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"The FBI identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks, and we have leveraged all technical capabilities to respond," the bureau said in a statement to CNN on Thursday, declining to elaborate.

A source familiar with the investigation told CNN the cybersecurity incident is related to a digital system the bureau uses to manage wiretapping and foreign intelligence surveillance warrants as part of investigations.

The recently discovered cybersecurity incident has prompted senior officials at the FBI and Justice Department focused on civil liberties and national security to respond, the source said.

Like other major federal agencies and corporations, the FBI is a regular target of hackers seeking sensitive information held by the bureau. But breaches to the bureau's systems are rarely disclosed.

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It's not clear whether the latest "suspicious activity" uncovered by the FBI is connected to the serious Salt Typhoon breach attributed to Chinese intelligence that affected a variety of US government networks. Suspected Chinese hackers are believed to have infiltrated private sector communications providers and targeted national security networks,CNN reportedin 2024.

The recent possible breach comes amid what some current and former officials say has been a diminishing of the FBI's cybersecurity response capabilities, with FBI Director Kash Patel pushing out some of the senior officials overseeing the information technology operations and experts overseeing the FBI's handling of the Salt Typhoon response.

The increased turnover in FBI ranks, and wider upheaval at the FBI in the past year, has added to challenges the US faces in thwarting foreign cyberattacks, the current and former officials say.

CNNreportedon a separate breach in 2023 that targeted affected a computer system in the New York FBI field office used in investigations of images of child sexual exploitation, including a system used to store images from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, according to people briefed on the matter.

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The U.S. Geological Survey previously reported that the magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck about 5:30 a.m. March 5 with its epicenter just north of Coushatta, about 50 miles from Shreveport. Later, the earthquake was upgraded to a magnitude 4.9.

The 4.9 earthquake is thestrongest in the region in decades, USGS data shows.

Republican state Sen. Thomas Pressly of Shreveport, Louisiana said he was awakened by the earthquake.

"A 4.4 earthquake isn't insignificant," Pressly said. He joked that his wife slept through the event because she is a California native.

The USGS asked anyone near northwestern Louisianato report if they felt the earthquake, and by mid-morning, reports had come in reporting shaking across state lines in eastern Texas and southwestern Arkansas.

No structural damage has yet been reported from the quake.

The Moon orbits through the Earth's shadow resulting in a lunar eclipse turning the moon red on March 3, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. A total lunar eclipse was viewable over large swaths of the Americas this week, creating a phenomenon often called a "blood moon." In the pre-dawn hours of March 3, a full moon was covered by Earth's shadow, creating the eclipse. This phenomenon also marks March's full moon, known as a worm moon, giving skygazers and early risers an extra treat.

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The Moon orbits through the Earth's shadow resulting ina lunar eclipseturning the moon red on March 3, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. Atotal lunar eclipsewas viewable over large swaths of the Americas this week, creating a phenomenonoften called a "blood moon."In the pre-dawn hours of March 3, a full moon was covered by Earth's shadow, creating the eclipse. This phenomenon also marks March's full moon, known as aworm moon,giving skygazers and early risers an extra treat.

How powerful is a magnitude 4.9 earthquake?

Magnitude measures the strength of an earthquake. Here are the effects of different magnitudes of earthquake, according toMichigan Technological University:

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• Below 2.5: Generally not felt

• 2.5 to 5.4: Minor or no damage

• 5.5 to 6.0: Slight damage to buildings

• 6.1 to 6.9: Serious damage

• 7.0 to 7.9: Major earthquake. Serious damage.

• 8.0 or greater: Massive damage, can destroy communities

What's causing Shreveport earthquakes?:Centenary professor explains the phenomenon of minor earthquakes in Northwest Louisiana

How rare is an 4.9 earthquake in Louisiana?

Earthquakes east of the Rocky Mountains are much more rare than they are in the West, but they do happen, the USGS says. When they strike, those earthquakes are often felt more widely than quakes of similar magnitudes in the West, even across an area up to 10 times larger.

That's true especially in the East, where rocks are much older, in some cases by millions of years. Older rocks have been exposed to more extreme temperatures and pressure, and faults have had more time to heal, making them harder and denser, so seismic waves travel across them more efficiently. In the West, faults are newer and absorb more of the seismic wave energy is absorbed and doesn't spread as far.

