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Top News Stories for Sunday, March 8th 2026
Saturday, Mar 7th, 2026 -
It's been a month since billionaire Rick Jackson unexpectedly entered the Republican primary for governor in Georgia . He's quickly shaken things up. Jackson, a health care executive, is pumping millions of dollars of his own money into an already crowded race and aggressively courting supporters of Donald Trump — even though the president has backed a different candidate. Prior to Jackson's late entrance, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Mar 7th, 2026 -
The Florida Bar, a regulatory body for legal professionals in the state, has walked back a statement indicating there was an investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former United States attorney under President Donald Trump. On Friday, Jennifer Krell Davis, a spokesperson for the bar association, issued a clarification to US media, denying any probe. Reports of an investigation emerged in February amid an exchange ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Mar 7th, 2026 -
Every spring, millions of people lose an hour of sleep for a reason that has nothing to do with late nights or early alarms. The clocks simply move forward. Daylight saving time returns this weekend across much of North America, bringing the familiar seasonal shift. Many people barely notice it because their phones and computers adjust automatically. Others still remember to change wall clocks, ovens, and car ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Saturday, Mar 7th, 2026 -
New Footage Yet Again Contradicts DHS Claims About Its Killing of a US Citizen Body camera video obtained by CBS News in the Ruben Ray Martinez case is another example of the administration misrepresenting lethal action from immigration agents. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Body camera footage newly obtained by CBS News shows the moments leading up to and after an ...
Source: motherjones.com
Saturday, Mar 7th, 2026 -
Ian Huntley, the former school caretaker who murdered two 10-year-old schoolgirls in Soham, died on Saturday following an attack in prison. The 52-year-old suffered significant head trauma after being attacked with a makeshift weapon by another inmate at HMP Frankland on 26 February and had been on life support in hospital. He had been serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 40 years for murdering best ...
Source: bbc.com
Saturday, Mar 7th, 2026 -
The Food and Drug Administration's embattled vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency — the second time in less than a year that he's departed after controversial decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs for rare diseases. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced the news to FDA staff in an email late Friday, saying Prasad would depart at the end of April. ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Mar 7th, 2026 -
Authorities searched through rubble and debris in southern Michigan on Saturday after suspected tornadoes tore through the region and killed four people, including a 12-year-old boy, during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in eastern Oklahoma. First responders from multiple agencies in the Union Lake area near Union City looked for more possible victims and worked to clear roads, authorities said. Photos ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
The unemployment rate was 4.4% in February, with 130,000 jobs added in January The US lost 92,000 jobs in February, an unexpected major slackening in the labor market that came just before Donald Trump threw the global economy into upheaval with his conflict in Iran. The unemployment rate edged up to 4.4% in February. In comparison, the US added a revised 126,000 jobs in January, far surpassing expectations of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
March 6 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice released new FBI documents Thursday that describe several interviews with a woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was a young teen. The pages had been withheld from the other documents from the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Officials said they were held back because they mistakenly believed they were duplicates. The 16 ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Mar 6th, 2026 -
Daryl Hannah has issued a scathing response to the new TV series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and wife Carolyn Bessette, denouncing the way she's been portrayed in the FX and Hulu show as false, damaging and misogynistic. "How Can 'Love Story' Get Away With This?" was the headline of the actor's guest essay Friday in the New York Times. "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette" is a romantic look at the ...
Source: apnews.com