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Top News Stories for Friday, March 27th 2026
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a convulsing stock market, President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to buy himself more time and hold off, once again, on carrying out a threat to obliterate Iran's energy plants over the Islamic Republic's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz . Trump said he was delaying taking potential action because talks aimed at ending the conflict are going "very well," despite the fact ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON -- For over a decade, US lawmakers have promised guardrails for children on social media. They've grilled the chiefs of Meta, Snap, YouTube, and TikTok about the dangers of their sites. They've introduced dozens of child safety bills. Little has come from the noise. But this week, two juries held social media companies accountable for harming young users. In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury decided in ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
House of Representatives still needs to act before funded agencies such as airport security can reopen, CNN reports The US Senate has passed legislation that will finance most of the Department of Homeland Security but withhold funds from ICE and part of Customs and Border Protection, the office of the Senate Democratic party leader, Chuck Schumer, said in a statement. The agreement would fund DHS components such ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
March 27 (UPI) -- The signature of President Donald Trump will appear on future paper currency, according to the Treasury Department, which said the move was in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States. "There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S. dollar bills bearing his name, and it is only appropriate that this ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
Companies working with the federal government have more time to reassess their exposure to the company's technology and prepare for potential policy whiplash. The Pentagon's attempt to brand Anthropic a supply chain risk was "likely both contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious," a US federal judge wrote in a ruling halting a ban on use of Anthropic's products in defense contracts. In granting Anthropic a ...
Source: cio.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
The Mexican Navy was searching on Friday for two boats that went missing while transporting humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Cuba, authorities and the convoy organizers said. The vessels set sail last Friday from Isla Mujeres in Mexico's southeastern state of Quintana Roo, with nine crew of different nationalities on board, Mexico's navy said Thursday in a statement. But communication with the crew was lost, it ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
News , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons US federal court upholds Trump detention with no bond policy A US federal appellate court On Wednesday upheld the Trump administration's practice of detaining undocumented immigrants without bond, reversing a lower court decision amid increasingly overcrowded detention centers and administrative courtrooms. The decision aligns with a US Court of Appeals for the Fifth ...
Source: jurist.org
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
By and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's legal team presented her first detailed public defense against allegations of "extensive misconduct" during a six-hour House Ethics Committee hearing Thursday evening. The Democratic lawmaker is also facing criminal charges alleging that she stole Covid relief funds after the state made a $5 million overpayment error to her family's healthcare company. Both the ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
Rescuers were locked in a race against time to save the struggling mammal - which had become entangled in nets off the north German coast. A humpback whale that was stranded in shallow water off the north German coast has been set free by rescuers. The whale had been stranded for several days on the Timmendorfer Strand, a popular resort town on the Baltic Sea coastline, with several rescue attempts made amid fears ...
Source: news.sky.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Monitoring the mortgage interest rate environment each day for affordable opportunities is critical for buyers and owners hoping to refinance. Unfortunately, what many borrowers have been discovering in recent weeks is that rates are considerably higher than they were compared to what was available earlier in the year. With the Federal Reserve continuing to pause interest cuts at its meeting last week, which ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Topics More from TechCrunch Two U.S. senators on Thursday fired the latest salvo in an increasingly active front against data centers and their energy use. Senators Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) asking it to collect details on energy use from data centers — and how that use is affecting the grid. The senators urged the EIA "to establish ...
Source: techcrunch.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
The Justice Department this week conceded to a federal judge in New York it had been incorrectly citing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo to partially justify arrests at immigration courthouses, calling the oversight a "material mistaken statement of fact." Justice Department lawyers disclosed in a letter on Tuesday that a May 2025 ICE memo applies to most courthouses, but not federal immigration courts, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will ban transgender athletes from competing in women's events, based on the results of mandatory genetic screening. The IOC announced the policy on Thursday after a yearslong review. It will take effect starting at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. "At the Olympic Games, even the smallest margins can be the difference between victory and defeat," said IOC President ...
Source: npr.org
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
It's not always easy being a fan of streaming services, and Netflix just made it even harder. Along with implementing , including a redesigned mobile app, the company is now increasing the price of all its subscriptions. Notably, this is the second price increase across all the tiers , users can expect to pay one or two dollars more for accessing streaming content, and there's also an additional price increase for ...
Source: bgr.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 -
March 26 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump 's long-awaited meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping , in Beijing has been rescheduled for mid-May, according to the White House. The two leaders were originally scheduled to meet Tuesday through April 2, but it was postponed a little over a week ago by Trump, who said he needed to remain in the United States because of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. During a press ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons US Supreme Court finds media company not liable for customer copyright infringement The US Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a major case on appeal, finding Cox Communications not liable for refusing to terminate contracts with 57,000 customers after the customers were found to have infringed roughly 10,000 copyrighted works. Sony Music Entertainment, along with other music labels, ...
Source: jurist.org
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Washington — Two siblings have been charged after an improvised explosive device was left outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, earlier this month, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Indictments were unsealed charging Alen Zheng and his sister, Ann Mary Zheng, in connection with the device, which was found at the base's visitor center on March 16. FBI Director Kash Patel said Alen Zheng ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
The de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran in response to the United States-Israel war has caused one of the worst energy crises in decades with experts warning of a looming global recession. The maritime route, through which about 20 percent of global oil and gas supplies pass, has been thrust into the spotlight as Tehran has used it as a geopolitical bargaining chip in the war. Nearly 2,000 vessels are ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Scientists captured female sperm whales on video working together during a birth to protect the calf
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN NEW YORK (AP) — Rare footage of a sperm whale giving birth has offered scientists a window into the behavior of these large, elusive mammals . The video taken in 2023 shows female whales from two family lines working together to support the labor during critical moments and lift the newborn calf above the water. It's a level of coordination ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Men released on bail over Jewish charity ambulance arson attack Two men who were arrested over the arson attack on Jewish charity-owned ambulances in north London have been released on bail, the Metropolitan Police has said. Four Hatzola ambulances in the car park of a synagogue in Golders Green were set alight in the early hours of Monday, in an incident being treated as an antisemitic hate crime. The men, British ...
Source: bbc.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Prospective homebuyers who have invested in certain cryptocurrencies will be able to use their holdings as collateral to fund their down payment on a home as part of a new mortgage offering. Real estate services company Better Home & Finance Holding Co. plans to roll out the crypto-backed mortgage sometime in the next three months in a partnership with crypto trading platform Coinbase, the companies said in a press ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparations as "a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs." The resolution also urges "the prompt and unhindered restitution" of cultural items — including artworks, monuments, museum pieces, documents and national ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Venezuela's former president and his wife Cilia Flores were seized by US military forces in January and deny all charges against them. Venezuela's former president Nicolas Maduro has returned to court in New York, where his lawyer failed to have drug trafficking charges dismissed in a dispute over legal fees. It was the first time Maduro , 63, and his wife, Cilia Flores, 69, appeared in court since a January ...
Source: news.sky.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump showed off a classified map on a 2022 flight to his New Jersey golf club and held onto a record from his first term that was so sensitive only six people would have had access to it, according to a letter released Wednesday by a top House Democrat. The letter from Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, adds to the public ...
Source: pbs.org
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Justice department and Trump ally Michael Flynn reach settlement over wrongful prosecution suit The US justice department has reached a financial settlement with Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, after he sued the government alleging wrongful prosecution. In 2023, Flynn sued the department for $50m (£37.4m), accusing it of targeting him because of his association with Trump's ...
Source: bbc.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