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Top News Stories for Thursday, March 26th 2026
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States hardened their positions as a diplomatic push for a cease-fire in the Middle East war appeared to falter on Thursday. Tehran moved to formalize its control over the crucial Strait of Hormuz while Washington prepared for the arrival of US troops in the region that could be used on the ground in the Islamic Republic. Sirens over ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
March 26 (UPI) -- A California jury has found Meta and YouTube liable for negligently designing addictive social media platforms that harm children, in a landmark verdict that could have lasting implications for the tech industry. The Wednesday verdict marks the first time technology companies have been found liable for creating addictive online products, amid increased scrutiny of the industry and a wave of ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Key takeaways: The FCC has banned the sale of new foreign-made routers in the US, and this sweeping order applies to virtually every Wi-Fi router currently available in the US market. My expert advice is to hold off on purchasing a new router if you can. Under the current rules, banned routers will no longer receive essential security firmware and software updates after March 1, 2027. The FCC's action ...
Source: cnet.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
March 26 (UPI) -- The Trump administration is again seeking to prosecute New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge threw out its case against her and grand juries twice declined to indict her last year, according to reports. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte is accusing James of alleged homeowners insurance fraud, according too documents obtained by CNN , NBC News and MS News . Pulte ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — British police said Thursday that two men arrested in connection with an arson attack that destroyed four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity have been released on bail as they continue to investigate the suspected antisemitic hate crime. The two British nationals, aged 45 and 47, were detained Wednesday on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, London's Metropolitan Police Service ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
The U.S. can continue to detain immigrants without bond, an appeals court ruled on Wednesday, handing a victory to the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. The opinion from a panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis overturned a lower court ruling that required that a native of Mexico arrested for lacking legal documents be given a bond hearing before an immigration judge. It's the second ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Press reports suggest Disney was blindsided and that no money changed hands. OpenAI's recently announced plans to shutter its Sora video-generating app have also scuttled the company's planned $1 billion licensing partnership with Disney, according to multiple press reports. "As the nascent AI field advances rapidly, we respect OpenAI's decision to exit the video generation business and to shift its priorities ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
NASA is sending a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars. Alongside Tuesday's announcement of its new Ignition program , which features a planned Moon base and a successor to the International Space Station, the agency revealed the SR-1 Freedom, set to launch in 2028 as the first nuclear-powered craft to leave low Earth orbit. First, SR-1 Freedom will act as a tech demonstration to show that a nuclear-powered ...
Source: cnet.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Two of the leading progressives in the US Congress , Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , announced legislation on Wednesday that would impose a nationwide moratorium on the construction of new artificial intelligence data centers amid mounting concerns over their insatiable consumption of power and water resources, impacts on the climate, and other harms. Sanders' (I-Vt.) office said in a press ...
Source: commondreams.org
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 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? WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with internet service provider Cox Communications in its copyright fight with record labels over illegal music ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
, military spending during the Iran war and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he will "expeditiously move" to write the budget "reconciliation" process for the measure, which allows the Republican-led Senate to bypass the 60-vote filibuster rule and cut Democrats out of the action. It's the same procedure they used to pass President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" last year. He said the project has the support ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
By Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said that although he was "hopeful" inflation falls this year, that might not happen with higher oil prices spiking gasoline and other consumer costs. Barr's take mirrors increasing concerns from Main Street to Wall Street about the Fed's interest-rate outlook due to recessionary and inflationary uncertainty. "While I am hopeful that inflation will fall as the effects ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday's deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck have been released from the hospital, the airline said Wednesday, as crews began moving the mangled aircraft off the runaway at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The crash, which remains under investigation, killed two pilots . Roughly 40 people were treated at area hospitals for a ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
UK inflation stays at 3% in February as petrol prices fall and food inflation eases, before Iran war drives up global energy costs From Morrisons said the UK grocery market is "lagging previous expectations" amid pressure on household budgets, as it revealed a 2.8% rise in sales at established stores. Rami Baitiéh , the chief executive of theBradford-based supermarket chain, said: Baitiéh said total ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
As his long-running stint on The Late Show comes to an end, Stephen Colbert has his next gig lined up. On Wednesday, director Peter Jackson confirmed that the comedian will help "develop the script" for the fifth installment of The Lord of the Rings film franchise, based on J.R.R. Tolkien's novels. Colbert and Jackson shared the news in a video that Warner Bros. uploaded on X today. "I'm pretty happy about it," the ...
