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Top News Stories for Wednesday, March 25th 2026
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
The country is in survival mode, and effectively fighting back by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz and blocking the transport of much of the world's oil supply. Israeli fighter jets crossed the waters of the Persian Gulf on the afternoon of March 18th, a regular occurrence in the Israeli military's campaign to weaken the Iranian regime. But this was not a routine mission. The target was South Pars, the world's ...
Source: newyorker.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. ICE agents have been deployed to airports across the U.S. amid the ongoing DHS shutdown Removed from bookmarks Republican Representative Lauren Boebert got into an online spat with a journalist over a recent video about Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at U.S. airports. The Trump ...
Source: independent.co.uk
As New Mexico jury finds Meta platforms harm children, social media firms await more legal decisions
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it's not looking good for Meta. A jury in New Mexico found on Tuesday that the social media giant's platforms are harmful to children's mental health and imposed a $375 million penalty. While the fine is a tiny fraction of Meta's $201 billion revenue in 2025, the verdict illustrates a ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
NASA will build a base on the moon instead of a space station orbiting it. The Lunar Gateway station was mostly built, so its components will be repurposed for the base on the moon. It leaves an uncertain future for NASA partners Japan, Canada and the European Space Agency that agreed to supply the station's components. NASA has cancelled plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead build a $28.7 ...
Source: abc.net.au
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
A California court denied the state attorney general's appeal to halt the Riverside County Sheriff's election fraud investigation on Tuesday. In a statement, California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office said the appellate court denied their request "based solely on where we filed the case and is not a ruling on the underlying of the petition." "The facts have not changed. The Riverside County Sheriff continues to ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 24th, 2026 -
The Trump administration's $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel approach against the industry that supporters see as creative — but opponents see as foolish and extreme. The Interior Department announced Monday that TotalEnergies agreed to what is essentially a refund of its leases for projects off the coasts of North Carolina and New York, ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Mar 24th, 2026 -
Delta Air Lines suspended its airport escorts and red coat services for Congress members and their staff, citing the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. The move comes a week after Delta CEO Ed Bastian blasted Congress for failing to authorize pay for Transportation Security Administration agents during the shutdown. TSA is a division of DHS. Airline executives have railed against lawmakers in ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Mar 24th, 2026 -
DoD announces 'interim' policy for journalists decried by newspaper as 'end-run around the court's ruling' The New York Times on Tuesday accused the Pentagon of disobeying a judge's ruling that undid much of the restrictive agreement journalists were forced to sign or lose access to the building. The judge, Paul Friedman, granted an injunction on Friday that overturned much of the language in the "media in-brief" ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Mar 24th, 2026 -
Apple Maps ads will look and work a bit like current App Store ads do. One benefit of most of Apple's hardware and software is that it's relatively privacy-focused and light on advertising, compared to something like modern Windows or the Roku operating system. But ads have still crept into various apps and services over time, and Apple confirmed today that its Maps app would begin showing ads to users in the US ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Mar 24th, 2026 -
As states that already ban abortion look to further restrict access this year, much of the focus is on pills sent by out-of-state providers. A survey released Tuesday helps explain the emphasis. It suggests that more women in states with bans obtained abortions last year using the pills prescribed via telehealth than by traveling to places where it's legal. Most of the states with the political will to impose broad ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Mar 24th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Lawsuit alleges federal officials refused to give Minnesota investigators basic information, including the names of federal agents involved in the shootings Removed from bookmarks Minnesota officials are asking a federal judge to force the Trump administration to share evidence it collected after the ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Mar 23rd, 2026 -
The Senate on Monday night confirmed President Donald Trump's nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Mullin advanced out of Senate committee last week after a fiery confirmation hearing. The Oklahoma Republican will take the place of Kristi Noem, whose tenure at the department was mired in controversy. U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ...
Source: cnbc.com