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Top News Stories for Monday, March 23rd 2026
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
By Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be moving into U.S. airports starting Monday to help relieve long lines for travelers amid the partial government shutdown, according to Trump's border czar, Tom Homan. President Donald Trump announced the plan in a Saturday social media post, stating that ICE agents would be moved into airports to "do Security like no one has ever seen before, including the ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
CAIRO (AP) — Iran responded Sunday with threats of its own, a day after President Donald Trump warned the United States will "obliterate" Iran's power plants if Tehran fails to fully open the Strait of Hormuz in 48 hours and Iranian missiles struck two cities near Israel's main nuclear research center, injuring dozens and shattering apartment buildings. The developments signaled the war in the Middle East, ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
Robert Mueller III, who led the FBI in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks—overseeing its rapid modernization as an intelligence and counterterrorism organization—died on March 20 after a yearslong battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 81. A jut-jawed former Marine and federal prosecutor, Mueller was widely respected across party lines for his fidelity to the rule of law and his patrician dedication to ...
Source: foreignpolicy.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
Cuba has been plunged into darkness for the second time in less than a week after its national power network failed again, strained by an energy blockade imposed by the United States. The Cuban Electric Union, which reports to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, announced a total blackout across the island on Saturday without initially giving a cause for the outage. The union later said the blackout was caused ...
Source: aljazeera.com
LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers late-arriving mail ballot laws in case that may affect midterms
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
There will be just one Election Day for this fall's midterm elections — Nov. 3. But voters in 14 states who cast their votes by mail have been given a grace period ranging from a day later to several weeks in which their ballots can be received and counted. The Supreme Court will hear arguments starting Monday, March 23 at 10 a.m. EDT. Listen to the hearing live in the player above. Whether that extra time ...
Source: pbs.org
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed Saturday in a weekend house fire in Minnesota, the league announced Sunday. Pierce, 37, covered the Minnesota Wild as the correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade. "The entire NHL.com team is devastated and heartbroken by the loss of Jessi and her children," said Bill Price, vice president and editor-in-chief of NHL.com, in a statement. "Jessi's love ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
Israeli settlers burn Palestinian homes and vehicles in the occupied West Bank Israeli settlers have torched homes and vehicles in two areas of the occupied West Bank, wounding at least one person, amid reports of violence across the Palestinian territory. The Palestinian Wafa news agency, citing local sources, reported that Israeli settlers stormed the village of al-Fandaqumiya and the town of Seilat al-Dahr, ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
HONOLULU — As Hawaii endures its worst flooding in more than 20 years, officials are urging people in hard-hit areas to "LEAVE NOW." The warning early Saturday came after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago. Still more rain was expected during the weekend, officials said. Muddy floodwaters smothered vast stretches of Oahu's North Shore, a community ...
Source: nbcnews.com