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Top News Stories for Sunday, March 22nd 2026
The Latest: Israel says attacks on Iran to ramp up as Trump mulls 'winding down' military operations
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said attacks against Iran will "increase significantly" in the coming week. Katz spoke Saturday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was considering "winding down" military operations in the Mideast even as the United States announced it was sending more warships to the region and The mixed U.S. messages came after another prices plunged the U.S. stock market, and ...
Source: news4jax.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
On March 20, 2026, the White House released its long-awaited policy framework for governing the use and development of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making technology. While not breaking new ground, the framework outlines the Trump administration's legislative recommendations to remove burdens on AI development and establish federal preemption of AI governance, though implementation remains ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
President attacks 'Radical Left Democrats' after homeland security funding bill again sinks in Senate Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to deploy federal immigration agents to US airports on Monday if Democrats do not agree to measures aimed at strengthening security and immigration enforcement. "If the Radical Left Democrats don't immediately sign an agreement to let our Country, in particular, our Airports, be ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
Robert Mueller III, the long-serving FBI director who later served as the special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, has died. He was 81. In a statement, his family said: "With deep sadness, we are sharing the news that Bob passed away last night. His family asks that their privacy be respected." Separately, a spokesperson for the law firm where Mueller worked, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
Are You Confident in Your Secrets Vaulting Strategy? The management of machine identities—what the industry terms Non-Human Identities (NHIs)—has become a linchpin in safeguarding cloud environments. When organizations increasingly transition to cloud-based architectures, ensuring the security of NHIs and their associated secrets is paramount. But how can organizations feel truly reassured in their ...
Source: securityboulevard.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price. A federal jury in California found Friday that tech tycoon Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders, driving down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal. The verdict in the class action securities lawsuit means the world's richest person could be ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
Court's decision to eliminate Save plan and internal shuffling on who handles what when it comes to student loans presents new challenges for borrowers Many Americans with student debt are again facing future upheaval after a federal appeals court recently ordered the end of a Biden-era student loan repayment program, known as the Saving on a Value Education (Save) Plan, a move that coincided with another grim ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
President Trump has called news coverage of the Iran war "criminal" and "unpatriotic," while his FCC chairman threatens broadcasters' licenses. Support journalism that holds power accountable. Become a HuffPost member today. Already a member? HONOLULU (AP) — As Hawaii endures its worst flooding in more than 20 years, officials urged people in hard-hit areas to "LEAVE NOW." That warning early Saturday came ...
Source: huffpost.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
March 21 (UPI) -- A federal judge struck down the Department of Defense's policy that led to the ouster of most journalists from the Pentagon last fall and replaced them with those who agreed to the department's new rules. Judge Paul Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of The New York Times, which sued the Department of Defense over the policy. Friedman ruled that the ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
Police say two people tried to enter Faslane base in Scotland, home to core of UK's submarine fleet and Trident nuclear weapons Two people have been charged, one of them Iranian, after they allegedly tried to enter HM Naval Base Clyde in Scotland, which houses the UK's nuclear Trident submarines. A 34-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were charged after the incident at the base, which is known as Faslane. Police ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
(Bloomberg) -- The US has allowed the sale of Iranian oil and petrochemical products that have been loaded onto tankers, its latest effort to counter rising oil prices due to the Middle East war. The Department of Treasury issued a general license for energy that's already on vessels as of Friday, with such purchases authorized through April 19. The measure follows similar moves for Russian oil on the water in a ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
Along with the fan-favorite Xander on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' Brendon also appeared in 'Criminal Minds' and 'Without a Trace.' Reading time 2 minutes Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, died on Friday. He was 54 years old. In a statement to the Hollywood Reporter , Brendon's family revealed he passed in his sleep from "natural causes." In 2023, he disclosed ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
The unique nature of the April special election and the state's recent redistricting history have presented challenges for Democrats, even as they hold a financial edge in the race. After putting an aggressive redraw of the state's congressional map before voters, some Virginia Democrats are growing uneasy about its prospects for passage one month out from the special election. Virginia Democrats entered 2026 ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
For some time now, right-wing forces have been attacking gender-affirming health care for transgender individuals, and especially for trans youth. Those attacks ratcheted up seriously in December, when the Trump administration proposed rules designed to ban gender-affirming care for young people , with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr . flatly calling such care "malpractice." The medical community promptly and ...
Source: commondreams.org
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
It is a feat most Grammy winners never achieve: billions of streams across the world's largest platforms. But for Michael Smith, a 54-year-old North Carolina resident, the "fans" didn't exist. They were lines of code, and the music was "AI slop." Smith has officially pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, marking the first-ever criminal conviction for AI-assisted music streaming fraud in US history. As ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
Hachette Book Group, one of the largest publishers in the United States, pulled a forthcoming horror novel Thursday in a decision that followed widespread allegations online that the author relied heavily on artificial intelligence to write the book. On Thursday, a day after The New York Times approached Hachette citing evidence that the novel appeared to be AI-generated, the company said it was pulling the book ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The Supreme Court will hear a case on Monday that could invalidate hundreds of thousands of votes in the upcoming midterm election. Watson v. Republican National Committee asks the justices to invalidate state laws that count ballots that were mailed on time, but received shortly after Election Day. The GOP argues ...
Source: slate.com
Friday, Mar 20th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. The administration previously tried to freeze billions of dollars in federal funding over similar allegations against Harvard Removed from bookmarks has sued Harvard University, alleging the Ivy League school failed to stop or punish widespread campus antisemitism in the wake of the Israel-Gaza war. ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Mar 20th, 2026 -
The company is reportedly building a new AI-powered mobile device. If Amazon follows through on the plan, experts warn it would be next to impossible to break into a crowded market. more than a decade after bailing on the dismal Fire Phone , Amazon is giving the smartphone a second try. Reuters reports that Amazon's Devices and Services unit is working on a smartphone—dubbed Transformer—with Amazon's ...
Source: wired.com
Friday, Mar 20th, 2026 -
Three people affiliated with server maker Supermicro were charged Thursday in connection with allegations they conspired to smuggle advanced Nvidia chips into China, in violation of U.S. export controls barring their sale to China without a license. The indictment from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York alleges that Wally Liaw, Steven Chang, and Willy Sun conspired to sell $2.5 billion worth of ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Mar 20th, 2026 -
Norway's crown princess said she felt unsafe during a 2013 encounter with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion and that he manipulated and deceived her. Mette-Marit, who is married to Crown Prince Haakon, sat down with Norwegian broadcaster NRK for a 20-minute interview on Thursday. It didn't contain explosive revelations but marked the first time the royal couple sat down with ...
Source: cbsnews.com