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Why France is bolstering military presence in the Middle East, as Macron prepares for postwar talks 03/16/2026 11:31am • PARIS (AP) ��� France's government is bolstering the country's military presence in the Middle East, dispatching its aircraft carrier and other warships, while President Emmanuel Macron engages with key players in the conflict, including Iran, in a bid to position Paris for future diplomatic talks. Police in Haiti arrest lawmaker Arnel Belizaire, who faces charges including terror financing 03/16/2026 11:27am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ��� Authorities say they have arrested Haitian legislator Arnel Belizaire on charges including financing terrorism and conspiracy against state security. It's the latest arrest of Belizaire in a country where powerful political figures have long operated with impunity. Som Luis D��az's red card appeal for Bayern refused despite referee saying it was wrong call 03/16/2026 11:27am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� Bayern Munich has lost an appeal against Luis D��az's one-game ban for a sending-off in the Bundesliga, even though the referee admitted his decision wasn't the right call. D��az was sent off after a second yellow card for diving in Bayern's 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, all No. 1 seeds, top final AP Top 25 before March Madness 03/16/2026 11:25am • UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina were the top four teams in the final regular-season Associated Press women���s basketball Top 25 released Monday, matching the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament that begins this week. The No. 1 Huskies were the overall top seed in the NCAA bracket announced Sun UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, all No. 1 seeds, top the AP women's basketball poll heading into March Madness 03/16/2026 11:24am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, all No. 1 seeds, top the AP women's basketball poll heading into March Madness. A look at South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers 03/16/2026 11:18am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country's violence-stricken areas. The move has underlined how Africa's leading economy has struggled to reign in its high rates of violent crime. A look at the de China warns Trump's latest tariff moves could damage trade ties 03/16/2026 11:16am • PARIS (AP) ��� China warned Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff moves could harm the countries' trade relationship, at the end of high-level talks in Paris. Li Chenggang, China���s international trade representative, said the Chinese side had expressed serious concern about trade Tax scams are on the rise. Here's what to know 03/16/2026 11:13am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, with artificial intelligence likely increasing fraud attempts, according to the consumer protection bureau of the Federal Trade Commission. Consumer advocates and government offic 'Radiant' mother from Kentucky was among 6 US service members killed in air crash in Iraq 03/16/2026 11:08am • A woman raising two children was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a military refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq. Tech Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, hailed from a large family in Bardstown, Kentucky, and was ���very, very��� proud of her militar University of Florida moves to deactivate College Republicans after report of antisemitic behavior 03/16/2026 11:07am • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) ��� The University of Florida says it's deactivating the campus College Republicans as a registered student group after being notified that some members engaged in antisemitism. The deactivation effort at the University of Florida campus marks the second time this month that a Picking the NCAA women's bracket: UConn beats Texas for another national championship 03/16/2026 11:01am • For those who will be entering an NCAA women's college basketball tournament bracket pool this year, let's begin with the ending: You're probably going to pick Connecticut to win March Madness. And almost everybody else in the pool will, too. Do not overthink this. If you're a fan of South Carolina, Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 22-28 includes Keri Russell and Elton John 03/16/2026 10:54am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 22-28: March 22: Actor William Shatner is 95. Singer Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy is 85. Singer-guitarist George Benson is 83. News anchor Wolf Blitzer is 78. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is 78. Actor Fanny Ardant is 77. Sportscaster Bob Costas is 74. Cou Picking the NCAA men's bracket: Michigan beats Duke for the national championship 03/16/2026 10:50am • There was a time when the NCAA men's college basketball tournament was wildly unpredictable. Hard as it may seem to believe, there was one season where a No. 4 seed, two No. 5 seeds and a No. 9 seed all reached the Final Four. And a year later, a No. 11 seed got to the national semifinals as well. A Hundreds gather on National Mall for DC Tulip Day 03/16/2026 10:44am • Hundreds of people gathered on the National Mall Sunday to usher in the start of spring with D.C.���s Tulip Day. A whopping 150,000 tulips, bulbs and all, were displayed on the mall Sunday afternoon. Eventgoers were able to make a bundle of 10 tulips each to bring home. Tulip Day is parti How do you prepare to overturn a massive deficit against Real Madrid? Take the day off 03/16/2026 10:43am • How do you prepare to overturn a 3-0 deficit to the mighty Real Madrid in the Champions League? If you are Pep Guardiola, you give your players the day off. ���The players are at home with their families today. And then they���ll send each other WhatsApp messages, I imagine, and tomorrow we���ll see