Transgender triple killer removed from home with 2 foster children months after authorities were notified

Australian authorities apologize after two foster children lived with a transgender convicted triple killer for months, calling the situation "entirely unacceptable" and "terrible."
Published: March 13, 2026, 3:45 am
Trump warns of Iranian 'sleeper cells' as Canada is accused of harboring regime operatives

Canadian Conservatives slam Liberal government for allegedly allowing hundreds of Iranian regime officials to remain despite known security risks.
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:54 pm
China passes 'ethnic unity' law in push for assimilation

China has passed a new law promoting ethnic unity and national identity, formalizing policies on integration and development in minority regions.
Published: March 12, 2026, 1:40 pm
Israel hits back after coordinated Iran-Hezbollah missile, drone strikes, urges Beirut to rein in terrorists

Hezbollah fired 200 missiles and drones into Israel in what Israeli media called an integrated attack with Iran, prompting fierce Israeli Defense Forces strikes.
Published: March 12, 2026, 1:31 pm
U.S. Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq, Military Says

The incident was not a result of hostile or friendly fire, according to U.S. Central Command. President Trump lifted sanctions on Russia to increase the oil supply. American officials say Iran is mining the Strait of Hormuz.
Published: March 13, 2026, 5:26 am
Iran’s Frantic Attempt to Save Its Ships Before Torpedo Attack

The Iranian Navy sought refuge in Sri Lanka and India. While India obliged, Sri Lanka stalled over fears it would threaten its neutrality.
Published: March 12, 2026, 12:35 pm
How Russia’s Scorched-Earth Attacks Put Ukraine’s Power Grid Near Collapse

Strikes on Ukrainian energy systems have tripled this winter. Continuous repairs and Western aid staved off a total breakdown.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:02 am
Trump Tempers María Corina Machado’s Political Ambitions in Venezuela

President Trump is tempering the political ambitions of María Corina Machado, a Nobel laureate, as he deepens ties with her foes in Venezuela.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:48 pm
China Wants Its Ethnic Minorities to Blend In. Now It’s the Law.

Under a new “ethnic unity” law, Mandarin Chinese must now be the language of teaching. Parents must guide their children to love the Communist Party. Neighborhoods should be mixed.
Published: March 12, 2026, 1:04 pm
Ground Down by War, Hezbollah’s Loyal Base Shows Cracks

“We just want to be back in our homes,” said a Lebanese man who, like many others in the latest round of fighting, has to flee.
Published: March 12, 2026, 11:02 am
Israel Drops Case Against Soldiers Accused of Abusing Palestinian Detainee

After a prisoner arrived at a hospital with broken ribs and a torn rectum, Israelis were once again at odds over the issue of mistreatment and impunity.
Published: March 12, 2026, 7:47 pm
Trump’s Iran War Is Causing Problems For His Ally in Italy, Giorgia Meloni

War in the Middle East has left Italy’s prime minister in a domestic bind, presenting her with one of the biggest challenges of a previously stable tenure.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:03 am
With New Right-Wing President, Chile Shifts Toward Region’s Conservative, Pro-Trump Alignment

The inauguration of Chile’s new president, José Antonio Kast, is the latest milestone in a broader shift toward conservatism and pro-Trump alignment in the region.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:24 pm
Pardoning Netanyahu Now Would Be Improper, Key Israeli Office Says

Rebuffing pressure from President Trump, a legal office says the prime minister should be pardoned only if he resigns, confesses or is convicted.
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:04 pm
At China’s Big Political Meeting, a Rare Debate About Inequality

China’s plan to raise pensions for farmers by less than $3 a month prompted rare criticism from lawmakers about the country’s threadbare social safety net.
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:38 am
15 Are Sentenced to Life for Moscow Concert Hall Massacre

At least 149 people died in the 2024 terror attack outside the Russian capital, for which the Islamic State claimed responsibility.
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:40 pm
This is what happened on March 12.
Published: March 13, 2026, 4:27 am
A Visit to a Temple at the Heart of the Thailand-Cambodia Conflict

A rare visit to a Khmer temple on Thailand and Cambodia’s border showed how deadly clashes between the two countries have scarred a heritage site.
Published: March 13, 2026, 4:01 am
How the War in Iran Could Help China and Change Asia

American officials have said for years that they would prioritize the Indo-Pacific. Now they’re moving warships, missiles and air defenses out for a war in the Middle East.
Published: March 13, 2026, 4:00 am
Canada Plans Military Expansion in Arctic, Following Trump Threats

