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NCAA announces 16 opening-weekend hosts for women's tournament before the bracket reveal 03/14/2026 04:01pm • Anticipated No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Texas were chosen as hosts for the first two rounds of the NCAA Women's Tournament on Saturday. For the first time, the NCAA revealed the 16 teams that will be hosting on opening weekend a day before the bracket is revealed. The list of schools The Latest: Iran threatens UAE ports as war enters its third week 03/14/2026 03:55pm • Iran on Saturday threatened for the first time to attack infrastructure of a neighboring country, urging people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates that Tehran claimed were “legitimate targets” because the U.S. military used them for attacks. The escalation sharpened global A pardon lobbyist, $500,000 demand and alleged 'enforcer' lead to extortion charge in New York 03/14/2026 03:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities in New York have arrested and charged a lobbyist — one who had worked on behalf of an ex-nursing home operator pardoned recently by President Donald Trump — with attempting to force a former client and his son to pay him $500,000, according to documents. Jo Russian strike on Kyiv region kills 4 people and wounds 15 as peace talks are stalled 03/14/2026 03:25pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A combined Russian missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded 15, a Ukrainian official said Saturday, after the United States postponed Russia-Ukraine talks due to the war with Iran. The attack hit four districts, damaging residential A seat at the table, but no vote yet for a Democratic lawmaker in the Kennedy Center board showdown 03/14/2026 02:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Saturday that a Democratic lawmaker is entitled to participate in a Kennedy Center board meeting to discuss President Donald Trump's plan to close the performing arts center for two years of renovations. 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