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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, Trump is warning that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not meet his latest deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz; a preview of tonight’s elections in Georgia and Wisconsin; and the rapper formerly known as Kanye West is barred from entering the U.K., canceling a music festival.
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President Donald Trump, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Monday in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Trump warns a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ if a deal with Iran isn't reached
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Iranian officials on Tuesday urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as President Donald Trump told Tehran it must meet his latest deadline to agree to a deal that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz. Read more.
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What to expect in Georgia’s special congressional runoff
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Three months after Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress following a public rift with President Donald Trump, voters in the northwest Georgia congressional district she once represented will pick a replacement to serve out the remainder of her term. The outcome will almost immediately affect the fragile balance of power in the closely divided U.S. House, where Republicans cling to a 217-214 majority. Read more.
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UK music festival canceled after government bars rapper Ye over antisemitic remarks
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The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was barred Tuesday from entering the U.K., where he was scheduled to headline the Wireless Festival in July, after a backlash over Ye’s history of antisemitic remarks. Festival organizers canceled the three-day outdoor event as a result of the travel ban and said those who had bought tickets would get refunds. Read more.
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Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez smiles during a meeting with a delegation led by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 11. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
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The shell of a Volkswagen Beetle hangs suspended on a cliff above the Sea-to-Sky Highway, in Squamish, British Columbia, Monday, after it appeared on the rock face last week with a large "E" on its roof, indicating that University of British Columbia engineering students carried out a long-standing tradition of placing the shell in difficult to reach locations. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Car shell suspended on rock face above British Columbia highway in apparent prank
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Authorities in British Columbia urged people to stay away from a rock face above a highway in the Canadian province where a red Volkswagen Beetle shell was suspended in an apparent prank by engineering students. The car shell appeared on the rock face above Highway 99 in Squamish, British Columbia, last week with a large “E” on its roof, indicating University of British Columbia engineering students were carrying on a tradition of placing Beetle shells in difficult locations.
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