Large oil refinery explosion near Texas coast forces residents to shelter in place
A large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast shot plumes of smoke into the air and forced nearby residents to shelter in place, officials said. No one was injured in Monday's explosion at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) east of Houston, Mayor Charlotte M. Moses said. She urged residents in parts of the west side of the city to stay put, saying firefighters had arrived. “There's been an explosion, yes, but we're OK; everybody's OK,” she said...
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- Global shares mostly rebound after Trump hints at a possible end to the Iran war
- Iran targets Israel and Gulf Arab states even as Trump says US is in talks to end the war
- Denmark votes in an early election that follows a crisis over US designs on Greenland
- Senators consider deal to fund Homeland Security but not ICE enforcement as airport lines snarl
- Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'
- At least 66 killed in military plane crash in Colombia, head of armed forces says
- Workers' job market gloom has increased dramatically over the past few years, Gallup survey finds
- Stories of survival emerge from deadly New York airport collision as officials investigate its cause
Mon, 23 Mar 2026
- Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens
- Jury finds that Bill Cosby sexually assaulted woman in 1972 and awards her nearly $60 million
- Pentagon will remove media offices after judge reinstates New York Times press credentials
- Jury begins deliberations in landmark New Mexico trial over children's safety risks on Meta
- UK police probe possible Iran link after Jewish charity ambulances set on fire
- Stocks rally and oil sinks after Trump hints at a possible end to war, even as Iran denies talks
- ICE officers go to TSA checkpoints at Trump's direction, while long wait times at airports persist
- Trump says Iran is eager for a deal to end the war as he extends deadline to allow for diplomacy
- 2 pilots killed when jet collides with fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport
- Bracket Reset: NCAA Tournament down to a Sweet 16 of high-majors
- WNBA players unanimously approve a new 7-year collective bargaining agreement through 2032
- Supreme Court sounds skeptical of late-arriving ballots, a Trump target
- As demand for GLP-1 pills and shots surges, healthy habits are still key
- ICE officers will begin assisting TSA as shutdown frustrates travelers and screeners
- International Energy Agency head says global economy faces major, major threat from Iran war
- AAPI adults mostly think Trump has done more harm than good on immigration, new poll finds
- Rubio to testify in trial of former roommate accused of secretly lobbying for Venezuela
Sun, 22 Mar 2026
- Historic Hawaii floods leave 2,000 people without power
- Iran threatens to 'completely' close Strait of Hormuz and hit power plants after Trump ultimatum
- Dylan Darling hits driving layup at buzzer, St. John's beats Kansas 67-65 in March Madness thriller
- Socialist Grgoire becomes Paris mayor as the far right wins Nice in key municipal elections
- Family appeals to Arizona community for clues in ongoing disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
- Man City dominates Arsenal to win English League Cup and make statement in Premier League title race
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- Trump touted bigger tax refunds this year, but Americans will likely spend them on gas
- California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election
- Cuba begins to restore power after nationwide grid collapse
- Democrats sharpen criticism of Vance as they look past Trump to the 2028 presidential campaign
- Women farmworkers who built their own fight against sexual assault cope with Chavez allegations
- Bryson DeChambeau wins again by beating Jon Rahm in a LIV playoff in South Africa
- Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank
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- Goggia wins to lock up World Cup super-G title. Aicher further closes gap on overall leader Shiffrin
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- Slovenia's governing liberals face right-wing populists in a tight parliamentary election
- A strike on a hospital in Sudan killed at least 64 people, WHO says
- Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags
Sat, 21 Mar 2026
- Hawaiis worst flooding in 20 years threatens dam, prompts evacuations, as more rain looms
- Trump's mixed messages on Iran: 'Winding down' the war and easing sanctions but adding more troops
- Detained immigrant children still face concerning conditions at Texas facility, lawyers say
- Cubas power grid collapses leaving it without electricity for the 3rd time this month
- Iran strikes near Israeli nuclear research center as Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants
- Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
- For airline travelers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers
- ICE officers soon will help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown, Trump says
- Senate blocks amendment on transgender athletes during weekend session on voting bill
- Newly discovered photos show astronaut Neil Armstrong after the Gemini 8 emergency
- As Netanyahu prepares for elections, his foes in Iran and Lebanon could get a vote
- Surprise, embarrassment, unease in Japan after Trump uses Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war
- Congress looks for Trump's exit plan as the Iran war drags on
- The Latest: Israel says attacks on Iran to ramp up as Trump mulls winding down military operations
- Big money flows into state attorney general races as legal battles shape American politics
- It's not just vaccines parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns
- Wimbledon introduces video review on six courts for this year's tournament
- BTS returns with comeback concert in Seoul after 4-year hiatus
- Russia thwarts protests over the blocking of a popular messaging app, but frustration persists
- Iran war halts Qatar helium output, threatening global tech supply chains
- 230 people are rescued as flash flooding hits Hawaii and officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail
- Israel strikes Hezbollah's civilian as well as military wings in an attempt to crush the group
- Judge orders Voice of America be put back together again. What are the chances that will happen?