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada would build three bases in the region. The government also plans to improve infrastructure and airports in the north.
Published: March 13, 2026, 3:16 am
Oil Prices Barely Budge After Trump Lifts Russia Sanctions

After surging about 10 percent on Thursday, oil prices had little reaction to the decision by President Trump to waive sanctions on the sale of some Russian crude.
Published: March 13, 2026, 4:30 am
Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term.
Published: March 13, 2026, 1:32 am
Cuba Pledges to Release 51 Prisoners Amid U.S. Pressure

The Trump administration has been trying to choke the Cuban government through an oil blockade. The prisoner release appears to be an effort to appease Washington.
Published: March 13, 2026, 4:07 am
Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Thursday

Iran’s new supreme leader delivered a forceful message in his first public statement since succeeding his slain father, as the Israeli military bombarded Tehran and the Lebanese capital with strikes.
Published: March 13, 2026, 12:16 am
U.S. KC-135 Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq, Military Says

The crash was not because of hostile fire or friendly fire, U.S. Central Command said.
Published: March 13, 2026, 1:14 am
Ukraine to Make Drone Videos Available for Training A.I. Models

Despite ethical concerns about using battlefield videos to train artificial intelligence, Ukraine’s defense ministry said it needs to improve A.I. targeting to compete with Russia.
Published: March 13, 2026, 1:41 am
Walid Khalidi, Scholar Called Father of Palestinian Studies, Dies at 100
As a historian and diplomat, he gave intellectual shape to his people and made sure that they played a role in negotiating their future.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:12 pm
Iran Is Laying Mines in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Officials Say

A fifth of the world’s oil passes through the strait, making it a critical choke point in global commerce.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:45 pm
What Is the Strait of Hormuz and Why Is Iran Blocking It?

With attacks and threats, Tehran is using the world’s most important transit point for oil and gas as leverage against its enemies.
Published: March 13, 2026, 1:38 am
Your Oscars Guide

The Academy Awards ceremony is on Sunday. Here’s what to know.
Published: March 13, 2026, 5:41 am
New Iranian Leader Vows to Keep Global Oil Gateway Blocked

Oil prices surged on Thursday after ships came under attack in the Persian Gulf, and Iran’s supreme leader vowed revenge for U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:04 pm
Drone Strike in Congo Kills 3, Including U.N. Worker

The attack struck a residential area of Goma, killing an employee of the U.N.’s children’s agency and two others amid a sharp rise in drone warfare.
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:57 pm
Trump Targets Forced Labor in Global Tariff Scheme

The Trump administration began a trade investigation Thursday into whether dozens of countries have policies to combat forced labor.
Published: March 13, 2026, 3:23 am
Iraq vents anger at strikes on former militias now under government control.

Published: March 12, 2026, 7:36 pm
Yanar Mohammed, 65, Iraqi Women’s Rights Advocate, Is Killed by Gunmen

She established a network of safe houses for abused women and was an outspoken critic of her country’s repressive institutions, despite the constant threat of violence.
Published: March 12, 2026, 5:01 pm
Pussycat Dolls Announce New Single and Reunion Tour

You’re in luck: The early 2000s girl group announced a new single and a reunion tour on Thursday.
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:57 pm
Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Says Strait of Hormuz Must Remain Closed in Defiant Statement

Mojtaba Khamenei struck a defiant tone and signaled that Iran would not back down in a war that has spread across the Middle East.
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:26 pm
Attacks on two tankers prompt Iraq to close oil terminals.
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:46 pm
Displaced Lebanese Haunted by Strikes from the Sky

With airstrikes expanding beyond the limits of Beirut’s southern suburbs, people in the city say that even the once-safest corners may no longer be off-limits.
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:03 pm
Stryker Cyberattack Adds to Fears of New Front in Iran War

A hacking group seemed to claim responsibility for the attack on a U.S. manufacturer, calling it retaliation for a strike on an Iranian school.
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:56 pm
War has sent thousands of planes flying in the other direction.
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:33 pm
Closures of Middle East oil terminals add to jitters about prices.

