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Top News Stories for Tuesday, March 17th 2026
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
The United States and Israel continue to carry out attacks as the war with Iran enters its 17th day. Iran has retaliated by launching missile and drone barrages towards Israel and by attacking neighbouring Gulf countries. Unlike the June 2025 strikes, which US President Donald Trump said curbed Iran's nuclear capabilities, the current conflict has spread across at least a dozen countries, closed the Strait of ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
Susie Wiles, the White House chief of staff and a longtime confidante of President Donald Trump, has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, the president announced Monday. "She's going to be in great shape. The prognosis there is excellent, beyond excellent," Trump said, sitting next to Wiles, 68, at a news conference. She will continue to work while she receives treatment, he said in an earlier statement.
Source: washingtonpost.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
Washington — President Trump said Monday that he's requested to delay his trip to China because of the war with Iran, now in its third week. He said during an Oval Office event that he "was speaking to China" and indicated he'd "love to" go, "but because of the war, I want to be here. I have to be here, I feel." "We've requested that we delay it a month or so. And I'm looking forward to being with him," ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
(Feature Impact) Hace más de 10 años, apenas cinco palabras asustaban a los oficinistas de todo el mundo: "sentarse es el nuevo fumar". Aún así, muchas personas en Estados Unidos caminan menos que antes. Pasar largos días sentado puede pasar factura con el tiempo, impactando negativamente en el cuerpo y la mente. Una investigación de la American Heart Association muestra ...
Source: tbnweekly.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
Bovino was demoted in January as head of controversial and deadly immigration crackdown in Minneapolis Gregory Bovino of the US border patrol, who was demoted in late January as the public face of the controversial and deadly immigration crackdown in Minneapolis , says he is retiring at the end of March. Bovino announced his retirement in an interview with Breitbart on Monday, weeks after federal immigration agents ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
HOUSTON (AP) — An Afghan immigrant whose family said had worked with U.S. forces in his home country died at a Texas hospital after having been detained by immigration authorities, according to officials. Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, died at Parkland Hospital in Dallas on Saturday, a day after having been taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. A cause of death is still ...
Source: military.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
Support for Israel has dropped across the board among US voters over the last three years, with particularly steep declines among Democrats and independents, according to a poll commissioned by NBC News. Overall, the poll conducted by Hart Research Associates and Public Opinion Strategies found that 32% of registered US voters view Israel positively, while 39% see the country in a negative light. This is a drastic ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a visit at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque REFILE - CORRECTING LOCATION FROM "HEBRON, KENTUCKY" TO "CINCINNATI, OHIO". President Donald Trump unfurled a 492-word attack on the U.S. Supreme Court over its decision to strike down his tariffs. The 79-year-old president aired his grievances in a lengthy Truth Social ...
Source: rawstory.com