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Top News Stories for Wednesday, March 4th 2026
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
DALLAS (AP) — Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is trying to hold on for a fifth term in Tuesday's GOP primary, while Democrats will choose whether to send Rep. Jasmine Crockett or state Rep. James Talarico to a November general election where the party once again hopes it has a chance. Texas is one of three states kicking off this year's midterm elections, a slate of primaries that come as the U.S. and ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The cost of hauling crude oil from the Middle East to China has skyrocketed as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran disrupts shipping through key routes in the region. Leading maritime insurers have also dropped war risk cover for vessels operating in the Persian Gulf. The strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, located between Oman and Iran, is recognized as one of the world's most important oil choke points. ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Trump said Starmer "has not been helpful", adding: "I never thought I'd see that. I never thought I'd see that from the UK. We love the UK." US President Donald Trump said the historical relationship between his country and Britain was "not like it used to be," in an interview to British daily newspaper The Sun, amid a major transatlantic fall out over US-Israeli strikes against Iran. "This was the most solid ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The House Oversight Committee on Monday released full videos of the depositions it took of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. In a combined roughly nine hours of questioning last week -- about 4 1/2 for each -- Republicans and Democrats grilled the Clintons about their relationships with the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Some flights from the Middle East resumed in the wake of the strikes on Iran — but the process hasn't been without confusion. Fourteen Etihad Airways flights departed Abu Dhabi on Monday, even as the airline said operations remain suspended. Emirates, in neighboring Dubai , also announced it would operate a "limited number of flights." However, more missile threats forced diversions that night, or early ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Three people are now confirmed to have died in the attack, while the gunman - identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne - was also fatally shot by officers at the scene. Tributes have been paid to people killed in a mass shooting at a Texas bar - as it was confirmed a third victim has died. Austin Police announced on Monday evening that Jorge Pederson, 30, had died from his injuries. The other two victims of the ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
President Donald Trump is walking away from a fight against law firms, but not before shaking the legal industry with threats that have proved effective outside of the courtroom. The Justice Department on Monday moved to withdraw its appeals of court rulings blocking Trump's executive orders against four law firms. The appeals were seen as long shots after federal judges struck down the orders—targeting firms ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The Supreme Court revived a San Diego judge's order Monday and said parents have a right to know about their child's gender identity at school. The decision came in a 6-3 order granting an emergency appeal from lawyers for Chicago-based Thomas More Society. They said the student privacy policy enforced in California infringes on parents' rights and the free exercise of religion. "The parents object that these ...
Source: latimes.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
With the administration challenging the Court and Congress, independent reporting is the only thing standing between you and the noise. Your membership funds the courage to ask the hard questions. Don't let the truth be sidelined, join Huff Already a member? Critics were scratching their heads over Melania Trump 's appearance at the United Nations on Monday, and in particular over her preaching of peace. The first ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Is This the Most Unpredictable Oscar Race in Years? Rewind just a couple days, and you'd be forgiven for thinking the 2026 Oscar race was all sewn up. Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another had swept all the major precursors, taking home the top prize at the Critics' Choice Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and, just this past Saturday, the Producers' Guild of America Awards, a major Academy Award bellwether. ...
Source: vogue.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
March 2 (UPI) -- Apple on Monday introduced the iPhone 17e, the budget model in its iPhone lineup, with upgraded cameras, a stronger scratch resistant screen and MagSafe to improve attaching chargers and accessories to the phone. The 17e will be available in three colors -- black, white and pink -- for pre-order on Wednesday. It is expected to hit stores on March 11, with a starting price of $599 for the ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City do not not need to be redrawn for the 2026 elections, despite a court ruling that the district is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents. The justices halted the state court ruling that had ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
France is to boost its nuclear arsenal and extend the deterrent to cover other European countries, in a major development of its nuclear defence policy. In a speech in Brittany, President Emmanuel Macron explained the changes as the response to an increasingly unstable strategic environment. "The next 50 years will be an era of nuclear weapons," he said. Speaking to naval officers in front of a nuclear submarine at ...
Source: bbc.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Today the Supreme Court takes up guns and cannabis, weighing federal law, state legalization, and constitutional rights. Today the Supreme Court takes up guns and cannabis. The august assembly will hear arguments in a case which sits at the volatile intersection of gun rights and cannabis policy, a dispute reflecting decades of legal conflict and rapid cultural change. The case challenges a federal law baring ...
Source: thefreshtoast.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's request to delay next steps in the fight over tariff refunds for importers, after the US Supreme Court struck down the president's signature economic policy. In an order Monday, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took immediate steps to reopen the legal proceedings and send the case back to the US Court of International Trade. The court denied ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Rembrandt painting worth millions rediscovered after 65 years A long lost painting by Rembrandt has been rediscovered and authenticated by experts, after its whereabouts were unknown for decades. Rembrandt's Vision of Zacharias in the Temple, from 1633, was excluded from a list of the Dutch master's works in 1960, and disappeared after being sold to a private collector the following year. But it resurfaced when its ...
Source: bbc.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
A year ago, Apple unveiled the M3 iPad Air. Nearly a year to the day later, Apple is bringing even more power to its thinnest tablet by . Just by looking at it, you probably won't be able to spot any differences between this iPad Air and the previous model, and not just because it offers the same design and colors, but because Apple is even using some of the same imagery from the M3 model Still, Apple wants ...
Source: bgr.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Tomorrow, a spectacular event in the sky will happen that will amaze skywatchers all over the world. PTI News says that there will be a total lunar eclipse, which is the last chance to see this kind of event until 2029. When the Earth is in the way of the Sun and the Moon during a total lunar eclipse , it casts a shadow that slowly moves across the surface of the Moon. This eclipse is special because it will be ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
The UK government is consulting parents, children, technology companies and civil society groups over proposals to keep children safe online, including banning under-16s from social media. A three-month consultation launched today, described by the government as the "most ambitious consultation on social media", is seeking views on proposed measures to protect children against the potential harms of social media, ...
Source: computerweekly.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
A month after her unexpected death, Catherine O'Hara won a posthumous award at the 32nd Actor Awards for her performance on "The Studio." O'Hara won best female actor in a comedy series Sunday at the Actor Awards , formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards. O'Hara died at the age of 71 on Jan. 30 from a blood clot in the lungs. At the Shine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the crowd stood in a standing ovation for ...
Source: apnews.com