Earthquakes aren't unheard of in Louisiana, but the magnitude of this one sets it apart. Since early December, there have been eight earthquakes in northwestern Louisiana, ranging from magnitude 2.6 to 3.1, AccuWeatherreported. The quake on March 5 was the strongest on land in at least two decades; a 5.3 quake was recorded in 2006 and another 4.9 in 1978 in the Gulf, according to AccuWeather.

This story has been updated to add new information.

Contributing: Beth Weise, USA TODAY

Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1.

This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times:Louisiana earthquake shakes people awake, rattles pipes, furniture

Araghchi spoke with "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Llamas in a video interview from Tehran as U.S. and Israeli airstrikes continue to hit the country.

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His comments came after the U.S. and Israeli militaries began a sweeping attack on Iran on Saturday, which decimated its military defenses and killed its top authority,Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Asked if he was afraid of a possible U.S. ground invasion, Araghchi struck a defiant tone.

"No, we are waiting for them," he said and added, "Because we are confident that we can confront them, and that would be a big disaster for them."

Araghchi also said that Iran has not asked for a ceasefire, despite U.S. and Israeli strikes across the country.

"We didn't ask for a ceasefire even last time. In previous time, it was Israel who asked for a ceasefire. They asked for an unconditional ceasefire after 12 days that we resisted against their aggression," he said, referring to the12-day war last Junewhen the Israeli and U.S. militaries targeted Iran's nuclear facilities.

Llamas asked about anattack on an elementary schoolin Minab that has killed dozens of schoolchildren, which the U.S. military said is being investigated, and questioned whether it could have been an errant Iranian military munition.

Araghchi said that 171 children were killed in the attack and that the American and Israeli militaries were responsible.

"This is what our military said. So it is either U.S. or Israel. What is the, what is the difference?"

Last Thursday, Araghchi was in a very different place, negotiating a possible deal with President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in Geneva.

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The attack while the negotiations were ongoing has soured Iran on any future talks, Araghchi said, adding that he has had no communication with Witkoff or Kushner since last week.

"The fact is that we don't have any positive experience of negotiating with the United States. You know, especially with this administration. We negotiated twice last year and this year, and then in the middle of negotiations,they attacked us," Araghchi said.

He added, "So we see no reason why we should engage once again with those who have, who are not honest in negotiation, and they don't and do not enter into negotiation in good faith."

Araghchi had a grim outlook on the outcome of the current conflict.

"There is no winner in this war," he said. "Our win is to be able to resist against, you know, the illegal, you know, goals, and this is what we have done so far."

The killing of Khamenei has left a power vacuum in Iran, with rumors swirling that Mojtaba Khamenei, the former supreme leader's second son, could be chosen as his successor.

This could spark criticism within Iran because the passing of authority from father to son defined the monarchy that was overthrown in the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which brought about the creation of the Islamic Republic.

Araghchi said that there was a constitutional process in place to determine succession.

"There are many rumors around, but you know, we have to wait for the Assembly of Experts to choose a new supreme leader," Araghchi said, noting the process could take longer because of the ongoing conflict.

The Assembly of Experts is an 88-seat Iranian governmental body tasked with choosing the supreme leader.

Araghchi added, "There are, as I said, there are many rumors, but nobody knows exactly who might be elected at the end of the day."

Araghchi dismissed anAxios reportthat Trump has said he needs to be involved in the selection of the next supreme leader.

"That is absolutely the business of Iranian people, and nobody can interfere," he said.

Congress Homeland Security

The House already approved a DHS spending bill in January, but it faltered in the Senate as Democrats insisted on changes to immigration enforcement operations following the shooting death of ICU nurseAlex Prettiin Minneapolis. As a result, funding for the departmentlapsedon Feb. 14.

Republicans are calling on Democrats to reconsider their vote in the wake of the conflict in Iran. Both the House and the Senate are expected to hold votes on the matter.

"The military action in Iran makes it all more urgent and crucial to have a fully funded, fully staffed DHS across all its departments," House Speaker Mike Johnson said.

