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Teacher questions justice process as attempted assault case against ex-wife moves toward dismissal

Tom Eader

Parochial schoolteacher says she was excluded from justice process as attempted assault case involving alleged tampering with skincare products moves toward dismissal.
AG clarifies Elections Board’s role in primary elections; Florine Audain-Hassell resigns

Tom Eader

VI Board of Elections reviews attorney general opinion limiting its role in primaries and seeks clarity on dual candidacy as Secretary Florine Audain-Hassell resigns.
WTJX NEWSFEED: March 4, 2026

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Florine Audain-Hassell of St. Croix resigned from the Virgin Islands Board of Elections effective March 5. DPNR is launching a month-long Virgin Islands History Month speaker series highlighting cultural figures who helped shape the territory’s heritage.

Patrick T. Fallon

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Travel industry pushes Congress to end DHS shutdown and pay federal security workers

Joel Rose

With the busy spring break travel season looming, travel and aviation industry leaders urged Congress to end the stalemate over DHS funding before workers at TSA and ports miss a full paycheck.
Win McNamee

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Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS chief, names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her

Ximena Bustillo

President Trump has fired his homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, and said Markwayne Mullin, a senator from Oklahoma, would replace her.

Magali Rochat

Can a digital tablet cut back a country's overuse of antibiotics?

Jonathan Lambert

Overprescribing antibiotics breeds antibiotic resistance. A new tool aims to lower a notably high rate of such prescriptions in Rwanda.
Matthew Demarko

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via Atlanta Track Club

They were led off course in a big race. But a fix is more complicated than prize money

Bill Chappell

Top finishers in the Atlanta half marathon are calling for U.S. track officials to ensure that Jess McClain and two other athletes aren't excluded from the world championships because of an error.

National News

BBC News World Service

'We have been preparing': Why the boots on the ground in Iran could be Kurdish

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in exile in northern Iraq tell the BBC they have plans to cross the border but deny already doing so.
US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says

Ukraine's president says Kyiv will only help if doing so does not deplete its own air defences.
Israelis back war with Iran despite uncertainty and fatigue

Israelis broadly support the US-Israeli military campaign with Iran, even if they are tired of air raid alerts and constant upheaval.
Britney Spears arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence

The singer was arrested by the California Highway Patrol at around 21:30 PT (05:30 GMT) on Wednesday.

Ali Ihsan Ozturk

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U.S.-Israeli strikes continue across Iran; Iranian drones hit Azerbaijan

NPR Staff

The U.S. and Israel say they conducted new strikes inside Iran overnight, targeting ballistic missile launchers. Iran claims it struck a U.S. oil tanker in the northern Persian Gulf.