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Top News Stories for Monday, March 23rd 2026
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
New England airport officials are taking a wait-and-see approach as federal authorities consider deploying Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to help staff Transportation Security Administration checkpoints during the ongoing partial government shutdown. Federal officials have not said whether ICE agents would be sent to airports in the region. In a statement Sunday, TSA Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
• Iran's threat: Iran says it will retaliate across the Middle East and "irreversibly" destroy critical infrastructure and energy sites, if US President Donald Trump carries out a threat to "obliterate" Iran's power plants unless the Strait of Hormuz is "fully open" within 48 hours. • Strikes on Israel: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned Iran after a missile attack on the southern ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
Robert Mueller III, who led the FBI in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks—overseeing its rapid modernization as an intelligence and counterterrorism organization—died on March 20 after a yearslong battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 81. A jut-jawed former Marine and federal prosecutor, Mueller was widely respected across party lines for his fidelity to the rule of law and his patrician dedication to ...
Source: foreignpolicy.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
Country suffers total blackout The Cuban Electric Union says. The power grid collapse comes as Cuba deals with an oil blockade and decaying infrastructure. Cuba's power grid has collapsed for the third time this month, leaving the country in darkness with no electricity. The cut came as the communist government continued to battle with a US imposed oil blockade and decaying infrastructure. The Cuban Electric Union, ...
Source: news.sky.com
LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers late-arriving mail ballot laws in case that may affect midterms
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
There will be just one Election Day for this fall's midterm elections — Nov. 3. But voters in 14 states who cast their votes by mail have been given a grace period ranging from a day later to several weeks in which their ballots can be received and counted. The Supreme Court will hear arguments starting Monday, March 23 at 10 a.m. EDT. Listen to the hearing live in the player above. Whether that extra time ...
Source: pbs.org
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
A beloved NHL reporter who covered the Minnesota Wild died in a house fire Saturday along with her three young children. The NHL confirmed the death of Jessi Pierce and her children earlier Sunday. "The entire National Hockey League family sends our prayers and deepest condolences to the Pierce family on the passing of Jessi Pierce and her three young children," said a statement on X. The White Bear Lake Fire ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
Witnesses describe coordinated raids in which homes and vehicles were set on fire and several Palestinians injured Israeli settlers have carried out a series of attacks across the occupied West Bank , setting homes and vehicles on fire and wounding several Palestinians in what witnesses described as coordinated raids on communities. The violence, reported across at least half a dozen locations overnight from ...
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