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Top News Stories for Saturday, March 28th 2026
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel launched a wave of strikes on Iran early Friday ahead of a planned U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure, while Iran and the United States appeared at a diplomatic impasse, setting the stage for potential escalation as the first month of the Middle East war neared its end. The U.S. has been pushing Iran to start talks on a ...
Source: cleveland.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON -- For over a decade, US lawmakers have promised guardrails for children on social media. They've grilled the chiefs of Meta, Snap, YouTube, and TikTok about the dangers of their sites. They've introduced dozens of child safety bills. Little has come from the noise. But this week, two juries held social media companies accountable for harming young users. In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury decided in ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
Senators agreed by unanimous consent early Friday morning to a proposal that funds the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The late-night Senate deal left out funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol after negotiators failed to agree on reforms demanded by Democrats after federal immigration ...
Source: wfla.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
March 27 (UPI) -- The signature of President Donald Trump will appear on future paper currency, according to the Treasury Department, which said the move was in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States. "There is no more powerful way to recognize the historic achievements of our great country and President Donald J. Trump than U.S. dollar bills bearing his name, and it is only appropriate that this ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
Companies working with the federal government have more time to reassess their exposure to the company's technology and prepare for potential policy whiplash. The Pentagon's attempt to brand Anthropic a supply chain risk was "likely both contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious," a US federal judge wrote in a ruling halting a ban on use of Anthropic's products in defense contracts. In granting Anthropic a ...
Source: cio.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
The Mexican navy said Thursday that it was searching for two boats transporting humanitarian aid for Cuba with nine crew of different nationalities on board. The vessels set sail last Friday from Isla Mujeres in Mexico's southeastern state of Quintana Roo and were due to arrive in Havana on Tuesday or Wednesday this week, the navy said in a statement. It said that there had been neither "communication nor ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
News , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons US federal court upholds Trump detention with no bond policy A US federal appellate court On Wednesday upheld the Trump administration's practice of detaining undocumented immigrants without bond, reversing a lower court decision amid increasingly overcrowded detention centers and administrative courtrooms. The decision aligns with a US Court of Appeals for the Fifth ...
Source: jurist.org
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
By and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's legal team presented her first detailed public defense against allegations of "extensive misconduct" during a six-hour House Ethics Committee hearing Thursday evening. The Democratic lawmaker is also facing criminal charges alleging that she stole Covid relief funds after the state made a $5 million overpayment error to her family's healthcare company. Both the ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Mar 27th, 2026 -
Rescuers were locked in a race against time to save the struggling mammal - which had become entangled in nets off the north German coast. A humpback whale that was stranded in shallow water off the north German coast has been set free by rescuers. The whale had been stranded for several days on the Timmendorfer Strand, a popular resort town on the Baltic Sea coastline, with several rescue attempts made amid fears ...
Source: news.sky.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
After touching below 6% in February, mortgage rates have been climbing back up for the better part of March, driven by a confluence of economic and geopolitical pressures. In turn, the average 30-year mortgage rate is now sitting at about 6.25% (as of March 26, 2026), further lessening affordability for potential homebuyers in an already less-than-ideal economic landscape. This recent rate uptick hasn't just driven ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
In December, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) took to Instagram, where he proposed freezing the construction of data centers. Now the progressive senator is hoping to turn his social media rant into a law. On Wednesday, Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–N.Y.) announced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act . The bill would prohibit "the construction or upgrading of all ...
Source: reason.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
In the past one year, hundreds of people were arrested when they went to immigration courts in regards to the legal asylum cases or citizenship cases. Turns out that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement was lying about having the authority to arrest at immigration courts, a court filing reveals. In a court filing on Tuesday, Assistant US Attorney Jeffrey Oestericher of the Southern District of New York revealed ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
This is a game-changer. Transgender women will be barred from competing in the Olympics — starting in the 2028 Los Angeles games — in a groundbreaking policy decision hailed as a "huge" win for women's sports. The move was announced Thursday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) came to an agreement it said "protects fairness, safety and integrity in the female category." "Eligibility ...
