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Top News Stories for Tuesday, March 31st 2026
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
On February 28, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu started a war with Iran. Since then, violence has spread throughout the Middle East. On the first day of bombing, the US bombed an elementary school, killing more than 100 children . Iran struck back, hitting Israel and US bases in the region. Israel expanded into Syria and Lebanon , bombing apartment buildings in Beirut . A few ...
Source: commondreams.org
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
A decade ago, I wrote a cover story for Reason magazine titled "Trump vs. the Constitution." It explained how then-candidate Donald Trump's call to abolish the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for millions of U.S.-born children ran afoul of the text, history, and original meaning of the 14th Amendment. It also noted the dismaying fact that so many Republicans appeared ready to support Trump's ...
Source: reason.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline rose above $4 a gallon Tuesday for the first time in more than three years, according to AAA, the latest sign of how the Iran war is driving up fuel costs for U.S. motorists. The average price was $4.018 a gallon, , up from $3.990 on Monday. Gas prices have surged since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28 , jumping more than a dollar per gallon over ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
This year's RSAC delivered on its anticipated emphasis on AI but with some surprises as to how CISOs should rethink approaches to governance, team structure, and reporting to the board. Writing a conference preview is an act of professional speculation. You read the agenda, map the schedule session density, and make your personal best call about where the intellectual energy will concentrate. From my perspective ...
Source: csoonline.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
Tuesday, March 31, 2026: Get the latest news and updates on the Artemis II mission as the countdown begins for NASA's return to the moon. Here's everything you need to know about the Artemis II mission so far: for Artemis II run from Wednesday through to Monday (April 4 to 9), with the potential for a launch on any of those days. After Monday, the next launch window is April 30. This will be NASA's last ...
Source: livescience.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
Instagram is testing a new subscription that gives paying users access to several features, including the ability to view another user's Story in stealth mode. Other perks include creating audience lists beyond "Close Friends" and extending a Story by an additional 24 hours. Instagram Stories are photos and videos that expire after 24 hours. Currently, the creator can see who views them. "Our hope from these tests ...
Source: insider.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
By Millions of Americans are seeing larger tax refunds this filing season, with new federal data showing a notable increase compared to last year as recent tax changes begin to take effect. The latest figures from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) show that the average refund has climbed to $3,571 as of March 20-up 10.9 percent from $3,221 at the same point in 2025. The rise reflects both policy changes and the ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed State Rep. Meg Weinberger's bill into law to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald J. Trump . "America's greatest President deserves an airport that bears his name," stated Rep. Weinberger. "It's an honor to recognize President Trump 's lasting impact on our nation by renaming Palm Beach International Airport in his name Donald J. Trump International ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
A U.S. government panel was due to convene Tuesday for the first time since 1992 to consider exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act due to unspecified national security concerns, a move critics say could doom a rare whale species and harm other marine life. Nicknamed the "God Squad" by groups who say it can decide a species' fate, the Endangered ...
Source: wfla.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
March 31 (UPI) -- The Justice Department is suing the Minnesota Department of Education, asking a federal court to force it to comply with the Trump administration's policies prohibiting transgender student-athletes from competing in girls' sports. The lawsuit , filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, is the latest in a broad series of federal actions -- including lawsuits, ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
March 31 (UPI) -- The man accused of attacking a Michigan synagogue earlier this month "was motivated and inspired by Hezbollah 's militant ideology," federal authorities said. "Based on the evidence gathered to date, we assess this attack to be a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism purposely targeting the Jewish community and the largest Jewish temple in Michigan," Jennifer Runyan, the FBI special agent in charge ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Sunday marked an unwelcome milestone when the ongoing closure of the Department of Homeland Security became the longest federal shutdown in United States history. The weekslong funding impasse set off a spiraling crisis, as Transportation Security Administration workers began to call out of work en masse, sparking excessive wait times and long lines that snaked throughout the nation's airports. Congress appears no ...
Source: nymag.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Israel's Parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. The bill's passage marked the culmination of a yearslong push by Israel's far-right to escalate punishment for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic offenses against Israelis. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to the chamber to vote yes in person. The law makes the death penalty — by ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
The information "has come out recently because of a stupid lawsuit that was filed, but the military is building a massive complex under the ballroom, and that's under construction, and we're doing very well," Trump told reporters on Air Force One. "So we're ahead of schedule." that a military bunker under the East Wing would be renovated. The East Wing was demolished in October to be replaced with a $400 million ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
BULVERDE, Texas — A student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself, authorities said Monday. The shooting happened at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, the Comal County Sheriff's Office said in a social media post. The teacher was taken to a San Antonio hospital, but the sheriff's office did not have an update on her condition. The 15-year-old male student ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Judge seems skeptical of Pentagon's restrictive protocol but did not rule on forcing compliance with an earlier order Federal judge Paul Friedman seemed skeptical of the new press policy implemented by the Pentagon last week, calling aspects of it "weird" and Kafkaesque. Friedman struck down key aspects of the previously implemented Pentagon media policy on 20 March, but at the latest hearing on Monday stopped ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Australian police said Monday they shot a fugitive wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country's most-wanted criminals. Desmond Freeman fled into dense bushland in August last year after shooting and killing two police officers who came to search his rural home in Victoria state. Hundreds of police have pursued Freeman through the region's rugged terrain over the past seven ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
The U.S. Army is investigating the apparent flyby by AH-64 Apache helicopters at the Nashville, Tennessee, home of singer Kid Rock. Kid Rock, who supports President Donald Trump, posted videos showing the helicopters hovering outside his home on Saturday, the same day as anti-Trump "No Kings" demonstrations were held around the United States. "This is a level of respect that s--- for brains Governor of California ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
The thieves targeted the Magnani-Rocca Foundation, a private museum which lies in the heart of the countryside near the northern city of Parma. Three famous paintings worth millions have been stolen from a museum in northern Italy. The works by French artists Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Henri Matisse and Paul Cezanne were taken in an operation lasting less than three minutes, police said. The thieves targeted the ...
Source: news.sky.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Monday expelled a British diplomat over accusations of spying that were rejected as "complete nonsense" by the U.K., a second such move this year that comes as tensions spiral between Moscow and the West. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), the country's top domestic security and counterintelligence agency, said in a statement that the diplomat was "carrying out intelligence and ...
Source: apnews.com