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Top News Stories for Wednesday, March 11th 2026
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
As Iranian officials displayed US-marked fragments of a missile believed to have been used in Saturday's massacre of around 175 mostly school children in Minab, President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his unfounded claim that Iran carried out the strike. The president suggested during a press conference at his Trump National Doral Miami resort that Iran may have used a US Tomahawk missile to carry out the ...
Source: commondreams.org
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
March 10 (UPI) -- The average price of a gallon of unleaded gas in the United States hit $3.54 on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues military action against Iran. AAA reports the current average price for fuel is higher across all grades than it was a year ago. Diesel fuel is up more than 10 cents over Monday's average, reaching $4.78 per gallon. Prices are highest on the West Coast, as they typically ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Anthropic says it was blacklisted for opposing autonomous weapons, mass surveillance. Anthropic sued the Trump administration yesterday in an attempt to reverse the government's decision to blacklist its technology. Anthropic argues that it exercised its First Amendment rights by refusing to let its Claude AI models be used for autonomous warfare and mass surveillance of Americans and that the government ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Like this article? Keep independent journalism alive. . In March 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump said, "Your daughter, she has to be of of age, like above 6 years old." Trump made the comments at the Republican Members Issues Conference in Doral, Florida, while speaking about measures he hoped would become law to limit supposed voter fraud. He appeared to suggest that, without stricter oversight, young children ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Are you going on vacation for Spring Break? Be prepared to face long lines. Travelers are scrambling after airports experienced the effects of a partial government shutdown. These airports included Houston's William P. Hobby Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Travelers faced longer-than-expected wait times at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints. This left many stressed ...
Source: wideopenspaces.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Complex global events demand clear, independent reporting. We're working to explain the facts, challenge misinformation, and show how the news affects real lives. Help us continue our imperative work. Become a member today. Already a member? Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took up verbal arms against fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh over the Supreme Court's willingness to rule on emergency requests from President ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
The viral social network project was created with OpenClaw. Meta has acquired Moltbook, the Reddit-esque simulated social network made up of AI agents that went viral a few weeks ago. The company will hire Moltbook creator Matt Schlicht and his business partner, Ben Parr, to work within Meta Superintelligence Labs. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. As for what interested Meta about the work done on ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Following the sharp decline last month, existing home sales bounced back in February as housing affordability improved. Lower mortgage rates and moderating home price growth helped pull buyers back to the market. However, tight inventory will likely continue to push home prices higher if demand outpaces supply growth. Total existing home sales, including single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops, ...
Source: eyeonhousing.org
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
The onetime interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., and "weaponization" czar, serving as U.S. pardon attorney in the Trump administration , has been accused of violating ethical rules by threatening unconstitutional punishment against an elite law school and trying to shut down a bar investigation. The eight-page filing from D.C. Bar disciplinary counsel Hamilton Fox to the D.C. Court of Appeals Board on ...
Source: lawandcrime.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES – A Florida woman accused of firing gunshots at gated home in Los Angeles was charged Tuesday with one count of attempted murder and 10 counts of assault on a person with a semiautomatic firearm, court records showed Tuesday. The district attorney's office said 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz was charged in the shooting Sunday afternoon outside the superstar's home in the Beverly Hills area. No ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
A federal judge has called out Attorney General Pam Bondi for illegally installing leadership of New Jersey's top prosecutor's office—for the second time. Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann issued the sweeping, 130-page ruling Monday, disqualifying the trio of DOJ lawyers—Jordan Fox, Philip Lamparello, and Ari Fontecchio—from the role. Brann was withering in his assessment of ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators are trying to learn more about two Pennsylvania men accused of bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City's mayor. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, told authorities after their arrests that they were inspired by the Islamic State group, law enforcement officials said, but much remains undisclosed about their motives and how much they planned. ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar, 14, and Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, 18, who performed in Washington over the summer, were placed in immigration detention last month Teenage mariachi musicians who once performed on Capitol Hill have been released from Immigration and ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
The FBI has obtained election audit records from Maricopa County, Arizona , following a grand jury subpoena, as part of its efforts to relitigate the outcome of the 2020 presidential contest, despite multiple reviews of that race demonstrating that no widespread fraud occurred . In a rare but by no means impossible outcome, Joe Biden, the Democratic Party nominee for that year's election, defeated then-incumbent ...
Source: truthout.org
Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2026 -
The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers Monday about oysters and clams that could be contaminated with norovirus and were sent to nine states, including California, Florida and New York. The shellfish caution covers "certain raw oysters" harvested by Drayton Harbor Oyster Co. and Manila clams harvested by Lummi Indian Business Council from Feb. 13 to March 3, the FDA said in a statement . The potentially ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
Complex global events demand clear, independent reporting. We're working to explain the facts, challenge misinformation, and show how the news affects real lives. Help us continue our imperative work. Become a member today. Already a member? NEW YORK (AP) — Three brothers, including two of the nation's most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking charges Monday after a ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
The president of Ohio State University has resigned after he disclosed to trustees that he had an "inappropriate relationship," the school said in a statement Monday. The president, Walter Carter Jr., who has led the school for two years, said in a statement that the relationship was with "someone seeking public resources" and that he had "made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership to ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 -
The NBA has stepped in to stop a controversial promotional night the Atlanta Hawks had planned to hold, celebrating the city's well-known strip club, Magic City, calling it off after the league said it "heard significant concerns." The Hawks were to hold "Magic City Night" on Monday, March 16, when the Orlando Magic are in Atlanta, to celebrate what the team had described as an "iconic cultural institution," a move ...
Source: nypost.com