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Top News Stories for Wednesday, March 4th 2026
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Sen. John Cornyn defied expectations in the Texas GOP primary on Tuesday. National Republicans believe his unexpectedly strong showing may be enough for President Donald Trump to endorse the embattled incumbent. Trump has privately intimated that he will soon get involved in the Texas Senate race after rebuffing endorsement pleas from both candidates for months, according to a GOP strategist close to the White ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Justice Department lawyers are heading to court today to defend President Donald Trump's attacks on law firms after the administration backtracked on a move to drop out of those fights. DOJ wants a judge to throw out an American Bar Association lawsuit challenging what the group calls Trump's "law firm intimidation policy." The suit stems from a series of executive orders that targeted certain firms last year, and ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
In a deeply divided country, journalism is a safeguard. Members make it possible to question authority, investigate impact, and protect democratic accountability beyond the headlines. Already a member? Over the weekend, President Donald Trump launched a war against Iran, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. These U.S. attacks could continue to escalate, as Trump on Monday that his military campaign is ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Everything new in Apple's refreshed MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops for 2026 The new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are great for most people and for demanding users respectively – but as much as Apple has raised the bar with these, they're just incremental improvements that aren't worth upgrading from the previous models. That's Apple's fault – and it's not entirely a bad thing. The company has been ...
Source: newatlas.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
The platform plans to detect violations through Community Notes reports and metadata associated with generative AI tools. X will suspend creators from its revenue sharing program if they post AI-generated videos depicting armed conflicts without disclosing AI involvement. Head of product Nikita Bier announced the policy change on March 3, stating first-time violators will lose revenue sharing for 90 days. Repeat ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was forced to defend herself Tuesday from a host of questions about her leadership of the Department of Homeland Security — including some of her sharpest criticism from Republicans to date. In her first appearance before Congress since immigration officers shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January, Noem faced pointed questions from Sens. (R-La.), as ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Hillary Clinton lost it on MAGA lawmakers Nancy Mace and Lauren Boebert as the former first lady's Epstein deposition went off the rails. Clinton's deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday was released on YouTube by the GOP Oversight Committee on Monday. The upload revealed the moment Clinton, 78, stormed out of the meeting when it was revealed that Boebert, the U.S. representative for Colorado's ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The United States Supreme Court issued a decision yesterday, in Mirabelli v. Bonta , that expands parental rights regarding gender identity transition by their child. The lawsuit involves allegations that California, through its unique law, required public schools to only permit disclosure of a student's gender transitioning status to the student's parents if the student consented. A set of parents were not told ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
British citizens stuck in the Middle East have told the BBC there has been a lack of information about available routes to travel home as Iran's retaliatory strikes across the region continue. Teigan McFadden's flight home from Dubai on Tuesday was cancelled and the 21-year-old says she is running out of her heart medication, while another family told the BBC they were stranded in Oman after their flight from ...
Source: bbc.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The cost of hauling crude oil from the Middle East to China has skyrocketed as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran disrupts shipping through key routes in the region. Leading maritime insurers have also dropped war risk cover for vessels operating in the Persian Gulf. The strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, located between Oman and Iran, is recognized as one of the world's most important oil choke points. ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The U.S. Supreme Court has halted an attempt to redraw New York's 11th Congressional District, likely ensuring that the city's lone Republican representative, Nicole Malliotakis , will keep her seat through this year's midterm elections. On Monday, the Court sided with Malliotakis when it issued an emergency stay of a lower court's ruling, which dictated that the boundaries of the congresswoman's district are ...
Source: nymag.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
President Donald Trump has told reporters Sir Keir Starmer is "no Winston Churchill" in the row over the refusal to permit the use of UK bases for the initial US-Israel strikes on Iran. The US had sought to use the military base in Diego Garcia on the Chagos Islands, but the PM refused, only agreeing to the US request to use British military bases subsequently for "defensive" strikes on Iranian missile sites. ...
Source: bbc.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
An attorney for Live Nation, Ticketmaster's parent company, pushed back against the government's claim that it is an "unlawful monopoly," stating in court on Monday that it is a "fierce, lawful competitor" in a "competitive market." Live Nation and Ticketmaster "bring enormous joy to people's lives" and "produce great concerts and live events," attorney David Marriott, who represents the company, said in his ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Amazon said that two of its data centers in the UAE were hit by drone strikes. Digital services in the UAE reported outages following drone strikes on AWS data centers in the country. Delivery and taxi platform Careem, payments companies Alaan and Hubpay and enterprise software provider Snowflake were all hit with service disruptions. In this article Foreign workers look at a tall plume of black smoke ascends ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Sanders, Khanna Pitch Billionaire Tax American billionaires would pay a 5% annual wealth tax under a bill floated by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) , as interest in taxing the wealthy spreads in some states. The proposal, likely dead on arrival in the current GOP-controlled Congress, would raise $4.4 trillion in revenue over a decade, a news release said . But some tax policy analysts ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Georgia school shooting suspect's father convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he's accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter Tuesday. Jurors took less than two hours to find Colin Gray guilty of all charges in the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, northeast of Atlanta. Gray is one of a number of ...
Source: bostonglobe.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? Colin Gray, the father of alleged school shooter Colt Gray, was found guilty of murder on Tuesday in relation to the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting that killed four ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The U.S. State Department is urging Americans to leave 14 countries across the Middle East as the Iran war widened Tuesday with Iranian proxies being drawn in and Iran continuing its retaliatory fire. Americans were urged late Monday to "depart now" from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and ...
Source: cbsnews.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 -
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
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Here's what doctors say about the new research. New research shows that colorectal cancers are increasing in people under 65. Experts aren't exactly sure what's causing the rise in incidence, but they think lifestyle factors such as sedentary behavior and diet could play a part. If you experience changes in bowel habits, experts say to seek a doctor's opinion sooner rather than later. There's been a lot of focus on ...
Source: womenshealthmag.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The technology most people use only as a chatty tool for daily tasks is reportedly aiding US military aggression. And there is not much we can do about it T here are a lot of things that AI can do. It can sort out your shopping list, and it can keep your kids entertained when they're mutinous by spinning up a tailor-made bedtime story for them. It can make you more efficient at work, and can help our government ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump's Justice Department had urged the Federal Circuit last Friday to proceed cautiously and impose a 90-day delay, but judges dismissed the request A federal court has rejected the Trump administration 's bid to slow the process of refunding billions of dollars in tariffs , ...
Source: independent.co.uk