Published: March 12, 2026, 3:20 pm
Iran War Causing Largest Ever Oil Disruption, I.E.A. Says

Conflict is forcing producers to slash production and close ports as Iran steps up attacks on energy infrastructure.
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:11 pm
U.S. Trade Deficit Falls in January

The data showed imports dipped and exports rose in the month before the Supreme Court struck down most of the president’s tariffs.
Published: March 12, 2026, 1:17 pm
Iran’s Naval Mines: A History of Threats to Persian Gulf Shipping

The U.S. said this week that it attacked 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. In the 1980s, Iranian mines damaged oil tankers and a U.S. Navy warship.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:18 am
How The Times Uses Graphics and Maps to Track the Mideast Conflict
Our visual journalists pinpoint attacks across the region and zoom in on individual strikes using satellite imagery.
Published: March 12, 2026, 5:49 pm
How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the military’s war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:03 am
Her Lab Worked to Future-Proof Fruits and Vegetables

Erin McGuire ran a research network that studied how to get healthy food to marginalized populations around the world.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:01 am
Deadly Attack on Oil Tankers Prompts Iraq to Close Oil Terminals

An attack off the Iraqi coast engulfed two oil tankers in flames, killing at least one person. Senior Iraqi officials believe the attack was Iranian.
Published: March 12, 2026, 1:11 pm
Why Oil Prices Surged Even After the Release of Strategic Reserves

Reserves or no reserves, the outlook remains bleak as long as a major oil and gas trade route remains virtually closed.
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:40 am
Here is the latest.
Published: March 13, 2026, 1:46 am
This is what happened on March 11.
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:54 am
Haitian President’s Widow Recalls Killers Spoke Spanish and Used Nicknames

The prosecution used testimony by Martine Moïse about the language she heard on the night her husband was killed to support its claim that the assassination was carried out by a hired Colombian hit squad.
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:28 am
Israel Bombards Lebanese Capital in Latest Round of Strikes

Lebanon’s health ministry said at least seven people were killed in the Beirut attacks early Thursday.
Published: March 12, 2026, 5:15 am
U.S. to Release 172 Million Barrels of Oil From Strategic Reserves, Energy Dept. Says

The move aims to prevent prices from rising further because of the war in the Middle East.
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:23 am
U.N. Security Council Condemns Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes in the Middle East

In an overwhelming vote, the council backed a resolution condemning Iran. A Russian proposal calling for an end to the war that didn’t assign blame or even name the parties, was rejected.
Published: March 12, 2026, 1:32 am
Countries Scramble to Shore Up Global Oil Supplies as Ships Are Attacked

The United States and Israel launched more strikes against Iran, where crowds mourned military commanders killed in the war. Israel also bombed targets in Lebanon, where the death toll climbed.
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:52 am
Two People Die After Paid Plasma Donation at Clinics in Canada

Grifols, a Spanish health care company, operates clinics in Canada that collect blood plasma from donors in exchange for an honorarium.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:12 am
Long Island teen who vanished after trip to NYC found dead in Brooklyn waters

Long Island teen Thomas Medlin, who reportedly went to meet someone from Roblox, was found dead in Brooklyn waters after vanishing from Manhattan Bridge.
Published: March 13, 2026, 5:40 am
Who is Ayman Mohamad Ghazali? Lebanese-born American accused in Jewish synagogue attack

Suspect allegedly rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue, exchanged gunfire with security before being killed. Multiple injured in West Bloomfield.
Published: March 13, 2026, 5:20 am
California shootings leave 2 deputies, utility worker injured; suspect also shot: officials

Two El Dorado sheriff's deputies and a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. worker were wounded in California shootings, with the suspect in both incidents also shot.
Published: March 13, 2026, 4:30 am
Doctor denies knowing about rampant LA-area Medicare fraud using his provider number

Rampant Medicare fraud schemes in Los Angeles allegedly bilk taxpayers for billions through fake home health agencies and ghost patients across the city.
Published: March 13, 2026, 4:00 am
California mountain biker dies after month-long hospital stay following rattlesnake bite

California mountain biker Julian Hernandez, 25, suffers rare death after a rattlesnake bite at Quail Hill preserve in Irvine prompted month-long hospital stay.
Published: March 13, 2026, 3:29 am
NASA targets April 1 launch for first crewed moon mission since Apollo

NASA is targeting an April 1 launch for Artemis II, its first crewed mission around the moon since Apollo, after a successful flight readiness review.
Published: March 13, 2026, 2:15 am
California lawmakers demand reform as another serial child molester gets parole despite 355-year sentence

