small mountain town near Park City. (KPCW.org via AP)

She wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband died. Now police say she killed him with a lethal dose of fentanyl

By Sam Metz and The Associated Press

Gwyneth Paltrow and Terry Sanderson

Gwyneth Paltrow and Terry Sanderson

‘Thank you, dear’: A retired optometrist’s 7-year quest to make Gwyneth Paltrow pay ends with 2 weeks of legal fireworks and well wishes

By Sam Metz and The Associated Press

PARK CITY, UTAH – MARCH 30: Actor Gwyneth Paltrow and attorney Steve Owens react as the verdict is read in her civil trial over a collision with another skier on March 30, 2023, in Park City, Utah. The jury found retired optometrist Terry Sanderson “100 percent” at fault in the mishap that occurred during a run at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah in 2016. Paltrow was awarded the $1 for which she had countersued. (Photo by Rick Bowmer-Pool/Getty Images)

PARK CITY, UTAH – MARCH 30: Actor Gwyneth Paltrow and attorney Steve Owens react as the verdict is read in her civil trial over a collision with another skier on March 30, 2023, in Park City, Utah. The jury found retired optometrist Terry Sanderson “100 percent” at fault in the mishap that occurred during a run at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah in 2016. Paltrow was awarded the $1 for which she had countersued. (Photo by Rick Bowmer-Pool/Getty Images)

Jury sides with Gwyneth Paltrow in Utah ski collision trial that her attorneys described as ‘utter B.S.’

By Sam Metz and The Associated Press

PARK CITY, UTAH – MARCH 28: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow listens in court during her civil trial over a collision with another skier at the Park City District Courthouse on March 28, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson is suing Paltrow for $300,000, claiming she recklessly crashed into him during a run at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah in 2016. Paltrow has countersued, claiming Sanderson was uphill of her and crashed into her back. (Photo by Jeffrey D. Allred-Pool/Getty Images)

PARK CITY, UTAH – MARCH 28: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow listens in court during her civil trial over a collision with another skier at the Park City District Courthouse on March 28, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson is suing Paltrow for $300,000, claiming she recklessly crashed into him during a run at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah in 2016. Paltrow has countersued, claiming Sanderson was uphill of her and crashed into her back. (Photo by Jeffrey D. Allred-Pool/Getty Images)

Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial hinges on the ‘skier code’—informal rules that dictate who has the right of way on the slopes

By Christopher Weber, Sam Metz, and others