Source: instyle.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Layoffs impact Meta's recruiting operations and sales teams Meta is cutting roughly 700 jobs on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to FOX Business. The layoffs are expected to affect several key areas, including Reality Labs, Facebook, recruiting operations and sales, the source said. A spokesperson for the company said the layoffs are part of ongoing restructuring efforts, noting that the tech ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
The remains of dogs from more than 14,000 years ago have been found in Turkey and the UK, revealing that domesticated animals were spread across Europe by hunter-gatherers Ancient remains in Turkey from 15,800 years ago have been confirmed as coming from a dog, the earliest one ever found. Genetic evidence also reveals that our best friends were already widely distributed across Europe 14,300 years ago, when humans ...
Source: newscientist.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
By Bill Lukitsch, Christopher Vondracek, The Minnesota Star Tribune Delta Air Lines is temporarily pulling back some special perks meant to ease travel for members of Congress amid the ongoing partial government shutdown. The Atlanta-based airline, which runs its second-largest U.S. hub from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, said Tuesday that it would suspend some of its tailored services for congress ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Houston airport wait times reach over four hours amid US travel chaos Travellers across the US are facing unusually long lines at airports, with some of the worst delays reported in Houston, where security wait times have stretched beyond four hours amid a partial government shutdown. Hundreds of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents continue to miss paychecks and call out of work, leaving large gaps ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics and its approachable humanoid Sprout The deal, Amazon's second robotics acquisition this month, brings a 50-pound, 3.5-foot bipedal robot called Sprout into the company's portfolio, less than two months after Fauna launched it to research and development partners. Terms were not disclosed. The race to put a humanoid robot in every home has a new entrant. Amazon has acquired Fauna ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
March 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Southern Command said it killed four men in a strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean on Wednesday, the latest attack by the Trump administration in its aggressive crackdown on narcotics trafficking. The Trump administration has killed at least 163 people and destroyed at least 47 vessels it accuses of trafficking drugs in international waters since Sept. 2, according to a ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Michael Flynn and the Justice Department have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, over his claims of political targeting in a 2017 case in which he initially pleaded guilty . The parties notified a federal judge Wednesday in Florida that they had reached a settlement. The amount was not disclosed. Flynn had sued for $50 million in 2023, alleging ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
A federal judge in San Francisco raised her concerns at a court hearing over the Pentagon's decision to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk, suggesting it might be retaliation for the company's stance on artificial intelligence (AI) use cases. In this latest development of the ongoing dispute between Anthropic and the federal government, lawyers for both parties appeared before U.S. District Judge Rita ...
Source: meritalk.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Reading time 2 minutes At a time when flying seems like it can't get any worse, there is finally a bit of good news. United Airlines announced Tuesday that it's rolling out a new kind of economy seating that can transform into a couch, giving passengers more room to stretch out or even sleep more comfortably on long-haul flights. The airline says it will be the first U.S.-based carrier to offer this kind of option ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Around 6:30 a.m. Aug. 10, 2019, two guards were making the breakfast rounds in a locked and isolated unit of the federal jail in lower Manhattan when one of them knocked on the metal door of Jeffrey Epstein 's cell. "Come to the door," officer Michael Thomas said. "Come to the door." Epstein did not stir. When Thomas entered the cell, which was unusually cluttered with extra blankets and linens, he discovered ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
The state of Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to obtain withheld evidence that could be used to prosecute Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents who committed three separate shootings — two of them fatal — during their brutal immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities earlier this year. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ...
Source: truthout.org
Tuesday, Mar 24th, 2026 -
White House is defending US authority to turn away asylum seekers when officials deem the border too overburdened US supreme court justices indicated sympathy on Tuesday toward Donald Trump's administration in its defense of the government's authority to turn away asylum seekers when officials deem US-Mexico border crossings too overburdened to handle additional claims. The legal dispute centers on a policy called ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Mar 24th, 2026 -
In December, the Egyptian said his relationship with head coach Arne Slot had broken down, adding that it felt like he had been "thrown under the bus" by the Premier League club. Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, the club has announced. The 33-year-old has reached an agreement with the Premier League team that will see him close a "remarkable" nine-year chapter at Anfield. In a statement, ...
Source: news.sky.com