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3:41 PM on Tuesday, March 24

A U.N. Security Council resolution calling for countries to use “all necessary means” to keep the Strait of Hormuz open is facing some opposition for raising the possibility of U.N.-backed military action against Iran

2:46 PM on Tuesday, March 24

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division focused on prosecuting fraud over critics’ concerns of potential political pressure to target White House opponents

2:34 PM on Tuesday, March 24

The WNBA Board of Governors has unanimously ratified the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement

2:31 PM on Tuesday, March 24

Rick Pitino is back on top of college basketball yet again after leading St. John's to its first Sweet 16 of the 21st century

2:26 PM on Tuesday, March 24

Speculation is mounting about who, if anyone, might replace Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for change in Cuba’s leadership

2:20 PM on Tuesday, March 24

Tua Tagovailoa says his new one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons provides an opportunity for a fresh start after a rocky finish to his six-year stay with the Miami Dolphins

2:04 PM on Tuesday, March 24

The group Everytown for Gun Safety used court records to trace more than 250 guns bought at nearly two dozen Academy Sports + Outdoors chain stores that had been trafficked over three years in a handful of federal straw purchasing prosecutions

1:59 PM on Tuesday, March 24

Detroit guard Cade Cunningham’s eligibility for individual honors such as a spot on the All-NBA team is in some doubt because of the 65-game rule for such awards

1:34 PM on Tuesday, March 24

Paul George declined to get into the specifics of his failed drug test that landed him a 25-game suspension

12:44 PM on Tuesday, March 24

The Grammy-award winning South African composer of the iconic chant that opens “The Lion King” is suing a comedian, saying he's denigrated the “Circle of Life” song with an intentional mistranslation

12:40 PM on Tuesday, March 24

Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges

12:09 PM on Tuesday, March 24

Franchise movies have been the dominant currency in Hollywood for years, but, lately, the upside of originality has been hard to miss

11:39 AM on Tuesday, March 24

Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police say they have arrested two suspects in connection with an attack on a U.S. Park Police officer who was shot while driving in an unmarked vehicle

11:30 AM on Tuesday, March 24

Melania Trump is calling on nations to work together to improve access to education and technology for children

8:53 AM on Tuesday, March 24

Oklahoma’s governor has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill a newly vacant U.S. Senate seat through the end of the year

2:03 AM on Tuesday, March 24

The Sweet 16 will have a definite SEC feel with six teams advancing from that conference to the second weekend of March Madness

12:48 AM on Tuesday, March 24

Scientists at CERN took some antiprotons out for a spin in a never-tried-before test drive

10:51 PM on Monday, March 23

The Ottawa Senators held the New York Rangers to a record-low 10 shots on goal in a 2-1 win — even after losing two players left because of injury

10:17 PM on Monday, March 23

The mound visit Carter Baumler received from Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker wasn’t to take the rookie right-hander out of his last spring training game

8:10 PM on Monday, March 23

Asian countries are burning more coal to keep power going as the war in the Middle East disrupts other fossil fuel supplies