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Federal judge rules Pentagon's new press access policy is unlawful 03/21/2026 12:55pm • A federal judge has ruled that parts of the Pentagon's new press access policy was unlawful. Last fall, the Pentagon implemented the policy requiring credentialed reporters to accept restrictive requirements to maintain daily access to the building. Many news organizations refused to consent t ���Elopement��� bills, to safeguard those with autism, dementia, steadily advancing in Maryland 03/21/2026 12:45pm • Shari Bailey said she was brought to tears this week when a lawmaker texted her with the news that the House had passed a bill, inspired by her daughter, that aims to improve outcomes for people with autism or dementia who wander off. It was one bit of good news in a string of positive developmen Kyle Farmer and Dominic Smith make Atlanta Braves roster and sign big league contracts 03/21/2026 12:45pm • NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) ��� Infielders Kyle Farmer and Dominic Smith have made the Atlanta Braves ' major league roster and signed big league contracts Saturday after attending spring training with minor league deals. Smith and Farmer each have $1.25 million salaries while in major leagues as part of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' actor Nicholas Brendon dies at 54 03/21/2026 12:40pm • Nicholas Brendon, an actor best known for his role as a loveable underdog sidekick on the hit television series ���Buffy the Vampire Slayer,��� has died. He was 54. Brendon's family announced the death in a statement posted on his social media accounts Friday. They said he died in his sleep of na Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey wins Patty Kazmaier award as women's college hockey's top player 03/21/2026 12:30pm • Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey cemented her reputation as one of college women���s hockey���s top players in being voted this season���s Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner on Saturday. The award caps a decorated college career for the 23-year-old and comes a month after Harvey won a gold medal Mets veteran Sean Manaea will open the season in a relief role rather than the starting rotation 03/21/2026 12:23pm • PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) ��� New York Mets left-hander Sean Manaea will open the season working out of the bullpen rather than having a spot in the starting rotation. Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Saturday that Manaea would have a ���piggyback��� role in which he immediately follows a start PrizePicks Promo Code WTOP: Get $50 Bonus for College Basketball Tournament Picks 03/21/2026 12:11pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services New users can secure a guaranteed reward ahead of the latest college basketball action by using PrizePicks promo code WTOP. Exclu Senegal's World Cup jerseys to display just one Africa Cup star, not two 03/21/2026 11:49am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� Senegal���s team jersey will display only one star instead of two at the World Cup this summer, but it has nothing to do with the country being stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title. The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) issued a statement to clarify that production March Madness spotlight shines on Florida's 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux 03/21/2026 11:47am • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ��� The Florida Gators love hearing ���We want Ollie!��� chants. Fans started calling for 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux to enter the game just past the midway point of the second half during Florida���s 59-point victory over Prairie View A&M on Friday night. Rueben Chinyelu, who Ekitike injured early in Liverpool's match at Brighton in Premier League 03/21/2026 11:42am • BRIGHTON, England (AP) ��� Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike lasted less than eight minutes before hobbling off with a left leg injury in the Premier League game against Brighton on Saturday. The France international was hurt in a challenge by Brighton midfielder James Milner in the third minute. After Cyclist taken to hospital after horrific crash at women���s Milan-San Remo 03/21/2026 11:30am • SAN REMO, Italy (AP) ��� Italian cyclist Debora Silvestri was taken to a hospital after a horrific-looking crash during the women���s Milan-San Remo one-day classic on Saturday. Several cyclists were caught up in the incident, with Silvestri tumbling over a guardrail as riders tried to avoid the pil Marcus Allen, fighting cancer, helps lead Miami's NCAA Tournament celebration after win 03/21/2026 11:26am • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Marcus Allen's stat line from Miami's NCAA Tournament win over Missouri: zero points, zero rebounds, one sticker. And the Hurricanes couldn't have enjoyed anything more. Allen ��� who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in December and ruled out for the rest of the season ��� It's not just vaccines ��� parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns 03/21/2026 11:18am • One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn���t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent day, more than a quarter didn't get the shot. Their parents wouldn't allow it. ���When you look Russia thwarts protests over the blocking of a popular messaging app, but frustration persists 03/21/2026 11:06am • In one Russian city, officials blocked a rally due to a ���tree inspection.��� Elsewhere, they blamed snow removal problems or still-existing COVID-19 restrictions. And in one location, administrators argued that the reason for the protest didn���t exist. Authorities in nearly a dozen Russian region Photos from the Mideast in the 3rd week of the Iran war 03/21/2026 10:53am • Photos from the ground as the war on Iran launched by the United States and Israel enters its third week. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.