Fri, 20 Mar 2026
- Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-down
- Tons of aid flows into Cuba as humanitarian convoy arrives on the struggling island
- TSA officers are quitting as a funding standoff forces them to staff airports without pay
- High oil prices knock down stocks and erase Wall Street's hopes for a cut to interest rates
- Judge sides with New York Times in challenge to policy limiting reporters access to Pentagon
- DEA names Colombian president 'priority target' as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers
- Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds
- Feds move to dismiss charges against officers accused of falsifying warrant in Breonna Taylor raid
- CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era
- Ukraine faces growing pressure because of the war in Iran as Russia readies a new offensive
- Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
- Jehovah's Witnesses ease policy on transfusions, allowing storage and use of one's own blood
- Records shattered as summer heat hits Southwest in March; 'This is what climate change looks like'
- White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint
- Ukraine is using its drone expertise to help 5 countries against Iran attacks, Zelenskyy says
- NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch
- Pete Hegseths Christian rhetoric draws renewed scrutiny after the US goes to war with Iran
- Many states count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. Those grace periods could go away
- Fire at South Korean auto parts factory injures at least 55
- Drone video from inside a Fukushima reactor shows a hole in pressure vessel, likely fuel debris
- High Point's upset starts run of 4 wins by double-digit seeds, busting March Madness brackets
- Energy fallout from Iran war signals a global wake-up call for renewable energy
- Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility
- Democrats aim to turn Trump's tariffs against GOP in campaigns for governor
- Teenagers sue Musk's xAI claiming image-generator made sexually explicit images of them as minors
Thu, 19 Mar 2026
- Japan's Takaichi tries to reaffirm alliance with Trump as he seeks help securing Strait of Hormuz
- Israel hits Tehran with airstrikes on Persian New Year as war jolts energy markets
- Student loans to go to Treasury Department as Trump continues to dismantle Education Department
- ABC cancels 'Bachelorette' season with Taylor Frankie Paul, citing 2023 video
- The body of an American student who went missing in Barcelona has been found, police in Spain say
- Brent crude briefly tops $119 per barrel, before receding, and shakes stock markets worldwide
- California's Gov. Newsom supports move to rename Csar Chavez Day over alleged sexual abuse
- Chavez name, once an honor, now carries a stain that officials want to scrub
- What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance, according to a new poll
- Belarus releases 250 political prisoners in a deal with the US to lift some sanctions
- Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says
- Mullin's DHS nomination advances to full Senate despite opposition from Republican Rand Paul
- Trade with Cuba collapses as Trump escalates pressure on Communist Party leadership
- The Latest: Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war, AP source says
- RFK Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he often overstates the science
- Dolores Huerta ends her silence, champions decades of advocacy for marginalized groups
- EU leaders balk at joining Middle East fight, grapple with high energy prices
- Trump faces his most difficult Iran war decision: Will he deploy US troops to seize uranium?
- Tulsi Gabbard says Iran's government still intact but refuses to discuss talks with Trump about war
- EU scrambles to contain energy costs from war in Middle East
- In Lebanon, war and displacement mar run-up to Eid al-Fitr holiday for many
- Joe Kent's resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence
Wed, 18 Mar 2026
- Csar Chavez and Dolores Huerta led a movement that won better wages and conditions for farmworkers
- California community ties all-time March temperature record in the US
- Strikes hit world's largest natural gas field in Iran, and Tehran retaliates with more attacks
- Gov. JB Pritzker criticizes AIPAC after pro-Israel group spent heavily in Illinois primary
- Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders' briefing on the Epstein files
- Fed keeps key rate unchanged as Powell vows to stay until DOJ investigation is finished
- Csar Chavez accused of sexually abusing labor rights leader Dolores Huerta and others
- US stocks slump on worries about higher oil prices, inflation and interest rates
- A landmark WNBA labor deal nears reality, paving the way for the first million dollar players
- Trump pays his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East
- Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament
- The Latest: A rare statement from Irans supreme leader signals retaliation over Larijanis killing
- Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting, 2 days after deadly Kabul strike
- Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather
- UConn teammates Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd headline AP All-America first team
- US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war
- Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect
- French bulldog frenzy may be cooling in US, but dachshunds are riding high
- Trumps tariffs are hurting American manufacturers instead of helping them
- Venezuela beats US 3-2 on Surezs 9th-inning double to win first World Baseball Classic title
- About 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite the war
- Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic primary for US Senate
Tue, 17 Mar 2026
- Gunman killed and employee hospitalized after a shooting at a Georgia VA clinic, police say
- Iran launches barrage of missiles after Israel kills 2 of its top officials
- A prolonged and unusual March heat wave is gripping cities across the West
- Flight cancellations and delays continue after US storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east
- Republicans are launching a voting bill debate that could last days or even weeks
- Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Epstein files
- Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the 'trial of the century' against a cardinal
- Rubio calls for new Cuban leaders as latest blackout underscores deepening economic crisis
- How many rate cuts? Iran war upends Federal Reserve's next steps
- Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat
- Broncos get star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle from Dolphins in a blockbuster trade, AP sources say
- Trump postpones his China trip to focus on the war in Iran
- Oil prices resume their rise, but US stocks hold steadier this time around
- Afghanistan says more than 400 dead in Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital
- 23 killed, 108 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria
- Zelenskyy in London to press for peace and Russia sanctions as Iran war steals focus
- Scottish lawmakers to vote on whether to let terminally ill people end their lives
- The Latest: Israel says it killed a top Iranian security official and the Basij force chief
- Trump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war's story the way we see it
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