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Sunday, Mar 29th, 2026 -
The ongoing funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security crossed into new territory Sunday when it became the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. The DHS shutdown is now in its 44th day, breaking the previous record when the department and the rest of the federal government went without funding from October until mid-November. This time around, the rest of the federal agencies and ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Mar 29th, 2026 -
was the latest in a series of serious car accidents for the golf legend. Police in Jupiter, Florida, confirmed on March 27, 2026, that Woods was charged with driving under the influence, among other offenses, when an SUV was found on its side after a two-vehicle crash. No injuries were reported and Woods has yet to address the matter publicly. Woods' trouble on the road dates back to the early morning hours of ...
Source: bradenton.com
Sunday, Mar 29th, 2026 -
Iranian forces "are waiting for the arrival of American troops on the ground to set them on fire and punish their regional partners forever," the country's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Sunday. Qalibaf added: "Our firing continues. Our missiles are in place. Our determination and faith have increased." The comments came as regional powers gathered in Pakistan for talks on how to end the fighting ...
Source: news4jax.com
Saturday, Mar 28th, 2026 -
A rolling wave of "No Kings" protests swelled through America's small towns and big cities Saturday, with crowds gathering to blast President Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdowns, the war in Iran and high gas and food prices. Saturday's demonstrations were expected to draw millions of people nationwide, including thousands for a downtown Los Angeles rally. More than 40 protests were planned for ...
Source: latimes.com
Saturday, Mar 28th, 2026 -
By March 28 (UPI) -- Bank of America reached a settlement with a survivor of deceased sex predator Jeffrey Epstein that will distribute $72.5 million to his victims. The survivor, named in the case as "BOA Jane Doe ," and her attorneys told a federal judge on Friday that a settlement had been reached with the bank on a proposed class-action suit over Epstein's decades of abuse and trafficking of women and teenage ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Mar 28th, 2026 -
The heist could cause a shortage of the chocolate snacks in Europe right before Easter, Nestlé warns 1-MIN READ A huge shipment of KitKat chocolate bars has been stolen in Europe, the brand said, warning that the heist risked causing shortages in stores right before Easter. KitKat, owned by Swiss food giant Nestlé, confirmed in a statement on Saturday that "a truck transporting 413,793 units of its ...
Source: scmp.com
Saturday, Mar 28th, 2026 -
says he's "obsessed" with the mystery surrounding unidentified flying objects, which he believes to be "demons," not aliens. More than a month after President Donald Trump vowed to begin releasing "government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life," the vice president, 41, opened up about his perspectives on UFOs in an interview with right-wing political commentator and YouTuber Benny Johnson published on ...
Source: people.com
Saturday, Mar 28th, 2026 -
Israeli military says primary target, killed in a missile strike far from the frontlines, was a Hezbollah 'terrorist' Israel killed three journalists in south Lebanon on Saturday, their TV channels and authorities said, prompting condemnation from the Lebanese government who called the killings a "blatant war crime". Ali Shoeib, from the Hezbollah-owned al-Manar television station, Fatima Ftouni and her brother and ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump is toying with renaming one of the world's most critical shipping routes after—who else—himself. Speaking at an investor forum in Miami on Friday night, Trump casually referred to the Strait of Hormuz as the "Strait of Trump," before quickly correcting himself, then insisting it wasn't a slip. "The Fake News will say, 'He accidentally said.' No, there's no accidents with me." The ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
The Trump administration is giving student loan borrowers enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan an ultimatum: switch to another federal plan or automatically be placed in the most expensive one. There are more than 7 million people in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan , commonly known as Save, which offers lower monthly payments and a faster path to loan forgiveness than other income-driven repayment plans. ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account has been hacked by an Iran-linked group, the agency has confirmed. A group, known as the Handala Hack Team, shared Patel's purported resume and photos of him on its website on Friday along with a statement that says: "This is just our beginning." The FBI said it was aware of "malicious actors" targeting Patel's email information. "The information in question is ...
Source: bbc.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — After a rare and dramatic public hearing, a special House Ethics subcommittee on Friday found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., guilty of 25 ethics charges, capping a three-year investigation into allegations she stole millions in federal relief funds and funneled some of that to her congressional campaign. The secret vote came after Cherfilus-McCormick and her attorney sat for a nearly ...
Source: nbcnews.com