Chesney the kangaroo flees petting zoo for three days on the lam

How does a kangaroo escape a petting zoo?

Mullins Madness! Freshman's 35-footer gives UConn a 73-72 win over Duke

WASHINGTON (AP) – Braylon Mullins sank a desperation 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to give UConn an astonishing 73-72 victory over top-seeded Duke on Sunday, earning the Huskies a spot in the Final Four after they rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit.

The top moments from this year's CPAC conference in Texas

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) – For the first time in nearly a decade, President Donald Trump did not attend one of the biggest annual meetings of conservatives. But even in his absence, the Conservative Political Action Conference revolved around him.

One month into Iran war, some Trump objectives are unfulfilled

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has listed five objectives that the U.S. wants to achieve before ending its war with Iran. Now, one month into the conflict, he has suggested the U.S. may soon be “winding down” the operation, even though some of his key aims remain undefined or unfulfilled.

CPAC embraces Paxton as MAGA's choice for Texas Senate over Cornyn

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s was the unofficial guest of honor at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where hundreds of right-wing activists from around the country hailed him as Republicans’ clear choice for U.S. Senate.

Oil spill deals economic blow to fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico

VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) – Every year, fish markets in the seaside Mexican city of Veracruz flood with a crush of customers in the lead up to Holy Week. This year, they were virtually empty.

How the Homeland Security deal unraveled and split Republican leaders

WASHINGTON (AP) – For several hours Friday, in the stillness before dawn, the Senate appeared to have finally figured out how to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security before it faced the longest partial shutdown in U.S. history.

Trump's conflicting messages sow confusion over the Iran war

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the United States is winning the war with Iran even as thousands of additional American troops deploy to the Middle East. He has pilloried other countries for not helping the U.S., only to say later he does not need their assistance. He has twice delayed deadlines for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump brings UFC cage-match bout to the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) – Cage-match fighting is coming to the White House to fete President Donald Trump, a proud proponent of cage-match politics. In the coming weeks, crews will erect a 6-foot wire-mesh fence shaped into an octagon on the lawn, where UFC fighters will use a combination of kickboxing, jiujitsu, wrestling and other martial arts.