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As Trump blocks asylum seekers, Supreme Court to decide if US must review claims

A major legal battle over the ability of asylum seekers to apply for refuge in the U.S. at ports of entry along the border with Mexico lands at the Supreme Court.

Denmark votes in an early election that follows a crisis over US designs on Greenland

Danish voters are going to the polls in a general election

Iran live updates: Damage in Tel Aviv region after Iranian attack, authorities say

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

Preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes near Tonga in South Pacific Ocean: USGS

The USGS says a strong preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday

WATCH: Alaska resident captures ‘insane’ northern lights

A photographer in Alaska shared this stunning view of the northern lights captured around dusk on Monday.

WATCH: Whale spotted spouting rainbows off California coast

Spectacular footage captured by a drone operator in Southern California shows a whale creating a rainbow with its spout.

US Park Police officer shot in Washington, DC

A U.S. Park Police officer was shot in Washington, D.C., while on duty, according to a statement from the agency.

Senate confirms Sen. Markwayne Mullin as DHS secretary

Mullin was nominated to replace Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

WATCH: Video shows moment jet slams into fire truck at LaGuardia, killing both pilots

An Air Canada plane slammed into a fire truck in its path while coming in to land at New York City's LaGuardia Airport. The pilot and co-pilot were killed, and dozens were injured.

WATCH: Jewish ambulances outside London synagogue set on fire in antisemitic act

Authorities say surveillance video shows three suspects pouring accelerant onto the vehicles before lighting them.

WATCH: A traffic jam in South Africa turned into a showdown as two drivers faced off in a game of rock, paper, scissors.

A traffic jam in South Africa turned into a showdown as two drivers faced off in a game of rock, paper, scissors.

WATCH: Home security footage captured the moment a dog swiped a couple of ribeye steaks from a neighbor's doorstep in Oklahoma.

Home security footage captured the moment a dog swiped a couple of ribeye steaks from a neighbor's doorstep in Oklahoma.