Source: nypost.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Ever feel like you're not paying enough for Netflix? No? Well, Netflix thinks you're not paying enough for Netflix, and it's raising prices accordingly. Starting now, new subscribers will pay a whopping $26.99 for Netflix's premium 4K plan, a $2-a-month price hike compared to the previous rate. Meanwhile, the Standard ad-free plan is also getting a price increase, with its monthly rate going up $2 a month to ...
Source: pcworld.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
March 26 (UPI) -- The Trump administration is again seeking to prosecute New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge threw out its case against her and grand juries twice declined to indict her last year, according to reports. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte is accusing James of alleged homeowners insurance fraud, according too documents obtained by CNN , NBC News and MS News . Pulte ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
March 26 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump 's long-awaited meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping , in Beijing has been rescheduled for mid-May, according to the White House. The two leaders were originally scheduled to meet Tuesday through April 2, but it was postponed a little over a week ago by Trump, who said he needed to remain in the United States because of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. During a press ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons US Supreme Court finds media company not liable for customer copyright infringement The US Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a major case on appeal, finding Cox Communications not liable for refusing to terminate contracts with 57,000 customers after the customers were found to have infringed roughly 10,000 copyrighted works. Sony Music Entertainment, along with other music labels, ...
Source: jurist.org
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
A man accused of planting an improvised explosive device outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been indicted after fleeing to China, according to federal officials. The bomb was left outside the base's visitor center earlier this month but failed to detonate. Alen Zheng, 20, of Land O'Lakes, was charged with attempted damage of government property by fire or explosion, unlawful making of a destructive device ...
Source: bnonews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Iran appears to be setting itself up as the gatekeeper for the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important artery for oil shipments. The move could cement Tehran's de facto chokehold over the crucial waterway and formalize its ability to keep its own oil flowing to China. Iranian communications to the United Nations maritime authority and the experience of ships transiting the ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Scientists saw a sperm whale giving birth. And then things got weird On July 8, 2023, whale biologist Shane Gero was on a boat off the coast of Dominica when he realized something "strange" was going on. A group of sperm whales known as "Unit A" that he and his colleagues were tracking appeared to be floating calmly near the Caribbean Sea's surface. "That's not the kind of behavior you normally see," Gero recalls. ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
March 26 (UPI) -- Two men suspected of arson with intent to endanger life related to the torching of four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organization in London were released on bail on Thursday, police said. The suspects, aged 45 and 47, both British nationals, remain under tight restrictions while the investigation into the attack in the Golders Green area of north London continues, the Metropolitan ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Prospective homebuyers who have invested in certain cryptocurrencies will be able to use their holdings as collateral to fund their down payment on a home as part of a new mortgage offering. Real estate services company Better Home & Finance Holding Co. plans to roll out the crypto-backed mortgage sometime in the next three months in a partnership with crypto trading platform Coinbase, the companies said in a press ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans "the gravest crime against humanity" and calling for reparations as "a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs." The resolution also urges "the prompt and unhindered restitution" of cultural items — including artworks, monuments, museum pieces, documents and national ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Mar 26th, 2026 -
Nicolás Maduro Heads Back to a US Court, Fighting Charges as Venezuela Moves on Without Him NEW YORK (AP) — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns to a New York courtroom Thursday as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees . Maduro's lawyer contends that the U.S. is violating the deposed leader's constitutional rights by ...
Source: military.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
Jamie Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, has issued a letter to United States Attorney General Pam Bondi raising concerns about the classified documents President Donald Trump kept in his possession when he was out of office. Those documents were the subject of a 2023 criminal indictment against Trump, which accused him of withholding and concealing government records despite official ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty during the Republican's first term to lying about phone conversations with a top Russian diplomat but was later pardoned. Court papers filed Wednesday do not reveal the settlement amount, but a person familiar with the ...
Source: pbs.org
Wednesday, Mar 25th, 2026 -
The United States has conducted its 47th attack on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel, this time killing four people. Wednesday's announcement brings the total number of people killed in the boat-bombing campaign, dubbed Operation Southern Spear, to approximately 163. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), which oversees military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, described the attack as "applying total ...
Source: aljazeera.com