Shipping cranes at the Port of Los Angeles on March 13, 2026. The port reported a 3 percent increase in cargo volumes in February compared with a year earlier, making it the second-busiest February on record, as retailers and manufacturers moved shipments ahead of the Lunar New Year despite ongoing uncertainty tied to global conflicts and shifting U.S. trade policy. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
White House Chief of protocol Monica Crowley, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum unveil the new Indycar for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix in Washington on March 9, 2026. The Aug. 23 street circuit will feature a 1.7-mile course with seven turns on the National Mall, celebrating America’s 250th birthday. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump signs a proclamation for Women’s History Month with first lady Melania Trump during an event in the East Room of the White House on March 12, 2026. The United States has observed Women’s History Month in March since 1987. Heather Diehl/Getty Images
Traffic moves past a gas station in Los Angeles on March 11, 2026. Oil prices have gone up since the start of the Iran war, and after new leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s regime signalled that the Strait of Hormuz would likely remain shut. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Members of the National Guard and attendees pick tulips during National Tulip Day in Washington on March 15, 2026. The annual event held by the Embassy of the Netherlands aims to celebrate the beginning of Spring and strengthen cultural ties. Alex Kent/Getty Images
Law enforcement respond near Temple Israel following reports of an active shooter in West Bloomfield, Mich., on March 12, 2026. Emily Elconin/Getty Images
Amy Neville (C), whose son died after taking a fentanyl-laced pill bought on social media, speaks outside Los Angeles Superior Court during a trial examining whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to be addictive to children, in Los Angeles on March 12, 2026. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
NYPD graduates celebrate during their Recruit Graduation Ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 9, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Host Conan O’Brien lies on the carpet as he participates in the 98th Oscars arrivals carpet roll out at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation in Hollywood, Calif., on March 11, 2026. Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images
Pumpjacks operate while others stand idle in the Belridge oil field near McKittrick, Calif., on March 10, 2026. A barrel of oil passed the $100 mark yesterday amid the war in Iran for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images
President Donald Trump speaks with supporters at Venezuelan restaurant El Arepazo in Miami on March 9, 2026. Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images
Homes reduced to rubble after being hit by yesterday’s tornado in Aroma Park, Ill., on March 11, 2026. Several tornadoes passed through Indiana and Illinois yesterday, leaving behind a path of destruction and at least two people dead in Lake Village, Indiana. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu’s dad, Arthur Liu, is acknowledged during a rally celebrating her accomplishments at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics in Oakland, Calif,. on March 12, 2026. Liu won the United States first gold medal in women’s singles figure skating since 2002. Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images
New York Police Department counterterrorism officers respond to a suspicious package report in Carl Schurz Park, which borders Gracie Mansion in New York City, on March 10, 2026. Earlier, two suspects, ISIS supporters Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi of Pennsylvania, were arrested on March 7 for throwing hand-made explosive devices that did not explode at protesters outside Gracie Mansion, the residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Ryan Murphy/Getty Images
A journalist arrives for a press briefing on the progress on the Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on March 12, 2026. NASA rolled the massive Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building from Launch Pad 39B on Feb. 25 to troubleshoot problems encountered during a wet dress rehearsal. NASA engineers and technicians will effect repairs and replace numerous flight batteries prior to sending four astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Artemis II is scheduled to launch in April. Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani female education activist, speaks at the U.N. Commemoration of International Women’s Day 2026 in New York on March 9, 2026. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump greets supporters as he departs the White House on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Members of D.C. Metropolitan Police respond to reports of a bomb threat near One Franklin Square in Washington on March 13, 2026. According to reports, police were able to clear the area without incident. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Vice President JD Vance waves as he departs Air Force Two at Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport in Elm City, N.C., on March 13, 2026. Vance is traveling to North Carolina to deliver remarks on the Trump administration’s economic agenda. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, joined by the National Finals Rodeo champions, speaks to members of the press outside of the West Wing of the White house on March 13, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
People carry a sign reading “Make Iran Great Again” and wave pre-revolutionary Iranian, U.S., and Israeli flags as they march along 42nd Street to support regime change in Iran in New York City on March 15, 2026. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
Wildflowers bloom at Carrizo Plain National Monument in Santa Margarita, Calif., on March 12, 2026. California’s deserts and hills are seeing a colorful wildflower bloom this spring after a wet winter helped dormant seeds sprout across normally barren landscapes, with vibrant displays emerging across the region and expected to continue at higher elevations in the coming weeks depending on weather conditions. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
