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Top News Stories for Monday, March 23rd 2026
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs as a budget impasse has air travelers frustrated over hourslong waits and screeners angry about missed paychecks. Trump made clear on Sunday, a day after saying he would use immigration officers for airport security starting Monday unless Democrats ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
Iranian missiles have struck the towns of Arad and Dimona near an Israeli nuclear research centre in what Iran says was a response to an Israeli attack on its Natanz nuclear facility in Isfahan province. At least 180 people were wounded in Saturday's attack, and hundreds of people have been evacuated from the strategic towns as the Israeli-United States war on Iran is seemingly entering a new, more lethal phase of ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
Robert Mueller III, who led the FBI in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks—overseeing its rapid modernization as an intelligence and counterterrorism organization—died on March 20 after a yearslong battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 81. A jut-jawed former Marine and federal prosecutor, Mueller was widely respected across party lines for his fidelity to the rule of law and his patrician dedication to ...
Source: foreignpolicy.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
Cuba has been plunged into darkness for the second time in less than a week after its national power network failed again, strained by an energy blockade imposed by the United States. The Cuban Electric Union, which reports to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, announced a total blackout across the island on Saturday without initially giving a cause for the outage. The union later said the blackout was caused ...
Source: aljazeera.com
LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court considers late-arriving mail ballot laws in case that may affect midterms
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
There will be just one Election Day for this fall's midterm elections — Nov. 3. But voters in 14 states who cast their votes by mail have been given a grace period ranging from a day later to several weeks in which their ballots can be received and counted. The Supreme Court will hear arguments starting Monday, March 23 at 10 a.m. EDT. Listen to the hearing live in the player above. Whether that extra time ...
Source: pbs.org
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
A beloved NHL reporter who covered the Minnesota Wild died in a house fire Saturday along with her three young children. The NHL confirmed the death of Jessi Pierce and her children earlier Sunday. "The entire National Hockey League family sends our prayers and deepest condolences to the Pierce family on the passing of Jessi Pierce and her three young children," said a statement on X. The White Bear Lake Fire ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Mar 22nd, 2026 -
– At least 10 Palestinians were injured Sunday night in attacks in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers, who rampaged through nearby villages after holding a funeral for a settler killed in a car crash a night earlier. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said the wounded in Deir al-Hatab included a 45-year-old man shot in the foot and a woman suffering from smoke inhalation. Videos obtained by The ...
Source: news4jax.com
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026 -
People in hard-hit areas of Oahu and Maui told to evacuate with still more rain expected over the weekend As Hawaii endures its worst flooding in more than 20 years, officials urged people in hard-hit areas to "LEAVE NOW". That warning early on Saturday came after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago, and still more was expected over the weekend. Muddy floodwaters ...
Source: theguardian.com