Gregory Vogelsang, convicted of molesting six boys, was granted early release. GOP leaders demand Gavin Newsom fire the hand-picked parole board.
Published: March 13, 2026, 12:59 am
Death row inmate granted clemency shares emotional message on day he was set to die

From prison on his scheduled execution day, Charles “Sonny" Burton said he feels he “dodged death" after receiving clemency. He called the decision “a gift from God."
Published: March 12, 2026, 11:18 pm
NYC boosts patrols amid ‘heightened threat environment,' after gunman rams truck into Michigan synagogue

New York City ramps up security as an attack was reported at a Michigan synagogue, leaving a security guard unconscious. Officials condemned 'horrifying' antisemitic violence.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:40 pm
Unexplained loud bangs perplex neighbors near homes of alleged NYC terror plot suspects

Mysterious explosions plagued Bucks County for months near homes of men now accused in an alleged ISIS-inspired NYC terror plot. Police found no evidence, Fox News Digital confirmed.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:34 pm
Texas judge who tried to access VIP area at Houston rodeo concert claims racism, sexism at play

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo claims she was shoved by rodeo staff during a VIP dispute. Rodeo officials say she demanded access without a paid wristband.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:23 pm
Nurse accused of killing married co-worker as messages reveal secret birthday rendezvous

Florida nurse Rene Perez is accused of murdering co-worker Linda Campitelli after a two-year affair. Authorities allege he beat her to death during a birthday celebration in October 2024.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:13 pm
Old Dominion University shooter identified as Mohamed Jalloh, former National Guard member, ISIS supporter

Old Dominion University shooter identified as former Virginia National Guard soldier Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, who was convicted in 2017 of supporting ISIS.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:04 pm
FBI held active shooter training at Michigan synagogue weeks before attack

Michigan synagogue with FBI training targeted by armed attacker who police say rammed vehicle inside building, died in shootout with security.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:00 pm
California rideshare driver accused of assaulting drunk woman, and police fear there are more victims

Rideshare driver Felipe Rico-Ceballos charged with kidnapping and sexual assault after allegedly attacking passenger in Costa Mesa. Police seek additional victims.
Published: March 12, 2026, 7:51 pm
US Army offers up to $5,000 reward for information after 4 drones stolen from Fort Campbell in Kentucky

The U.S. Army is offering up to $5,000 for a tip that yields the arrest and conviction of thieves who stole drones from Fort Campbell in Kentucky.
Published: March 12, 2026, 7:31 pm
Maryland teen charged as adult for alleged stabbing in high school bathroom

Teen allegedly stabs classmate at Great Mills High School in Maryland, charged as adult with assault. Victim, 19, released from hospital and recovering.
Published: March 12, 2026, 7:29 pm
Michigan synagogue attack suspect identified, entered US on spouse visa from Lebanon: DHS

Authorities responded to an active shooting in West Bloomfield, Michigan, after a suspect allegedly rammed a vehicle into the Temple Israel synagogue and was killed by security.
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:32 pm
FBI’s iconic Most Wanted list enters new era with unprecedented addition

FBI makes history adding first alleged cybercriminal to Ten Most Wanted list. Anibal Aguirre accused of ATM jackpotting scheme funding Venezuelan gang.
Published: March 12, 2026, 5:30 pm
Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: ADL says 'Let's go, Brandon'

Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.
Published: March 12, 2026, 5:24 pm
Old Dominion University shooting: 'Devoted ROTC instructor' killed, 2 others injured by ISIS-supporting gunman

A suspected gunman in Virginia was killed Thursday after opening fire inside Constant Hall at Old Dominion University, injuring two individuals.
Published: March 12, 2026, 5:03 pm
Kidnapped child found alive after years hidden under fake name: police

Kidnapped girl found safe in North Carolina after nearly six years missing from California. The now-11-year-old was discovered living under a fake name in Washington County.
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:52 pm
Judge says no new trial for Laken Riley killer Jose Ibarra

Breaking: Georgia judge denies Jose Ibarra's motion for new trial in Laken Riley murder case. Venezuelan migrant's life sentence without parole remains intact.
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:58 pm
Missing retired Air Force general consulted on UFOs for Blink-182's Tom DeLonge

Retired Air Force general William McCasland vanishes in Albuquerque. Massive search with drones, dogs, and helicopters finds no clues after two weeks.
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:21 pm
Texas death row inmate uses final statement before execution to speak directly to victims' family

