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9:54 PM on Friday, March 20

High Point’s bracket-busting NCAA Tournament upset has put the spotlight on the private school in North Carolina that offers some unusual perks for its student body

8:23 PM on Friday, March 20

Minnesota survived a home-court scare by No. 13 seed Green Bay, getting 21 points from Amaya Battle and using a 30-point fourth quarter for a 75-58 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

8:19 PM on Friday, March 20

Family matters at High Point, enough that coach Chelsea Banbury has no problem with assistant Katie Clayman missing the Panthers’ last practice before their NCAA Tournament opener

7:08 PM on Friday, March 20

The WNBA and its players union have reached the next step in their new collective bargaining agreement, signing a term sheet

7:02 PM on Friday, March 20

Some 650 delegates from 33 countries and 120 organizations have started arriving in Cuba as part of a solidarity caravan transporting some 20 tons of humanitarian aid as the island grapples with a severe energy crisis

7:00 PM on Friday, March 20

Costa Rican authorities say a U.S. strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat off the country's coast has left at least two people dead and one critically injured

6:51 PM on Friday, March 20

Noah Wyle says his Emmy-winning show “The Pitt” is a domestic success story

6:45 PM on Friday, March 20

The former counterterrorism director who resigned this week in protest of the Iran war is denying allegations that he improperly shared classified information

6:28 PM on Friday, March 20

Bruno Fernandes has added another goal and assist to his sterling record in Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in the Premier League

6:22 PM on Friday, March 20

A Georgia appeals court says Fulton County doesn't have to seat two Republican picks to its election board

5:30 PM on Friday, March 20

A Missouri judge has struck down the ballot summary for a potential referendum on a congressional redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump

5:18 PM on Friday, March 20

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, ruling that key portions of the new rules are unlawful

5:01 PM on Friday, March 20

A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security has failed to advance in the Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some of the country’s biggest airports

3:20 PM on Friday, March 20

The public is experiencing the consequences of a partial U.S. government shutdown in long wait times at some airports as Transportation Security Officers take time off to manage the financial strain

1:44 PM on Friday, March 20

Chuck Norris’s death has sparked a wave of tributes from fellow action stars and fans

1:20 PM on Friday, March 20

Former reality TV star Joseph Duggar waived an extradition hearing in Arkansas, setting in motion his transfer to Florida, where he faces a child molestation charge

10:47 AM on Friday, March 20

The Justice Department has filed a new lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of failing to address antisemitism on campus

9:04 AM on Friday, March 20

The White House is laying out a new framework that it wants Congress to use to shape national rules for artificial intelligence without curbing growth in the sector

3:07 AM on Friday, March 20

Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes

1:34 AM on Friday, March 20

Iran is threatening recreational and tourist sites worldwide and insisting it is still building missiles three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East