Trump Vows to ‘Take Care of Cuba’ at Summit

President Trump signs a proclamation committing to countering cartel criminal activity at the Shield of the Americas Summit. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP President Trump on Saturday launched the Shield of the Americas Summit – a coalition of Latin American leaders – with a pledge to "take care of Cuba," as the

British Columbia adopts permanent daylight saving time

A selection of vintage clocks are displayed at the Electric Time Company, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Medfield, Mass. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Across much of the United States and Canada, daylight saving time begins Sunday at 2:00 a.m. local time. Most people will turn their clocks forward an hour, trading

How the U.S.-Israel Conflict with Iran Reorders the Middle East

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with author and journalist Kim Ghattas about the impacts the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran will have on the broader region. ADRIAN MA, HOST: As we just heard from Carrie Kahn, the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran is reverberating throughout the region, and the most active fighting outside Iran

Day Nine: US-Israel Strikes on Iran Spread Regionally

The US and Israel continue to strike Iran, hitting oil storage depots and refining facilities for the first time. The United States and Israel are continuing large-scale strikes on Iran, including an attack on an oil depot on Saturday, as the conflict has widened to include the Gulf region as well as Lebanon and Iraq.

Iran’s President Rejects U.S. Demand, Apologizes for Cross-Border Strikes

Iranians attend Friday prayers in the courtyard of the Imam Khomeini Grand mosque in Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 6, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's president said Saturday that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a "dream that they should take

Why the Trump Administration Said It Struck Iran

Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on as President Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the White House on March 3. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly

Trump refocuses on Western Hemisphere at Doral summit

President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP DORAL, Fla. — President Donald Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders

FDA Vaccine Chief Vinay Prasad Leaving Agency Again

In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Vinay Prasad smiles for a portrait. AP/U.S. Food and Drug Administration hide caption toggle caption AP/U.S. Food and Drug Administration WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration's embattled vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency — the second time

Family, Presidents and Icons Honor Jesse Jackson

The casket with the Rev. Jesse Jackson is seen before the Public Homegoing Service at the House of Hope in Chicago, on Friday, March 6, 2026. Erin Hooley/AP hide caption toggle caption Erin Hooley/AP The rare qualities that distinguished the Rev. Jesse Jackson — his fortitude as a civil rights leader, and the love he

Bernard LaFayette, Selma Organizer and Nonviolence Advocate, Dies at 85

Southern Christian Leadership Conference spokesman Bernard LaFayette speaks to reporters after attending a SCLC meeting on March 6, 2010, in Atlanta. Gregory Smith/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregory Smith/AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage
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