A look back at the weekend's biggest stories

If you missed out on the news this weekend, here’s a summary of the top global headlines with links to some of our best journalism.

The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s intentions in South America as it conducts military strikes against vessels suspected of transporting drugs. Late Sunday, President Donald Trump said he may have discussions with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Read our story about record cocaine seizures by the U.S. Coast Guard — even as the administration says stopping boats doesn't work.

A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported encounters with federal immigration agents near churches, apartment complexes and stores.

Read our story from Charlotte. Then look at how the immigration crackdown in Chicago has inspired a pushback, and why some naturalized U.S. citizens are afraid.

Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party’s policies, its message or Trump’s leadership.

Here is our story about how Trump's problems with inflation mirror Biden's, and why some voters think that it's Trump's economy now.

Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it.

Also read about the rift between Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene.

A ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the spring and European allies need to keep up support despite a corruption scandal that has engulfed Kyiv, President Alexander Stubb of Finland told The Associated Press. Read our interview with him.

Take a peek inside the Colonna Palace, Rome’s most exclusive tourist site, Eddie Murphy on paving the way for Black actors, and baseball league in Dubai begins with novel rules and camels.

FILE The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Naval Station Norfolk, June 23, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark, File)

SALLA, Finland (AP) — Traditional reindeer racing that has been delighting spectators for decades in Finland brought hundreds of fans to the Salla Reindeer Cup in the frigid town of Salla on Saturday and Sunday.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Reindeer rest in their holding area beneath Sallatunturi fell before the start of reindeer racing at the Salla Porocup sprint racing event in Salla, Finland, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Aino Vaananen)

A junior competitor bursts out of the starting gate during the Salla Porocup sprint racing event in Salla, Finland, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Aino Vaananen)

A reindeer is loaded into the starting gate before a heat at the Salla Porocup reindeer sprint racing event in Salla, Finland, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Aino Vaananen)

A reindeer handler guides an eager reindeer to the starting area during the Salla Porocup reindeer sprint racing event in Salla, Finland, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Aino Vaananen)

Young reindeer herder Antti-Akseli Pohtila practices throwing a suopunki, a traditional reindeer lasso, during the Salla Porocup reindeer sprint racing event in Salla, Finland, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Aino Vaananen)

Reindeer herders Kalevi Simontaival, left, and Juhani Mantyranta, right, chat at the fence during the Salla Porocup reindeer sprint racing event, in Salla, Finland, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Aino Vaananen)

Reindeer and their mushers sprint down the opening stretch during the Salla Porocup reindeer sprint racing event on the frozen Lake Keselmajarvi in Salla, Finland, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Aino Vaananen)

Mushers and reindeer jostle at the start of the Salla Porocup reindeer sprint racing event in Salla, Finland, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Aino Vaananen)

Jonne Mikkola, center, and other mushers wait in the starting gates for their reindeer to be loaded before a heat at the Salla Porocup reindeer sprint racing event in Salla, Finland, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Aino Vaananen)

A reindeer breaks away from the pack during the Salla Porocup reindeer sprint racing event on the frozen Lake Keselmajarvi in Salla, Finland, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Aino Vaananen)

Reindeer compete during the Salla Porocup reindeer sprint racing event on the frozen Lake Keselmajarvi in Salla, Finland, March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Aino Vaananen)