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Top News Stories for Thursday, March 26th 2026
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Israel struck new targets across Iran on Thursday, after Tehran rejected US overtures to wind down the nearly four-week Middle East war and vowed to keep up its "resistance". Hopes for a negotiated end to the US-Israeli war with Iran — which has mushroomed to engulf much of the Middle East — rose after the United States was said to have put a 15-point peace plan to Tehran. But the Islamic ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
As juries turn against social media for harming kids, Big Tech's invincibility starts to show cracks
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
For years, parents , teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people's mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide. For the first time, juries in two states took their side. In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. In ...
Source: apnews.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 -
OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal OpenAI has shut down its artificial intelligence (AI) video-generation app Sora less than two years after its unveiling made headlines for creating realistic clips based on simple prompts. At the same time OpenAI will also wind down its $1bn content partnership with entertainment giant Disney , the BBC understands. OpenAI told the BBC on Wednesday ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
For just about as long as space travel has been possible, people have theorized about what it will take to develop the first off-Earth settlements. And while some imagined us floating around in massive space stations that travel through space and time, others have theorized that we'll end up with permanent settlements on more hospitable planets in our solar system. While the most preferable idea would be to find a ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes As tech companies race to build new data centers across the country, Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to pump the brakes. Sanders announced on Wednesday that he is introducing a bill in the Senate that would impose a national moratorium on the construction or upgrading of new AI data center projects until Congress passes AI legislation that "ensures the safety and prosperity of the American people." ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
March 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Cox Communications on Wednesday in a case questioning the extent to which Internet service providers are responsible for policing music privacy. The court said record companies, including Sony Music Entertainment, cannot expect ISPs to disconnect customers who illegally download music using their service. The justices voted unanimously for Cox, with Justice ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee announced plans Wednesday to craft a major Republican-only bill that funds conservative priorities such as immigration enforcement , military spending during the Iran war and new election rules . 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 ...
Source: nbcnews.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
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
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 runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport. A spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement provided to CBS News that it was working to have the runway ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a temporary 8% charge on certain popular products, including Priority Mail, to help blunt the impact of rising transportation costs. USPS filed notice on Wednesday with the Postal Regulatory Commission seeking the price increase, which would take effect on April 26 and remain in place until Jan. 17, 2027, pending final approval. "This temporary price ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Talk about an unexpected journey. Soon-to-be-former talk-show host Stephen Colbert is embarking on a new adventure as the lead creative on a new Lord of the Rings movie, titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of the Past . The announcement has divided the Tolkien fandom, many of them apparently unaware of Colbert's bona fides as a lifelong fan and scholar, but this actually feels like a match made in Valinor. At ...
Source: esquire.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Meta began laying off hundreds of employees Wednesday, affecting its Reality Labs virtual reality division and at least four other divisions, a source familiar with the matter told NBC News. The job cuts are part of a larger company reorganization. A Meta spokesperson said in a statement that "teams across Meta regularly restructure or implement changes to ensure they're in the best position to achieve their ...
Source: nbcnews.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 -
In air travel, uncertainty reigns. TSA staffing shortages, ICE agent deployments and a fatal runway collision at LaGuardia Airport have elevated recent chaos in many airports across the country. As airports adjust to this havoc, travelers bear the brunt of the fallout, facing canceled and missed flights, increased TSA wait times , and greater uncertainty. Multiple airports told NBC News they are changing the ...
Source: nbcnews.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 U.S. military said it carried out a strike Wednesday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, as the Trump administration pushes forward with a monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America while waging a war against Iran. The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 163 since ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Washington — The Justice Department has reached a settlement with former Trump national security official and right-wing activist Michael Flynn after he sued the department, alleging that he was wrongly prosecuted during the first Trump administration. The retired three-star general sued the Justice Department in 2023 for $50 million in damages, alleging the government"improperly and politically" targeted him ...
Source: cbsnews.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 -
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