The Petersburg Post
Top News Stories for Thursday, March 12th 2026
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
Championing his new war with Iran at a campaign rally in Kentucky on Wednesday, President Donald Trump repeatedly boasted of how amazingly well his Middle East "excursion" has gone. Imagining the shock and awe Iran's regime felt on the receiving end of so much American superpower, Trump told the crowd, "They don't know what the hell hit them! … They said, 'What the hell is happening?!'" Much of the world is ...
Source: nymag.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
For the past five days or so, President Trump has pronounced the war in Iran at or near an end. Behind his thinking - and much of Congress, Wall Street and others - is that Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iranian air defenses, air fields, naval vessels and the like If that occurs, the stock market will soar to who-knows-what level. from their emergency reserves to try to lower global oil prices. But the president might ...
Source: bradenton.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
It's quick and easy to access Live Science Plus, simply enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up for our daily newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest science news. Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Join the conversation Add us as a preferred source on Google Get the Live Science Newsletter Get the world's most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your ...
Source: livescience.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
A popular Washington game is to oversell tax cuts to lower-income people. Republicans have excelled at this for half a century. Now Democrats want to play, too. In the most familiar version of the game, a Republican president promises to slash income taxes but ends up mainly doing so for rich people. Ordinary people may get a cut, but it's very small. Thus President George W. Bush's tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
Commentary: Whatever Meta and OpenAI paid, it was too much. Other, better programs can do the same jobs. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Both Moltbook and OpenClaw are irredeemably insecure. The AI business has become downright crazy. First, OpenAI hired Peter Steinberger , creator of the popular, horribly insecure open-source agent framework OpenClaw . Now, ...
Source: zdnet.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Outdated intelligence likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U.S military investigation into the incident. The bombing of the school and its casualties involving ...
Source: military.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee said on Thursday that recent incidents involving the government use of a laser-based anti-drone system in Texas put the flying public at risk and government agencies must address serious issues. "These incidents highlighted serious process failures that expose the flying public to unacceptable safety risks," ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
HOUSTON — A day later than its manager originally proclaimed, the United States punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. The Americans got the help they needed from Italy and could start to relax by the middle innings as Italy routed Mexico 9-1 on Wednesday night, giving the Azzurri the top spot in Group B and assuring the Americans advancement as the second-place team.
Source: washingtonpost.com
Thursday, Mar 12th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article President Trump said he is not fearful that Iran would launch an attack on US soil The FBI reportedly warned California police departments in February that Iran could retaliate against the U.S., if it were to conduct strikes , by using drones aimed at the West Coast, according to ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Food prices have been very high since the massive inflation outburst in 2021 and 2022. Then in 2023 and for much of 2024, price increases (inflation) calmed down, and prices rose more slowly off this very high level. But little by little, food inflation has been accelerating. The chart shows the price level of the CPI for "Food at home" as index value. In a moment we'll get to the rate of change of that price level ...
Source: wolfstreet.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Seven women from the Iranian national soccer team remain in Australia , an Australian government official said Wednesday, as the rest of their team journeys back to a country at the center of a widening conflict in the Middle East . They had arrived to play in the Asian Women's Cup before the United States and Israel began striking Iran on Feb. 28, and were knocked out of the tournament over the weekend. Six of the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
EDITOR'S NOTE: When Kobe Bryant scored 81 points for the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 22, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors, it was the second-most points scored by a player in NBA history. The record was set by Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points on March 2, 1962, against the New York Knicks. Miami Heat forward Bam Adebayo scored 83 points Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards to pass Bryant on the list ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Iran are scheduled to play against New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt in the World Cup. "Under no circumstances" can Iran compete in this year's World Cup, the country's sports minister has said. The team's participation has been in doubt after US and Israeli forces struck Iran , with Tehran retaliating with attacks on American assets and allies across the Middle East. Follow the latest on the Iran war FIFA boss Gianni ...
Source: news.sky.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate scheduled for execution Wednesday night for a murder he did not commit or even witness. Charles "Sonny" Burton and five other men robbed an AutoZone in Talladega, Alabama, in 1991, but Burton had left the building before ...