It did not appear the GOP's strategy had changed the position of Democratic lawmakers, though. They said they are prepared to fund most of the agencies at the department, just not Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection.

"It's the same lousy, rotten bill that does not put any guardrails or constraints on ICE or CBP after federal agents shot American citizens in the street," said Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass.

Workers are beginning to miss part of their paychecks

Following thelongestfederal shutdown in the country's history last year, Congress has completed work on 11 of this year's 12 appropriations bills. Only the bill for Homeland Security remains outstanding.

Republicans said the timing couldn't be worse for a Homeland Security shutdown. While a large majority of the department's employees are considered essential and continue to work, many will not receive a full paycheck this week.

Republicans said the prospect of an increase in unscheduled absences by the Transportation Security Administration's agents and screeners could lead to longer wait times at the nation's airports. Meanwhile, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has canceled various assessments to determine vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure. And training for first responders conducted through the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been canceled.

"Can we not understand America is under siege, now likely to be attacked because radical Islam is under siege, and they're going to hit back and we're sitting here looking at each other and not funding DHS," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said during a hearing Tuesday featuring DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

Democrats are seeking several changes at the department include prohibiting ICE enforcement operations at sensitive locations like schools and churches, allowing independent investigations into alleged wrongdoing, requiringwarrantsto be signed by judges before federal agents can forcibly enter private homes or other nonpublic spaces without consent, and requiring agents to wear identification and remove their masks.

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Republicans note that the bill does include a bipartisan provision directing more resources for deescalation training and $20 million to outfit immigration enforcement agents with body-worn cameras.

Little to show from negotiations

The White House and congressional Democrats don't appear to have made significant progress in recent weeks resolving their differences after trading several offers.

"Look, we're still far apart but we're negotiating and exchanging paper back and forth," Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said.

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, the Republican chairwoman of a panel that oversees homeland security funding, said she's been talking to Democrats about a possible pathway forward, but prospects are unclear.

She and other Republicans are citing last weekend's mass shooting inAustinas an example of the dangerous threat environment that's facing Americans following the attack on Iran.

"I think that it is incredibly irresponsible to not fund the agency that is supposed to keep us safe here at home," Britt said.

Democrats said they are ready to fully fund all the agencies within the department except for ICE and CBP.

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, authored a proposal to do that, but it was blocked from consideration. She said Republican leadership was using Trump's "aimless, costly and illegal war with Iran to force through more funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protection without any of the substantial changes that the vast majority of Americans believe those agencies need."

"It is a cynical effort and it is one that will fail," DeLauro said.

Associated Press writer Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.

Kenya Knitted Prostheses

She now makes knitted prostheses for other breast cancer survivors inKenyawho who have had an entire breast removed, known as a mastectomy, without the reconstructive surgery common in higher-income countries.

Women say the affordable prostheses are a relief in Kenya where, as in most countries, breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer among women. On average, 6,000 cases are diagnosed annually in Kenya, where 40% of the population lives below the poverty line.

'My dignity was restored'

Mwangi began in 2017 by knitting hats and scarves, then met a woman who was knitting a prosthesis.

Now, in her shared tailor shop in Thika, outside the capital of Nairobi, Mwangi shares her knowledge with other women, calling her group the New Dawn Cancer Warriors. Some make money from the art, while others use it as an outlet whenever they are overwhelmed by the grief of losing a breast.

"Knitting takes you through a process of healing. Once you are not thinking about your disease, you are positive and that positive mind helps you, because healing starts from your mind," she said.

For Nancy Waithera, a high school science teacher, meeting Mwangi before her surgery aided her recovery as she bought the prosthesis and started to picture life without one breast.

When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, "everything turned dark." Her husband had recently died, and the diagnosis crushed her further.

But her meeting with Mwangi restored hope, and after surgery she looked forward to her incision healing so she could try on the knitted prosthesis.

On the first day of wearing it, when she was going to church, "I felt like Nancy had come back," she said. "My ego was restored. My dignity was restored."

Filling a bra with clothing

Cancer remains a huge burden in developing countries like Kenya due to the high cost of treatment. Just over 50% of breast cancer patients in Kenya present with an advanced stage of the disease at diagnosis, according to the health ministry, which is working on standardizing early detection.

