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Top News Stories for Monday, March 2nd 2026
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The war in the Middle East spiraled further Monday as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran. Tehran and its allies hit back against Israel, neighboring Gulf states, and targets critical to the world's production of oil and natural gas. The intensity of the attacks, the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , and the lack of any apparent exit plan indicated the ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Sinners" was the top winner at the 2026 Actor Awards handed out Sunday during a ceremony that honored the best performances in film and television. Presented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the show was streamed live on Netflix. Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley took home the top film acting awards. Television winners included Keri Russell ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
) - Florida gas prices are facing uncertainty this week as crude oil markets surged when trading opened Sunday night, the AAA reports. U.S. crude oil prices climbed quickly in overnight trading, exceeding $71 per barrel. The last time oil settled that high was in June 2025. Oil prices are rising largely due to growing instability in a region that is essential to global energy markets. Although the U.S. does not ...
Source: mysuncoast.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 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? LONDON/SYDNEY/HONG KONG, March 2 (Reuters) - Travel shares tumbled on Monday as escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel and Iran disrupted flights ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words "Property of Allah" killed two people and wounded 14 early Sunday at a Texas bar, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The FBI is investigating the shooting, which erupted a day after the U.S. and Israel launched an attack on Iran , as a potential act of terrorism. Police in Austin shot and killed ...
Source: wfla.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
March 2 (UPI) -- Belgium has seized a Russian oil tanker believed to be part of a shadow fleet of vessels the Kremlin uses to sell its energy products blocked by sanctions, Belgium's defense minister said. The armed forces of the European nation, with the support of French navy helicopters, boarded the oil tanker in the North Sea over the weekend, Defense Minister Theo Francken said in a statement . The vessel was ...
Source: upi.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
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 -
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday hears its latest gun rights case concerning a federal law that bars frequent users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms. Gun rights advocates argue the law falls afoul of the Constitution's Second Amendment, which protects the right to bear arms. The case puts a spotlight on the Trump administration's mixed messaging on gun rights . Although the Justice Department ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Mar 1st, 2026 -
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who in more than three decades as Iran's supreme leader turned the Islamic Republic into a regional power, brutally crushing dissent at home, and maintaining unswerving hostility to the United States and Israel, died Saturday during US and Israeli military strikes on his country. He was 86. President Trump announced the death, writing on his Truth Social social-media platform: "Khamenei, one ...
Source: bostonglobe.com