Source: theweek.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Two people killed in Indiana as officials warn millions from Texas to Michigan remain at risk of severe weather A series of tornadoes hit parts of Texas, Illinois, and Indiana late Tuesday and overnight, as forecasters warn that the threat of severe weather, including flooding, will continue on Wednesday for tens of millions of people from Texas to Michigan. At least four tornado touchdowns were reported in eastern ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration's internal watchdog is investigating a whistleblower complaint into what it describes as a former Department of Government Efficiency worker's potential misuse of data obtained from the Social Security Administration . According to a document the Associated Press obtained Wednesday, the SSA's inspector general informed the leadership of four congressional ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The United States announced new investigations Wednesday into what it considers unfair trade practices by dozens of countries, opening the door to penalties such as further tariffs as President Donald Trump seeks to replace duties struck down by the Supreme Court. The Trump administration is launching separate probes centered on overproduction and importing goods made with forced labor, US Trade Representative ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The company removed 159 million scam ads last year and took down 10.9 million accounts linked to criminal networks. Now it wants to catch scammers before they get to you. Meta has announced a fresh wave of anti-scam tools across its platforms, WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook, as it steps up both on-platform detection and cooperation with law enforcement in Southeast Asia and beyond. The centrepiece of the ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Police in Switzerland said they were investigating whether a bus fire that killed at least six people was started deliberately. Police spokesperson Frédéric Papaux of Fribourg canton or region, said an unspecified "voluntary act" could have caused the fire Tuesday evening in the town of Kerzers, about 15 miles west of the capital Bern. Five people were also injured in the fire, which for locals echoed ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article 'I'm not worried. I do whatever the f*** I want', top aide allegedly said Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristy Noem's top aide Corey Lewandowski reportedly told colleagues he could "do whatever the f***" he wanted, because Donald Trump would pardon him. Lewandowski, who is ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The attack that killed more than 170 people, mostly children, in an elementary school in southern Iran has prompted anger and calls for an investigation in the United States. But President Donald Trump has been giving contradicting answers about the incident over the past week. In early instances, he blamed Iran for the bombing. More recently, he has claimed that he does not know the details of the strike. The New ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
The expanded access allows all users to interact with the AI health assistant rather than limiting it to Prime members. Amazon announced the expansion of its Health AI assistant to its website and app. The tool was previously limited to the app for One Medical, which Amazon acquired for $3.9 billion in 2023. The expansion significantly broadens access to the tool, making it available to all users rather than just ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - Gas prices across the U.S. and Florida's Suncoast continue to rise as the ongoing conflict in Iran drives swings in crude oil prices, according to AAA. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.57, while diesel is averaging $4.83 per gallon, according to AAA data. In Florida, a gallon of regular gas is averaging $3.70, with diesel reaching $5.04 per gallon. Some gas ...
Source: mysuncoast.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Home » » The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Mar. 11 the reopening of the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Global Entry travel program, following its temporary pause in February amid the federal agency's shutdown over funding. "We are working hard to alleviate the disruptions to travelers caused by the Democrats' shutdown," a DHS spokesperson stated, confirming that the ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Salesforce customers have, once again, been targeted by the ShinyHunters group – or, at least, it's what the group claims. Attackers modified and abused benign tool On Saturday, Saleforce that its security team has identified an attack campaign by unnamed malicious actors ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Wednesday, Mar 11th, 2026 -
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned of "reputational risks" if he appointed Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to the United States because of his close links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, newly released documents show, but chose to pick Mandelson for the role anyway. On Wednesday, more than 100 pages of documents covering the process of Mandelson's appointment were published by the British government. ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
All things that go up must eventually come down. NASA expects the Van Allen Probe A satellite to come crashing back to Earth after a 14-year journey through space. The agency predicts that the probe will begin re-entry around 7:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday but says that time may be off by as much as 24 hours, meaning it could come down at any point in the next day or two. Launched in 2012, the Van Allen Probe A is ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES – A Florida woman accused of firing gunshots at gated home in Los Angeles was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder and 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm, court records showed Tuesday. The district attorney's office said 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz was charged in the shooting Sunday afternoon outside the superstar's home in the Beverly Hills area. No ...
Source: news4jax.com