Mwangi's knitted prostheses cost $10 per breast, or one-sixth of the price of silicone ones in Kenya. Her group of women knit and sell them to organizations that donate to cancer survivors who cannot afford to buy them. Together, they have sold more than 600 pieces in the last three years.

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The yarn-knitted prostheses are filled with the kind of fiber used in pillows. Women said it feels gentle on their skin.

Hannah Mugo, a housewife and mother, said she was lucky to upgrade from filling her bra with clothes, which left her looking rather unbalanced, to donning a knitted prosthesis filled with fiber that boosted her confidence.

"I used to stay indoors because I didn't want people to label me as the 'woman with one breast'," Mugo said. She met Mwangi and learned how to knit, not just for herself but for sale as well.

'There is life after cancer'

Experts say hobbies and support groups play a critical role in healing and recovery for cancer patients. Breast cancer survivor Eglah Wambui, who also knits with Mwangi, recalled that a woman she met during her treatment killed herself due to what doctors said was depression.

"Knitting is therapeutic and helps take away my thoughts," said the mother of two.

Surgeon Daniel Ojuka, who has seen some of the donated prostheses at the Kenyatta National Hospital cancer treatment center, said having a plan for life after surgery and a supportive community makes recovery "significantly easier."

Ojuka said having a mastectomy is the cheapest option for Kenyan women diagnosed with breast cancer, and reconstructive surgery for the affected breast is out of reach for many. It is not covered by the national health insurance system.

Even though surgeons prepare patients to wake up after surgery with a flat chest, the loss is deeply affecting, he said. He has watched patients weep after waking.

For Mwangi, cancer no longer feels like a death sentence. She said she is determined to train more women to knit the prostheses while keeping their hope alive.

"There is life after cancer, and cancer is not a death sentence, because I'm a living testimony," she said.

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Parents made those claims in a 2024 complaint asking the U.S. Education Department to investigate racial bullying at the Pennridge School District in Pennsylvania. They thought their complaint had the power to make things better. Instead, it became one of thousands sitting in a federal office withlittle hope of gaining attentionafter layoffs by the Trump administration.

Families say they've had nowhere else to turn.

"There was an expectation that something was going to happen," said Adrienne King, who has two daughters in the district and is president of the NAACP Bucks County chapter. When nothing did, "it's a very hollow, empty feeling."

One of the Education Department's biggest jobs is to police discrimination in America's schools. But amidmass firingsand shifting priorities, that role has waned. In its place, there's an emerging push for states to step up.

In Pennsylvania, a lawmaker is proposing a new state agency that would investigate schools and uphold students'civil rights— traditionally the role of the federal government. At the same time, advocates there and in other Democrat-led states are pressing existing state agencies to intervene when students face discrimination based on race, disability or sex.

The idea carries risk. Pushing the work to states could create a patchwork of systems with uneven protections. Some worry it will embolden the Trump administration to retreat further on civil rights.

Lawmakers propose more muscular state agencies

Pennsylvania Sen. Lindsey Williams offered a blunt message last fall when she proposed a new state civil rights office to be modeled after its federal counterpart. "If the federal government won't stand up for our most vulnerable students, I will," said Williams, a Democrat.

Her bill, to be introduced this spring, faces long odds in the state's Republican-controlled Senate. Yet even if it fails there, Williams believes it has potential to become a national model. She's already heard interest from lawmakers in other states, and similar proposals have been put forward in Maryland and Illinois.

More immediately, advocates in Pennsylvania are calling for heavier investment in an existing but often overlooked agency. The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission already has the power to investigate schools and enforce students' rights, but it's rarely used for that end. It's better known for handling employment disputes, with just 5% of its recent cases involving education.

Kristina Moon, a lawyer at the Education Law Center in Pennsylvania, has started encouraging families to take discrimination complaints to the commission instead of the federal government. She sees it as the next best option for families left in limbo amid federal turmoil.

"It's incredibly important for students and families to be aware of any other option available to them," said Moon, who represents families in the Pennridge complaint.

