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Top News Stories for Sunday, March 22nd 2026
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By The Associated Press Iranian missiles struck two communities in southern Israel late Saturday, leaving buildings shattered and dozens injured and in an attack not far from Israel's main nuclear research center, as the war spun into a dangerous new direction. The Iranian strikes came after Tehran's main nuclear enrichment site at Natanz was hit earlier in the day. ...
Source: orlandosentinel.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 -
March 21 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump threatened to send U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents to airports to cover for the Transportation Security Administration unless Democrats agree to Republican funding plans for the Department of Homeland Security. On Truth Social, the president posted : "If the Democrats do not allow for Just and Proper Security at our Airports, and elsewhere throughout our ...
Source: upi.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 -
Is Your Organization's Non-Human Identity Strategy Robust Enough? What if the backbone of your organization's cybersecurity strategy is more susceptible to breaches than you think? Where machine identities increasingly outnumber human ones, focusing on Non-Human Identities (NHIs) is critical. NHIs serve as the "tourists" navigating through vast cloud environments. Much like human identities, they require a ...
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 -
Heavy rains have prompted widespread evacuations on the north shore of the island of Oahu, as the state of Hawaii experiences its worst flooding in 20 years. Early Saturday morning, Oahu's Department of Emergency Management issued dire warnings for residents in communities like Waialua, part of the United States. "Residents in the Waialua area are strongly urged to LEAVE NOW," one message overnight read. "The ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
A federal judge has blocked the Department of Defense's policy on how journalists access the Pentagon, finding that it violates the First and Fifth Amendments of the US Constitution. District Judge Paul L Friedman ruled in favour of The New York Times, which had sued the department after it enacted strict controls limiting information reporters can gather and publish from the Pentagon. Many media outlets - ...
Source: bbc.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — An Iranian man and a Romanian woman have been charged after trying to enter the naval base in Scotland that is home to Britain's nuclear-armed submarines, police said Saturday, Police Scotland said the 34-year-old man and 31-year-old woman will appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Monday. As is customary in Scotland, police did not release the suspects' names or the charges they face before ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says move will bring 140m barrels to market but insists Tehran will not benefit The Trump administration has waived sanctions on Iranian oil purchases at sea for 30 days to ease surging oil prices driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran. The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said the waiver would bring about 140m barrels of oil to global markets and help relieve pressure on energy ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
Nicholas Brendon, known for his role as Xander Harris on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," has died. His family confirmed his death to TODAY, as well as shared the news on Brendon's social media on March 20, expressing their heartache and love for the actor. "We are heartbroken to share the passing of our brother and son, Nicholas Brendon. He passed in his sleep of natural causes," the statement begins. "Most people know ...
Source: nbcnews.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 -
Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to defrauding music streaming platforms and his fellow musicians out of millions in royalties by flooding the services with thousands of AI-generated songs – and using automated "bots" to artificially boost the number of listens into the billions. As part of a deal ...
Source: theguardian.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 e-commerce giant seems undeterred by the colossal failure of the Fire Phone more than a decade ago. Reading time 2 minutes The dream of an Amazon phone isn't dead yet. More than a decade after Amazon released its first phone—the Fire Phone and its mostly forgotten 3D screen—to poor reviews and lackluster sales, the e-commerce giant is reportedly taking another stab at making a mobile device. ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Friday, Mar 20th, 2026 -
By March 20 (UPI) -- Three men were charged with smuggling Nvidia chips able to run artificial intelligence into China through the company Super Micro Computer in an unsealed indictment. The indictment, unsealed Thursday said two of the three men worked for server company Supermicro, and one was a contractor. The unsealed indictment charges Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw, 71; Ruei-Tsang "Steven" Chang, 53; and Ting-Wei ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Mar 20th, 2026 -
While the future queen's ties to Epstein were already reported, new documents showed a more extensive relationship. Norway's crown princess says she regrets her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, insisting in a tearful interview she was "manipulated and deceived". The release of files related to the late sex offender has sent shockwaves around the world, revealing his ties to prominent people, including Crown ...
Source: news.sky.com