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Sunday, Mar 15th, 2026 -
The United States and Israel carried out attacks on Iran's Isfahan city in the early hours of Sunday, killing at least 15 people, as the conflict entered its 16th day. Sirens blared in central Israel on Sunday as Iran launched multiple barrages of missiles in retaliatory attacks on the country. Tehran has continued its attacks in the Gulf countries. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump claimed that Tehran "wants to ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Mar 15th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The selling point, from state Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, was simple and direct. The Fort Myers Republican told colleagues they needed to pass a suite of election-law changes — including verifying the citizenship of registered voters and reducing the kinds of ID voters could use to verify themselves at the polls — to ensure that "Florida continues to lead the ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Sunday, Mar 15th, 2026 -
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For years, Ohio's Republican leaders courted data centers with billions in tax breaks and economic development incentives. Now, some of those same lawmakers are showing signs of buyer's remorse. "It's been a U-turn," Buckeye Institute research fellow Greg Lawson said. "In fact, I've even said to a couple of members, this is one of the most rapid turnarounds I've ever seen." In recent months, ...
Source: cleveland.com
Sunday, Mar 15th, 2026 -
After two weeks of war against Iran, President Donald Trump may soon be ready to declare victory. But he confronts a challenge: Tehran also gets a vote. With most of Iran's navy eliminated, much of its missile stockpile destroyed and top leaders killed, Trump is nearing the goals his military leaders set at the outset of the war. But two weeks of conflict have not achieved the broader aims Trump has sometimes ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
In an exclusive interview with CBS News on Saturday, Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr doubled down on his warning that broadcast licenses could be revoked amid President Trump's criticisms of media coverage of the war in Iran . "People have gotten used to the idea that, you know, licenses are some sort of property right, and there's nothing you can do that can result in losing their license," Carr ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Culture Why Trump Got Sick of Ric Grenell The outgoing president of the Kennedy Center leaves the institution renamed, nearly closed, and wildly unpopular. President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he is replacing Richard Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty) March 14, 2026, 5:01 PM ET Save Thirteen months was all it took to break the Kennedy Center. The news of Ric Grenell's ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Jay Carey says he 'set out to demonstrate that the First Amendment is sacred' The Justice Department has moved to dismiss charges against an Army veteran who set an American flag alight near the White House in 2025. Jay Carey was arrested on August 25 after the incident, which was ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
US Central Command says crash followed unspecified incident, and second refueling tanker landed safely in Israel The names of two of the six US service members who died when the military refueling aircraft they were aboard crashed over Iraq last week were made public Saturday, revealing a father who had recently been promoted and a beloved son. The Ohio air national guard said that three of the service members came ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
3 min read Federal prosecutors charged a lobbyist with trying to extort a former client and his son to recover half a million dollars in debt, according to court filings . Joshua Nass, a lobbyist who worked to obtain a client's pardon from President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday outside his hotel in New York on charges of attempted extortion. Nass, of South Carolina, appeared before a judge in federal court in ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
World Europe 2 min read An explosion struck overnight at a Jewish school in Amsterdam in what the city's mayor called a "targeted attack against the Jewish community." The blast hit the outer wall of the school, located in Buitenveldert, considered the city's modern Jewish quarter and home to synagogues, religious schools and Jewish restaurants. Police have obtained images of the person who allegedly detonated the ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
(The Associated Press) — Jet fuel prices are rising as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies, putting cost pressure on airlines as the busy summer travel season approaches. Experts say it's not a question of if airfares will go up , but when, for how long and by how much. The impact may be felt most on long-haul international routes, which burn significantly more fuel than ...
Source: wfla.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
Jason Hughes died after falling and being struck by a car driven by a student who had just pranked the teacher A Georgia prosecutor has decided to drop charges against a teenager who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a beloved high school teacher when a prank turned deadly, the teen's lawyer said. The victim's family had urged authorities not to compound the tragedy by prosecuting the teen ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Mar 14th, 2026 -
President Trump on March 13 issued two executive orders on housing to remove regulatory barriers and provide better access to mortgage credit that will help ease the nation's housing affordability crisis. "The president's executive order to remove regulatory barriers will enable builders to build more housing by reducing red tape, streamlining permitting requirements and easing costly ...
Source: nahb.org
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro vowed to continue her investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after a judge rejected subpoenas issued to the central bank, threatening to delay the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Powell's successor. US District Chief Judge James Boasberg said the government had advanced no evidence to justify the subpoenas — related to renovations of the Fed's headquarters and Powell's ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Friday, Mar 13th, 2026 -
People at risk of heart disease should start trying to lower their cholesterol as early as age 30 and continue into old age. They should also be getting their cholesterol levels lower than many doctors had previously recommended. That is the new guidance released Friday by the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and nine other professional organizations. The hope is to reduce the toll of ...
Source: bostonglobe.com