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Son of Iran's late supreme leader is a possible candidate to replace him

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, long has been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler — even before his father's death though he’s never being elected nor appointed to a government position.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-mojtaba-khamenei-supreme-leader-ee527a73689fb718be316cc2997694ea

Explosions sound in the Iranian capital and Jerusalem

Explosions are sounding in Iran's capital city and Jerusalem as its war with the U.S. and Israel enters a fifth day.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-march-04-2026-e1c316da4ce809407122590a6872aa85

Asian shares extend losses as the war with Iran widens

Asian shares have resumed their decline after a global sell-off for stocks hit Wall Street, while oil prices climbed even higher.

https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-iran-oil-trump-c9a42448cbc7afc35e959dd444614aa0

Sleeping man set ablaze near New York City's Penn Station

Police are searching for two suspects believed to have set a sleeping man on fire near New York’s Penn Station.

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-penn-station-fire-sleeping-man-d183204f37594f3d279b21b5cd698c14

States face hurdles in pushing election-year property tax cuts

States across the country are pushing to cut property taxes as homeowners complain about rising bills.

https://apnews.com/article/property-taxes-cuts-georgia-florida-a5f8f7f9214fe48cd0d684039736b604

Voters are turned away in two Texas counties after change in primary rules

Voters in two major Texas counties have been turned away at polling locations and directed to different precincts after a recent change in how the primary is conducted created confusion and frustration.

https://apnews.com/article/texas-midterms-voters-polls-democrats-republicans-5ffabf9d6b60d42d4fc84b9c06d93ae4

Democratic Party chair says lagging governor candidates should drop out to avoid GOP upset

California's top Democrat has a message for his party's candidates who are lagging in the race for governor: If you can't win, get out of the race.

https://apnews.com/article/california-republican-governor-democratic-candidates-422542e08fc8419c7101a1ebf62b4684

National People's Congress to set China's economic goals for coming years

China’s ceremonial parliament meets in Beijing this week as leaders use the event to set policy and economic goals.

https://apnews.com/article/china-congress-what-to-expect-10c6976dfe8e824922deaff3f4880153

A large immigration detention camp in Texas is closed to visitors amid measles outbreak

A lawmaker says a large immigration detention camp in Texas is closed to visitors and attorneys due to a measles outbreak. U.S. Rep.

https://apnews.com/article/camp-east-montana-immigration-detention-measles-7c70b887234439f96af405f2f16953c9

Florida's Jon Sumrall takes a tense photoshoot with a 7-foot alligator

Florida coach Jon Sumrall has a new appreciation for the gator chomp. Sumrall got hissed at and snapped at while posing for promotional pictures with a live alligator last week.

https://apnews.com/article/florida-jon-sumrall-alligator-52b7d635db881b6ab91c9cea3dd6e89e

Alexander brothers' sex trafficking trial nears an end

A federal prosecutor says the wealthy Alexander brothers used the same luring, drugging, and humiliation tactics to sexually assault numerous women and girls, bragging about their exploits in blog posts with titles that included “It’s not rape if.”

https://apnews.com/article/alexander-brothers-real-estate-sex-trafficking-trial-7067ab1dde8f1bee8477de5665397a4a

With 100 days to go, World Cup faces new challenges with Iran war and Mexico violence

With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-iran-us-mexico-canada-c5a3ea55d97e69729b314d9d67623f25

Lawmakers demand answers on Trump administration's Iran war strategy

Questions are mounting at the U.S. Capitol over the Trump administration’s shifting rationale for going to war with Iran.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-marco-rubio-middle-east-9b9dfac9c40c8cf171e229e0a0a6980f

Prosecutors present video depositions of Meta executives in New Mexico trial

New Mexico prosecutors are presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial that centers on impacts of the conglomerate's platforms on children.

https://apnews.com/article/meta-instagram-new-mexico-zuckerberg-mosseri-social-e5a6749f4628cff9ff399df142783f33

Trump weighs in on who he'd like to run lead Iran after the war

President Donald Trump says “someone from within” the Iranian regime might be the best choice to take power once the U.S.-Israel military campaign is completed.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-regime-change-merz-87bfc28fa0498dff198895bac31f75c7

Trial seeks to tie Iranian paramilitary to alleged assassination plot

A criminal trial in New York is airing claims that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was entangled in a foiled 2024 assassination plot that eyed then-candidate Donald Trump as a possible target.

https://apnews.com/article/assassinations-plot-trial-pakistani-iran-asif-merchant-f4bd4d3c1406a67791cbb9fc4b53bec2

Sen. Thom Tillis calls for Noem's resignation at DHS hearing over immigration 'disaster'

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her agency in testimony and under questioning at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

https://apnews.com/video/sen-thom-tillis-calls-for-noems-resignation-at-dhs-hearing-over-immigration-disaster-e975d65f4d5344acae38910fb16f94d9

Dior's Anderson dazzles at Tuileries Garden during Paris Fashion Week

Jonathan Anderson fall-winter 2026 collection for Dior at the Paris Fashion Week has invoked an Impressionist painting, steeped in flowers, water and the art of being seen.

https://apnews.com/article/paris-dior-fashion-week-d2be6583659b71b4b67c04480c6d91cf

Fort Campbell military families weigh Iran war after toll of Iraq and Afghanistan

In the military-heavy communities surrounding Fort Campbell, the war in Iran is on a lot of people's minds. The sprawling U.S.

https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-fort-campbell-trump-639c13a3e3fa93c0df52acc028b39123

Anthropic's moral stand against Pentagon raises questions about AI's readiness for military use

Anthropic’s moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren’t capable enough for acts of war.

https://apnews.com/article/anthropic-pentagon-openai-claude-chatgpt-military-ai-b2bbcf5fda3f27353eae1e0eb7ab07b6

Kansas sued over law invalidating driver's licenses of trans residents

Two transgender men are suing Kansas over a new law that invalidated their driver’s licenses and about 1,700 others for reflecting people's gender identities and not their sex assigned at birth.

https://apnews.com/article/transgender-drivers-licenses-kansas-lawsuit-b34d868d7fe93b2946f54c831307b935