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Top News Stories for Wednesday, March 4th 2026
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
Sen. John Cornyn defied expectations in the Texas GOP primary on Tuesday. National Republicans believe his unexpectedly strong showing may be enough for President Donald Trump to endorse the embattled incumbent. Trump has privately intimated that he will soon get involved in the Texas Senate race after rebuffing endorsement pleas from both candidates for months, according to a GOP strategist close to the White ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons DOJ reverses decision to voluntarily withdraw appeal in case against law firms The US Department of Justice (DOJ) revived proceedings against four law firms on Tuesday, continuing its appeal of lower court decisions that invalidated President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting the firms. After filing a motion to drop the consolidated case against law firms Jenner & Block , ...
Source: jurist.org
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
By The average price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. increased sharply on March 3, amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Although an increase in gas prices was expected, the jump of 11 cents in one night suggests further volatility in the weeks ahead. The current national average for a gallon of gas is $3.109, up from $2.997 on Monday. A week ago, average gas prices stood at $2.883 per gallon. For many ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
The laptop starts at $1,099, marking a $100 increase over the M4 MacBook Air's $999 entry price. Apple announced a refreshed MacBook Air with an M5 chip, contradicting reports that suggested no such reveal was planned. The new model starts at $1,099, a $100 increase from the M4 version's $999 starting price. Apple claims the M5 chip delivers four times faster AI performance than the M4 model and up to 9.5 times ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Mar 4th, 2026 -
X said it would "continue to refine" its policies and product to ensure the platform "can be trusted during these critical moments." Social media platform X announced Tuesday it would suspend creators from its revenue sharing program for 90 days if they post AI-generated videos of armed conflicts without disclosing they were artificially made, the company said. The policy change, announced by an executive of the ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
With the administration challenging the Court and Congress, independent reporting is the only thing standing between you and the noise. Your membership funds the courage to ask the hard questions. Don't let the truth be sidelined, join Huff Already a member? WASHINGTON ― Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) excoriated Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to her face on Tuesday for her "failure of leadership," not ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The House Oversight Committee on Monday released full videos of the depositions it took of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. In a combined roughly nine hours of questioning last week -- about 4 1/2 for each -- Republicans and Democrats grilled the Clintons about their relationships with the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The United States Supreme Court issued a decision yesterday, in Mirabelli v. Bonta , that expands parental rights regarding gender identity transition by their child. The lawsuit involves allegations that California, through its unique law, required public schools to only permit disclosure of a student's gender transitioning status to the student's parents if the student consented. A set of parents were not told ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
First government flight for UK nationals due to leave Middle East Some British nationals stranded in the Middle East are due to be flown home from Oman later as Iranian missile and drone attacks in the Gulf continue to ground flights. Sir Keir Starmer told MPs further chartered flights would be organised for Britons "in the coming days" following on from Wednesday's flight, which is due to leave at 23:00 local time ...
Source: bbc.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Insurance companies are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels in the Middle East Gulf as the widening United States/Israel-Iran conflict disrupts shipping, leaving tankers damaged or stranded and at least two people dead. The conflict entered its fourth day on Tuesday with US and Israeli attacks continuing on Iran, which has retaliated by attacking US assets and other infrastructure in Gulf ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
The U.S. Supreme Court has halted an attempt to redraw New York's 11th Congressional District, likely ensuring that the city's lone Republican representative, Nicole Malliotakis , will keep her seat through this year's midterm elections. On Monday, the Court sided with Malliotakis when it issued an emergency stay of a lower court's ruling, which dictated that the boundaries of the congresswoman's district are ...
Source: nymag.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
US president criticises prime minister for third time 24 hours, describing him as 'not Churchill' over initial refusal Donald Trump has launched a deeply personal attack on Keir Starmer over his refusal to let the US launch initial strikes on Iran from British bases, telling reporters: "This is not Winston Churchill that we're dealing with." In his latest extraordinary salvo, the US president said he was not happy ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — A high-stakes antitrust trial that could lead to the possible breakup of Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, got underway Tuesday in a case over whether the entertainment giant's dominance of the concert industry amounts to an illegal monopoly. In opening statements, a U.S. Justice Department lawyer pointed to the company's infamously problem-plagued effort to sell Taylor Swift ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Amazon said that two of its data centers in the UAE were hit by drone strikes. Digital services in the UAE reported outages following drone strikes on AWS data centers in the country. Delivery and taxi platform Careem, payments companies Alaan and Hubpay and enterprise software provider Snowflake were all hit with service disruptions. In this article Foreign workers look at a tall plume of black smoke ascends ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
After spending the better half of last year touring the country to "fight oligarchy," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.) has introduced legislation to confiscate billionaires' property. On Monday, Sanders introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act . The bill, which was also introduced by Rep. Ro Khanna (D–Calif.) in the House, would impose a 5 percent annual wealth tax on 938 American ...
Source: reason.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Prosecutors argued Colin Gray gave 14-year-old son, who is accused of killing four in 2024 shooting, access to firearm The father of a teenage boy accused of killing two students and two teachers in a mass shooting at a Georgia high school in 2024 was found guilty on Tuesday of second-degree murder and other charges. After roughly two weeks of testimony , jurors deliberated for just a few hours before convicting ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
March 3 (UPI) -- A jury found the father of an alleged school shooter in Georgia guilty on Tuesday of 29 charges, including two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Colin Gray, 55, could get up to 180 years in prison for buying his son Colt Gray the gun that was allegedly used to kill four people at Apalachee High School in 2024. Gray, 55, gifted his son an AR-style rifle after ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Americans in the Middle East have been struggling to leave the region amid the Iran war, with multiple U.S. embassies saying they cannot help. On Tuesday, the fourth day of the war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Capitol Hill that more than 1,500 people are still asking for assistance. State Department official Dylan Johnson on X that the department has contacted "nearly 3,000 Americans abroad," and that it ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Three people are now confirmed to have died in the attack, while the gunman - identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne - was also fatally shot by officers at the scene. Tributes have been paid to people killed in a mass shooting at a Texas bar - as it was confirmed a third victim has died. Austin Police announced on Monday evening that Jorge Pederson, 30, had died from his injuries. The other two victims of the ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
With the administration challenging the Court and Congress, independent reporting is the only thing standing between you and the noise. Your membership funds the courage to ask the hard questions. Don't let the truth be sidelined, join Huff Already a member? Critics were scratching their heads over Melania Trump 's appearance at the United Nations on Monday, and in particular over her preaching of peace. The first ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
Here's what doctors say about the new research. New research shows that colorectal cancers are increasing in people under 65. Experts aren't exactly sure what's causing the rise in incidence, but they think lifestyle factors such as sedentary behavior and diet could play a part. If you experience changes in bowel habits, experts say to seek a doctor's opinion sooner rather than later. There's been a lot of focus on ...
Source: womenshealthmag.com
Tuesday, Mar 3rd, 2026 -
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman unveiled a reworked agreement with the Pentagon on Monday night governing the Defense Department's use of its AI services, which he says provides stronger guarantees that the military won't use OpenAI's systems for domestic surveillance. The new agreement states that "the AI system shall not be intentionally used for domestic surveillance of U.S. persons and nationals," according to a post on ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Mar 2nd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — A federal court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's attempt to slow the process of refunding billions of dollars' worth of tariffs the Supreme Court struck down as illegal last month. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit started the next phase in the refund process by sending it to a lower court to sort out. In a court filing Friday, President Donald Trump 's Justice ...
Source: nbcnews.com