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Federal judges read death threats and defend judiciary amid rising attacks 03/19/2026 03:51pm • Federal judges read profane death threats and praised U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts' recent comments condemning personal criticism of judges during an unusual forum on Thursday to highlight rising attacks on the judiciary. None of the four judges singled out President Donald Trump or Where did the experts go? State Department cuts limit the Iran war effort 03/19/2026 03:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — In the escalating war in Iran, the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would ordinarily be at the center of the geopolitical fray. Typically led by a veteran diplomat, the bureau’s role would be to coordinate U.S. foreign policy across an 18-country region, much NL West Preview: Everyone is still chasing the Dodgers 03/19/2026 03:41pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dave Roberts spent much of spring training thinking about how to manage the health of his two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers so they can play for the long haul once again. That's what happens when a club competes deep into October year after year. Now, the Dodger Netanyahu says Israel will hold off on any further attacks on Iran's giant natural gas field at Trump's request 03/19/2026 03:31pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Netanyahu says Israel will hold off on any further attacks on Iran's giant natural gas field at Trump's request. Two dozen states, 10 cities sue EPA over repeal of 'endangerment' finding central to climate fight 03/19/2026 03:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration's repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and NL Central Preview: Loaded Cubs going for the division title, but Brewers and Reds are lurking 03/19/2026 03:27pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bregman, welcome to the NL Central. Welcome back, Eugenio Suárez. Bregman is hoping to lead the Chicago Cubs to their first Central title since 2020 after signing a $175 million, five-year contract with the North Siders in free agency. But the competition is tough in a divisio Madagascar's president orders lie detector tests for candidates applying to be government ministers 03/19/2026 03:26pm • ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Anyone applying to become a minister in Madagascar's new government will be subjected to lie detector tests to root out those who are corrupt, the country's military leader said Thursday. President Michael Randrianirina, who took power in a coup in the Indian Ocean AL East Preview: Yankees and Blue Jays eye something more after recent AL pennants 03/19/2026 03:22pm • The AL East hasn't produced a World Series champion since 2018, equaling the longest drought in the history of this powerful division. The breakthrough almost came last year, when the Toronto Blue Jays led by two runs in the eighth inning of Game 7 of the World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers ral States seek to unmask federal immigration agents -- and their own police 03/19/2026 03:21pm • Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from masking their faces have gained new life in states — thanks in part to a court ruling that blocked the nation's first such law, in California. A little over a month after the California law was suspended, Washington state's Democratic governor, What kind of impact is AI having on jobs? Right now, no one really knows 03/19/2026 03:21pm • The job market has slowed, especially for recent college graduates and entry-level workers, and while people have suspicions about why, no one really knows if it’s because of AI. For Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, that’s a problem. Warner, who has a positive view of the technology, also acknow America 250: Telegraphs, trust and the timeless race between innovation and security 03/19/2026 03:12pm • Every major breakthrough in technology needs trust before it can scale. That may sound like a modern mantra born in the age of cloud apps and AI, but the pattern goes back to one of the most transformative networks of the 19th century: the telegraph. The electric telegraph collapsed distance. Mes Florida State kicker Conor McAneney arrested on felony charges, jail records show 03/19/2026 03:10pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State kicker Conor McAneney remained jailed Thursday afternoon following his spring break arrest on felony charges of battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, according to jail records. Fort Lauderdale police arrested McAneney on Iowa State eyes long-awaited Final Four return as a No. 2 seed in the Midwest of NCAA Tournament 03/19/2026 03:05pm • ST. LOUIS (AP) — T.J. 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