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Top News Stories for Tuesday, March 17th 2026
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
This year saw some Chalamet exhaustion, wins for Warner Bros and memorable music while one winner was nowhere to be seen Warners winning It was always going to be a banner Oscars year for Warner Bros , leading the race with the two major films of the season – Sinners and One Battle After Another – the perfect end to a perfect year of critical and commercial hits for the studio. But with 11 wins tonight, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retaining her place as one of President Donald Trump's closest aides during a period of political turbulence. Wiles, 68, announced on Monday that she had been diagnosed over the previous week. She gave no indication she would pull back from her work as ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
President Trump has called news coverage of the Iran war "criminal" and "unpatriotic," while his FCC chairman threatens broadcasters' licenses. Support journalism that holds power accountable. Become a HuffPost member today. Already a member? A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
The 98th Academy Awards honored films from 2025, with One Battle After Another winning six Oscars including Best picture and Best director for Paul Thomas Anderson. The 98th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars 2026, recognized achievements in cinema from 2025. "One Battle After Another" received six awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, and Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn, ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
swept across much of the nation, making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest and canceling more than 2,000 flights nationwide. Forecasters said mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C., were at greatest risk for high winds and tornadoes. The cold front was expected to move off the East Coast by Tuesday, bringing sharply colder weather in its wake, forecasters said. By Tuesday morning, wind chills below freezing ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article A 2024 Panorama episode gave the impression that Trump had encouraged his supporters to storm the Capitol The BBC has warned of a "chilling effect" on "robust reporting on public figures and events" from US President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit. The corporation filed a ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
Outspoken Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino is retiring from federal service at the end of this month, after being pulled away from a high-profile role leading immigration raids in major U.S. cities, two sources directly familiar with his decision told CBS News on Monday. Over the past years, Bovino, a longtime Border Patrol official, has been serving as the chief patrol agent of the El Centro sector along the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
HOUSTON (AP) — An Afghan immigrant whose family said he had been evacuated from his home country after working for years with U.S. forces died at a Texas hospital after immigration authorities detained him, according to authorities. Federal immigration officials called Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal a "criminal" who had been arrested for alleged fraudulent use of food stamps and for theft. Officials also said ...
Source: apnews.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 -
Sunday night was yet another one of those nights President Donald Trump spent very online, sending out long missives on TruthSocial critiquing the media coverage of the war in Iran and boosting conservative pundit Mark Levin amid an internet fight between him and Megyn Kelly. The perpetually legally challenged Trump also went after one of his favorite political targets, dedicating two lengthy posts to criticisms of ...
Source: nymag.com