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Top News Stories for Wednesday, March 18th 2026
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Amid signs that Republicans may be losing some of the Latino support that the party picked up in 2024, grassroots organizations are stepping in to boost GOP Senate candidates in key races during this year's midterms. The LIBRE Initiative Action, a conservative-leaning Latino political group, is set to endorse Republican Sen. Jon Husted for the Senate seat in Ohio and former Republican National Committee Chair ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
Prime members will pay $9.99 for one hour delivery and $4.99 for three hour delivery, while non Prime users face higher fees. Amazon is launching new one-hour and three-hour delivery options across multiple U.S. cities to enhance its competitive stance against instant delivery services such as Instacart, DoorDash, and Uber Eats. The initiative will make over 90,000 items available for rapid delivery, improving ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
No other recurring market event is more important than the Federal Reserve's decision on the Federal funds rate. The Federal Open Market Committee meets eight times a year to decide on interest rates, and its second meeting will conclude today, March 18, with its rate decision set for 2 p.m. ET. Investors are now almost certain that the central bank will hold the Fed funds rate steady at 3.5%-3.75%. After the Iran ...
Source: fool.com
Wednesday, Mar 18th, 2026 -
The state of Washington is on the verge of enacting a 9.9 percent tax on income over $1 million. Rhode Island's governor has proposed a 3 percent tax on income above that same level. Lawmakers in New York state are advancing a 0.5 percent tax on income over $5 million. Liberal groups in California and Michigan are pushing for ballot initiatives that would raise taxes on the super-rich in their states. In ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's plan to tear down vaccines has been stopped dead in its tracks by a federal judge in Massachusetts—for now, at least. This week, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued a ruling in favor of the American Academy of Pediatrics and other medical groups currently suing RFK Jr. and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Murphy temporarily ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Kalshi calls Arizona's case 'paper-thin' and says the platform should not be overseen by 'inconsistent state laws' Arizona's attorney general on Tuesday filed criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the prediction markets platform of operating an illegal gambling business in the state and unlawfully allowing people to place bets on elections. The charges filed by Kris Mayes, the Arizona attorney general, marked ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
A new class-action lawsuit, filed on Monday by three teenage girls and their guardians, alleges that Elon Musk's xAI created and distributed child sexual abuse material featuring their faces and likenesses with its Grok AI tech. "Their lives have been shattered by the devastating loss of privacy, dignity, and personal safety that the production and dissemination of this CSAM have caused," the filing says. ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump's attorney general will appear for a deposition April 14 Leer en Español formally subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions about her department's handling of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. House Oversight Chair James Comer, a ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Kouri Richins's phone internet search history included "what is a lethal.dose.of.fetanayl" and "luxury prisons for the rich America". A woman who wrote a children's book about coping with grief after the loss of her husband has been found guilty of his murder. Kouri Richins slipped five-times the lethal dose of fentanyl into a cocktail that Eric Richins drank in the false hope of inheriting his estate worth more ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Of the seven illnesses identified so far, four are in children age 3 or younger. The Food and Drug Administration has linked cheddar cheese made from raw (unpasteurized) milk to a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli . But the cheese's maker, Raw Farm, is rejecting the regulator's findings and refusing to voluntarily recall its cheese. In an outbreak investigation notice, the FDA said seven cases ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday that personal criticism of judges is dangerous and urged prominent figures to dial down the rhetoric just days after President Donald Trump launched his most recent broadside against the Supreme Court. Roberts, the head of the federal judiciary, said in remarks at Rice University in Houston that critiques of the substance of Supreme Court rulings are part of the job but that ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
On March 13, President Donald Trump signed a new executive order entitled " Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction ." The Order directs multiple federal agencies to examine and revise existing federal regulations and guidelines to reduce regulatory burdens on housing development and specifies rules and programs that should be "revised," "reformed," or "eliminated," consistent with applicable ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Processing Content Bank of America has reached a settlement to resolve a proposed class-action lawsuit filed last year by a victim of Jeffrey Epstein who accused the bank of enabling his sex-trafficking operation. BofA is the third major bank, after JPMorganChase and Deutsche Bank, to reach settlements with victims of Epstein who claimed the big banks failed to report suspicious activity in their accounts. But the ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Tuesday, Mar 17th, 2026 -
Getting your player ready... United Farm Workers and the César Chávez Foundation said Tuesday that they will abstain from celebrations honoring the late labor leader, citing "disturbing allegations" that involve the possible victimization of "very young women or girls." The organizations issued separate but related statements Tuesday stating that they will not organize or participate in events ...
Source: dailynews.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles announced Monday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in the past week, adding that the cancer was detected "early" and that she was "encouraged by a strong prognosis." Wiles will continue serving as chief of staff, she said in a statement announcing the diagnosis. "I am grateful to have an outstanding team of doctors who detected the cancer early and are guiding my care, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Mar 16th, 2026 -
US Border Patrol leader Greg Bovino, who became the leading public face of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, has announced he is retiring. He told Breitbart News he would retire at the end of March, although he has not yet submitted the required paperwork. Bovino led operations in Democratic-led cities including Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis, where federal agents shot and killed two US citizens ...
Source: bbc.com