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1:31 AM on Tuesday, March 31

Japan has deployed its first long-range missile at a southwestern army camp as the country accelerates its offensive capability in response to growing global challenges, including an increasingly assertive China

11:53 PM on Monday, March 30

Sugar The Surfing Dog, the first canine inducted into the Surfer’s Hall of Fame, has died

11:09 PM on Monday, March 30

Democrats are trying to win back the Senate

11:08 PM on Monday, March 30

Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Michael Soroka threw an immaculate fifth inning on Monday night against the Detroit Tigers, becoming the fourth pitcher in franchise history to strike out three straight batters on nine pitches

11:07 PM on Monday, March 30

A proposal in Georgia could allow DNA to be collected from immigrants taken into custody for minor offenses

10:35 PM on Monday, March 30

The women’s Final Four is on repeat

10:27 PM on Monday, March 30

Indonesian search teams rescued 21 people from a raft a day after their boat sank in rough seas

10:12 PM on Monday, March 30

China is reporting that factory activity expanded in March, reversing two straight months of contraction

10:11 PM on Monday, March 30

Joyce Edwards scored 24 points and Agot Makeer added 18 to help South Carolina beat TCU 78-52 to advance to the Final Four

9:57 PM on Monday, March 30

Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk have asked to delay a preliminary hearing scheduled in May

9:01 PM on Monday, March 30

A Florida airport has been cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump, hours before the president separately revealed plans for a Miami skyscraper planned to house his presidential library

8:16 PM on Monday, March 30

Madison Booker had 19 points and seven rebounds, fifth-year senior guard Rori Harmon has 13 assists and Texas is going to the women’s Final Four for the second year in a row

7:29 PM on Monday, March 30

While Aaron Judge hit batting practice at T-Mobile Park, an advertisement featuring him and Cal Raleigh flashed on the videoboard with a link to buy tickets to the series between the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners

4:38 PM on Monday, March 30

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf allies of the United States are urging President Donald Trump to keep prosecuting his war against Iran, saying the month of strikes has not weakened Tehran enough

12:03 PM on Monday, March 30

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been sworn in for a third term three months after a disputed election

10:03 AM on Monday, March 30

The Transportation Safety Administration says most of its officers received most of their backpay Monday for working during the shutdown

8:19 AM on Monday, March 30

U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan say the United States supports efforts by Taiwan's government to pass a $40 billion special defense budget that is being stalled in the opposition-controlled parliament

2:56 AM on Monday, March 30

Israel’s parliament has passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure critics condemn as discriminatory and inhumane

1:07 AM on Monday, March 30

President Donald Trump says Iran faces massive damage to its energy system unless it quickly agrees to end the war

12:50 AM on Monday, March 30

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, potentially including desalination plants that supply drinking water