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Top News Stories for Tuesday, March 31st 2026
Tuesday, Mar 31st, 2026 -
While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan early Tuesday, sending a massive fireball into the ...
Source: huffpost.com
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 -
A gallon of gas now costs more than $4 on average, reaching a level not seen in more than 3 years, the American Automobile Association reported Tuesday. Gas prices at fuel stations across the US have risen steadily since Operation Epic Fury got underway on Feb. 28. The average cost now stands at $4.018 a gallon, compared to just $2.98 one month ago, the There continues to be disparity across the nation – with ...
Source: nypost.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 -
NASA's Artemis II mission will be the first time humans have been around the moon in half a century, and its next launch window opens on 1 April Four astronauts are preparing to see the moon as it has never been seen before. NASA's Artemis II mission, which could launch as soon as 1 April, will send astronauts looping around the moon for the first time since 1972, taking in areas of the far side that no human eyes ...
Source: newscientist.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 -
(NEXSTAR) – The Trump administration has projected "very large refunds" for taxpayers in 2026, but some may be less than thrilled with the amount of money they get back. "Because of the changes within the Big Beautiful Bill most taxpayers should expect to see a larger refund in 2026, but how much they receive will really depend on the specifics of their tax situation," Adam Brewer, tax attorney ...
Source: wfla.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 -
Washington — The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security , now the longest in history at 45 days, is set to stretch on after House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed solution to the standoff late last week. TSA employees began receiving partial back pay as the standstill in Washington showed no signs of ending. President Trump directed the TSA workers to be paid late last week, and DHS ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
Leading international human rights groups as well as organizations in Israel swiftly demanded the repeal of a law passed by the Israeli Knesset on Monday that makes death by hanging the default punishment for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks on Israelis—a law that one group called "discriminatory by design." Those were the words of the Association of Civil Rights in Israel, which petitioned the ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump in new remarks alluded to a "massive complex" being constructed by the U.S. military underneath the ballroom being built in the spot of the White House's former East Wing. Trump made the comments on Sunday evening aboard Air Force One, telling members of the press that efforts are being undertaken beneath the controversial ballroom that started construction in October and has an approximate ...
Source: military.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 -
Victoria police commissioner Mike Bush said the shooting was 'justified' and brought closure to the families of two police officers allegedly killed by Freeman in Porepunkah in August Fugitive Dezi Freeman, the man allegedly responsible for the shooting deaths of two officers at Porepunkah, has been killed after a seven-month manhunt in rural Victoria . The Victoria police chief commissioner, Mike Bush, confirmed a ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings worth millions from Italian museum Four masked men entered Magnani Rocca Foundation villa, near Parma in northern Italy, and made off with artworks Thieves stole paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from a museum in Italy a week ago, police have said. Four masked men entered the villa of the Magnani Rocca Foundation, near Parma in northern Italy, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Mar 30th, 2026 -
The FSB, Russia's security service, has accused the diplomat of attempting to gather information about the country's economy during meetings. Russia has kicked out a British diplomat that Moscow has accused of spying. The diplomat had his accreditation revoked and was told to leave the country within two weeks. The FSB, Russia's security service, claimed the British diplomat "provided false information about ...
Source: news.sky.com