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Top News Stories for Tuesday, March 3rd 2026
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth knows that playing a decisive tough guy on television is the way to keep Donald Trump happy, so he did just that while addressing reporters Monday about the United States' bombing of Iran. He hailed Trump's supposed decisiveness. He strutted and preened about the bombing death of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei. He angrily ridiculed his questioners. He barked out ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Insurance companies are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels in the Middle East Gulf as the widening United States/Israel-Iran conflict disrupts shipping, leaving tankers damaged or stranded and at least two people dead. The conflict entered its fourth day on Tuesday with US and Israeli attacks continuing on Iran, which has retaliated by attacking US assets and other infrastructure in Gulf ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Trump said Starmer "has not been helpful", adding: "I never thought I'd see that. I never thought I'd see that from the UK. We love the UK." US President Donald Trump said the historical relationship between his country and Britain was "not like it used to be," in an interview to British daily newspaper The Sun, amid a major transatlantic fall out over US-Israeli strikes against Iran. "This was the most solid ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The House Oversight Committee on Monday released full videos of the depositions it took of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. In a combined roughly nine hours of questioning last week -- about 4 1/2 for each -- Republicans and Democrats grilled the Clintons about their relationships with the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Some flights from the Middle East resumed in the wake of the strikes on Iran — but the process hasn't been without confusion. Fourteen Etihad Airways flights departed Abu Dhabi on Monday, even as the airline said operations remain suspended. Emirates, in neighboring Dubai , also announced it would operate a "limited number of flights." However, more missile threats forced diversions that night, or early ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Three people are now confirmed to have died in the attack, while the gunman - identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne - was also fatally shot by officers at the scene. Tributes have been paid to people killed in a mass shooting at a Texas bar - as it was confirmed a third victim has died. Austin Police announced on Monday evening that Jorge Pederson, 30, had died from his injuries. The other two victims of the ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
President Donald Trump is walking away from a fight against law firms, but not before shaking the legal industry with threats that have proved effective outside of the courtroom. The Justice Department on Monday moved to withdraw its appeals of court rulings blocking Trump's executive orders against four law firms. The appeals were seen as long shots after federal judges struck down the orders—targeting firms ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The Supreme Court revived a San Diego judge's order Monday and said parents have a right to know about their child's gender identity at school. The decision came in a 6-3 order granting an emergency appeal from lawyers for Chicago-based Thomas More Society. They said the student privacy policy enforced in California infringes on parents' rights and the free exercise of religion. "The parents object that these ...
Source: latimes.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 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? Critics were scratching their heads over Melania Trump 's appearance at the United Nations on Monday, and in particular over her preaching of peace. The first ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com "Sinners" won the top prize at Sunday night's Actor Awards, the final major awards show before the Oscars. Ryan Coogler's Southern vampire drama won best ensemble and its star, Michael B. Jordan, won best male lead actor, in a surprise upset over Timothée Chalamet ("Marty Supreme"). Jessie Buckley won ...
Source: theweek.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
New just-the-basics phone replaces the year-old iPhone 16e at the same price. Apple's biggest iPhone announcements usually happen in September, but for the second year in a row, the company is also introducing a new iPhone in March. The iPhone 17e is a new version of Apple's basic no-frills iPhone, replacing last year's iPhone 16e . The phone will be available to preorder on March 4 and will be available on March ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
A sharply divided US Supreme Court halted the redrawing of a Republican-held congressional district in New York City in a decision likely to keep the seat safely in GOP hands in the November election. Over dissents from the court's three liberals, the justices on Monday put on hold a state court decision that said a new map is needed because the current 11th District dilutes Black and Hispanic votes in violation of ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Macron to update France's nuclear deterrence doctrine in a speech closely watched by European allies
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
PARIS (AP) — European allies' eyes turn toward France on Monday as President Emmanuel Macron is set to update French doctrine on the potential use of nuclear weapons , in a keynote speech from the military base hosting the country's ballistic missile submarines. Macron is expected to outline France's strategy and spell out how French nuclear weapons fit into Europe's security amid concerns raised on the ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Today the Supreme Court takes up guns and cannabis, weighing federal law, state legalization, and constitutional rights. Today the Supreme Court takes up guns and cannabis. The august assembly will hear arguments in a case which sits at the volatile intersection of gun rights and cannabis policy, a dispute reflecting decades of legal conflict and rapid cultural change. The case challenges a federal law baring ...
Source: thefreshtoast.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's request to delay next steps in the fight over tariff refunds for importers, after the US Supreme Court struck down the president's signature economic policy. In an order Monday, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit took immediate steps to reopen the legal proceedings and send the case back to the US Court of International Trade. The court denied ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
March 2 (UPI) -- Art experts in the Netherlands authenticated a painting by Rembrandt van Rijn that was found after it had been missing for decades. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam announced Monday that Vision of Zacharias in the Temple, a painting from 1633, is the work of the Dutch master. It had been excluded from the list of Rembrandt's works in 1960 and was sold to a private collector. It then disappeared. The ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Gizmodo may earn an affiliate commission. Reading time 2 minutes Apple's iPad Air just got an upgrade to an M4 chip , but it won't be getting a price bump over the last generation's MSRP. Like the last generation, the base 11-inch iPad Air will start at $599, while the 13-inch will start ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Eclipse will feature a deep, coppery-red full moon on 3 March. From Sydney to New York, use our guide to find out when the eclipse will be visible and the best time to see it tonight. North America, Australia and New Zealand will be treated to a rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday known as a "blood moon". As the full moon dips into the planet's shadow tonight it will change colour to a "deep and coppery red", says ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
The UK government is consulting parents, children, technology companies and civil society groups over proposals to keep children safe online, including banning under-16s from social media. A three-month consultation launched today, described by the government as the "most ambitious consultation on social media", is seeking views on proposed measures to protect children against the potential harms of social media, ...
Source: computerweekly.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