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They're on board the USS Tripoli, but even as the buildup continues, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana says...

President Trump has almost put an end to the threat Iran has posed to the U.S.

Scalise made his comments today on ABC News.

Police in Israel turned away the Vatican's top official in Jerusalem from praying in one of Christianity's holiest sites today.

The Latin patriarch had already canceled public Palm Sunday events in keeping with wartime restrictions, but was also barred from holding smaller private prayers.

M.P.R.

's Kerry Kahn has our report from Jerusalem.

World leaders, including U.S.

Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, all criticized the move.

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Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael are considered the three great masters of the High Renaissance.

And now, for the first time, a retrospective of Raphael's work is in the U.S.

NPR's Jennifer Vanesco reports.

The men's NCAA basketball Final Four is now set after UConn beat Duke Sunday 73-72 with a last-second three-pointer.

Freshman Braylon Mullins hit the last shot.

UConn will now play Illinois.

Michigan dominated Tennessee, winning 95-62.

The Wolverines will play Arizona in the other semifinal match.

Yaxel Lindenberg scored 27 points in that win.

In women's basketball, defending national champion UConn is heading to their 25th Final Four after beating Notre Dame Sunday 70-52.