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Top News Stories for Thursday, March 26th 2026
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
The United States and Israel's war on Iran continues , with an Al Jazeera correspondent in Tehran reporting strikes are "increasing in number and in intensity" amid conflicting claims about whether negotiations are taking place. US President Donald Trump says talks are happening, but Iran rejects the talks, saying it will continue to "resist" US aggression. On Thursday, Iran carried out retaliatory strikes against ...
Source: aljazeera.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 -
Two UK nationals released on bail while Met continues investigation into incident in Golders Green Two men arrested in connection with a suspected arson attack on four ambulances operated by a Jewish charity in north London have been released on bail. The men, aged 47 and 45, who are both UK nationals, were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after the incident in Golders Green. ...
Source: theguardian.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 will build a base on the moon instead of a space station orbiting it. The Lunar Gateway station was mostly built, so its components will be repurposed for the base on the moon. It leaves an uncertain future for NASA partners Japan, Canada and the European Space Agency that agreed to supply the station's components. NASA has cancelled plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead build a $28.7 ...
Source: abc.net.au
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power, the U.S. data center market is entering a period of rapid growth and heightened complexity. In a recent webinar, our panel of industry leaders examined the opportunities, constraints, and strategic inflection points defining this next phase, from energy availability and infrastructure strain to regulatory friction and capital risk. The discussion ...
Source: natlawreview.com
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 Chair Jerome Powell just last week downplayed fears but Wall Street is growing increasingly uneasy as rising energy prices tied to the Iran War threaten to reignite inflation and jolt the U.S. economy into a recession . Economists have sharply raised their recession odds in recent days, warning that an oil-driven inflation shock could complicate the Fed's attempt to balance the risks of higher ...
Source: miamiherald.com
What to know about the safety system that failed to prevent the deadly runway collision at LaGuardia
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
The systems in place at New York's LaGuardia Airport to prevent ground collisions failed to keep an Air Canada jet from smashing into a fire truck that had just pulled out on the runway as the plane was landing. The National Transportation Safety Board will determine what went wrong before Sunday's crash that killed both pilots and injured dozens of others. One of the two air traffic controllers on duty that night ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
February annual rate in line with expectations, but Food and Drink Federation fears it is 'calm before storm' The UK inflation rate held steady at 3% in February, before Donald Trump's Iran war drove up global energy costs, threatening a renewed price jump. Official figures showed the consumer prices index remained at the same level as the previous month , in line with economists' expectations but still well above ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert , famous devotee to J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth , is co-writing a "Lord of the Rings" movie with his son. Warner Bros. announced early Wednesday that Colbert will script "The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past" along with series veteran Philippa Boyens and Peter McGee, Colbert's son. Producer Peter Jackson revealed Colbert's involvement in a social media video that ...
Source: apnews.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 -
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Source: miamiherald.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 has acquired Fauna Robotics , a firm that designs and assembles humanoid robots that can be used around people and are likely to be marketed to consumers. The acquisition was announced in posts on LinkedIn by Fauna Robotics Co-founder and CEO Rob Cochran and Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Josh Merel . "When we launched in NYC back in February 2024, we set out with a clear ...
Source: pymnts.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
The United States has conducted its 47th attack on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel, this time killing four people. Wednesday's announcement brings the total number of people killed in the boat-bombing campaign, dubbed Operation Southern Spear, to approximately 163. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), which oversees military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, described the attack as "applying total ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit from Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty during the Republican's first term to lying to the FBI about his conversations with a top Russian diplomat and was later pardoned. Court papers filed Wednesday do not reveal the settlement amount, but a person familiar ...
Source: apnews.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 -
( KTLA ) — United Airlines has unveiled new cabin designs with premium seating that will give passengers more space to stretch out on long-haul flights. The airline announced that "United Relax Row" will have new custom-designed seats with adjustable leg rests that can be raised or lowered to create a lie-flat space similar to a couch. "The entire row is alllllll yours," United said in an X post Tuesday. ...
Source: wfla.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
It was the evening of Aug. 9, 2019 — and Noel, a rookie corrections officer, was conducting the 10 p.m. inmate count on Epstein's tier at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, the 12-story federal detention facility in downtown Manhattan. Epstein, arrested July 6, 2019, on federal sex-trafficking charges, was in cell 220 on the L tier of the Special Housing Unit, lying on a mattress on the floor beside his ...
Source: bradenton.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 -
The US Supreme Court appeared divided over what, if anything, to do about a defunct government policy that allowed immigration officers to stop some asylum seekers before reaching the southern border. The Trump administration says the policy, known as "metering," is a critical tool for dealing with surges at the border with Mexico. The government asked the justices to greenlight its use in the future, arguing it ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.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