The commission is welcoming complaints that have stalled at the federal level. Yet officials are also realistic about their limitations. The agency has about 100 staff — down from more than 200 in the past — and some question its ability to handle a sharp increase in complaints.

The federal Education Department had more than 300 open investigations in Pennsylvania as of January 2025, according to the most recent federal data. Each is a possible candidate to be shifted to the state.

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"It would be tough, I'll be totally honest," said Desireé Chang, the commission's education director. "A stark influx would definitely put some weight on our agency. But we would do it because that is what we are charged with doing."

Civil rights work has slowed under the Trump administration

Before President Donald Trump took office last year, the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights was already struggling under a heavy caseload. Work has slowed further aftersweeping layoffs, which closed entire offices in Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago and elsewhere. Some remaining staff say time-consuming investigations have become rare as they focus on the quickest complaints.

At the same time, Trump officials have used the office to go after schools that make accommodations fortransgender students and athletes, arguing that it discriminates against girls and women.

Trump officials blame the previous administration for leaving a backlog of complaints. Trump officials havebrought back some fired employeesto help clear cases.

The fallout is being felt across the country. In Maryland, a recently proposed bill would give the state's Commission on Civil Rights new power to investigate discrimination in schools. The office has long handled discrimination cases in areas like housing and employment, but students don't have a comparable option to file complaints.

At a hearing last week, officials at the commission supported the bill and said they can no longer rely on the federal government to defend students' rights.

"Offices have been closed, people have been fired, cases are piling up or not even moving — that's why we sought to step in that gap and provide Maryland students an option," said Glendora Hughes, general counsel for the commission.

In Massachusetts, advocates are turning attention to an existing office in the state's education department. The Problem Resolution System investigates complaints from families who say their schools violated state or federal law, but advocates say it's unclear what kinds of cases the office takes on and why. A coalition of advocates recently asked the office for clarity.

Some legal aid groups are also filling in gaps. The Southern Poverty Law Center is suing a Louisiana school district on behalf of a 10-year-old boy with autism. The suit says the St. Tammany Parish School District illegally cut the boy's classroom time to just two hours a day starting in 2024, down from a full day. The nonprofit said it's the kind of case that would have been handled by the federal government in the past.

One of the U.S. Education Department's most powerful tools is the ability to pull federal funding from schools that violate civil rights laws. Facing that threat, schools usually have agreed to make changes when pressed by the agency.

Proposals at the state level have varying enforcement powers. Some would allow states to mediate disputes between families and schools, and to issue legal orders. By contrast, a newly created Office of Civil Rights in California primarily aims to provide anti-discrimination guidance and training to local schools.

In Pennridge, families are weighing their next steps. King said she has little hope in the federal complaint, and the bullying hasn't stopped. Her daughters still hear racial slurs at school, and students make insensitive comments about their hair. She wonders how it will all shape her daughters' lives.

"I feel as though my girls have normalized a lot of this, but for the sake of survival — middle school is hard," she said. "You just want to be like everybody else."

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Maple Leafs Devils Hockey

Timo Meier and and Arseny Gritsyuk also scored in regulation for the Devils, who have won three in a row and improved to 25-8-1 when scoring at least three goals. Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves.

William Nylander, Matias Maccelli and Matthew Knies had goals for the Maple Leafs, who haven't won since beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Feb. 3 — their last game before the Olympic break. Anthony Stolarz made 44 saves.

Cotter put a backhander past Stolarz to start the shootout for the Devils. After Nylander's wrister was stopped, Bratt also scored on a backhander to put New Jersey up 2-0 in the shootout. Auston Matthews' wrist shot was then stopped by Markstrom, giving the Devils the victory.

With the game tied at 2 in the third period, Knies batted in the rebound of John Tavares' shot past Markstrom to put Toronto ahead with 6:10 left.

Brown took a pass from Gritsyuk on a rush toward the net and roofed a quick shot in tight past Stolarz to tie it at 3 with 2:21 remaining.

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The Devils outshot the Maple Leafs 47 to 27 in regulation.

New Jersey was without defenseman Brett Pesce, who suffered a lower-body injury against Florida on Tuesday night.

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Maple Leafs: Play at New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Devils: Host the Rangers on Saturday.

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