Texas death row inmate Cedric Ricks, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her 8-year-old son, apologized to a surviving victim before execution.
Published: March 12, 2026, 1:14 pm
Bad News for Friggatriskaidekaphobics: 2026 Has Three Fridays the 13th

It’s the first time since 2015 that the combination of the day and date associated with bad luck has recurred three times in a calendar year.
Published: March 13, 2026, 4:01 am
Suspect in Michigan Synagogue Attack Worked at Popular Restaurant

The authorities identified the suspect as a naturalized U.S. citizen. Residents of Dearborn Heights, Mich., said he took orders at the business.
Published: March 13, 2026, 3:02 am
Trump Removes Sanctions on Russia to Help Oil Flow Amid Iran Conflict

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term.
Published: March 13, 2026, 1:32 am
What We Know About Michigan Synagogue Attack on Temple Israel

The attacker who drove into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, a 41-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, is dead. No one else was killed.
Published: March 13, 2026, 1:48 am
A Weakened Iran Hits Back by Strangling the Vital Strait of Hormuz

The threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are complicating President Trump’s calculations about how and when to end the war.
Published: March 12, 2026, 11:18 pm
Treasure Hunter Released From Prison After Refusing to Turn Over Gold Coins

Thomas G. Thompson was held in contempt for 10 years for repeatedly denying he knew the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:58 pm
Florida Republicans Pass Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote

The proposed law, which would not take effect before this year’s midterm elections, was modeled in part on President Trump’s top legislative priority in Congress.
Published: March 12, 2026, 11:05 pm
With Disputed Legal Maneuver, Trump Tries to Set Policy Without Legislation

By suing Republican states and making sharp reversals in old cases, the Trump administration is using courts to fast-track major shifts in policy.
Published: March 12, 2026, 11:31 pm
Places of Worship, Magnets for Violence: Synagogue Attacks Have Risen

The attack on Temple Israel is just the most recent in a string of attacks. They have taken place in the United States and around the world.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:55 pm
Executive and Judicial Branches Spar Over Control of Federal Courthouses

The head of the General Services Administration said a proposal to transfer control of courthouse buildings to the judiciary was a bad idea.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:48 pm
Temple Israel Was Founded in 1941, Dedicated to the Formation of a Jewish State

The temple is one of the largest Reform institutions in America, with thousands of families and an early education center.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:30 pm
Trump Targets Forced Labor in Global Tariff Scheme

The Trump administration began a trade investigation Thursday into whether dozens of countries have policies to combat forced labor.
Published: March 13, 2026, 3:23 am
Attack at Detroit-Area Synagogue Echoes Incident at a Michigan Church Last Year

For the second time in about six months, a driver rammed a vehicle into a house of worship in Michigan. Four people died as a result of last September’s attack in Grand Blanc Township.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:28 pm
Attack on Synagogue Comes Amid Significant Rise in Antisemitic Incidents

The number of assaults and threats against Jews has increased in recent years, with anxiety growing further since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:00 pm
$42 Million Verdict for Iraqi Victims of U.S. Abuse Is Upheld on Appeal

The damages would be paid by a Virginia contractor that supplied interrogators to the U.S. military after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Published: March 12, 2026, 7:11 pm
Will Illinois’ Democratic Primary for Senate Divide Black Voters?

Two Black female candidates may split Democratic primary voters in Illinois, and anger is growing at well-funded efforts to widen the divide.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:40 pm
Senate Again Deadlocks on Homeland Security Funding as Shutdown Persists

The fight over restrictions on immigration agents has prolonged the funding lapse for T.S.A., Coast Guard and more into a second month, as airports experience screening delays.
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:42 pm
F.B.I. Joins Search for Air Force General Missing for 2 Weeks

Before he retired, Maj. Gen. William N. McCasland oversaw a research laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:54 pm
How Trump’s Election Lie Could Affect 2026 Midterms
The Trump administration is putting the weight of the federal government behind his false claims about the 2020 election in order to investigate key swing states ahead of the midterms. Nick Corasaniti, a New York Times reporter focusing on elections, homes in on the states that have become the prime targets and why.
Published: March 12, 2026, 7:30 pm
Police Respond to Shooting at Temple Israel in Michigan
It was not immediately clear if anyone had been injured, though smoke could be seen pouring from the building.
Published: March 13, 2026, 3:00 am
People in This Mississippi City Faced Off With Elon Musk. They Lost.

Despite locals’ concerns about noise and possible pollution, Mississippi is allowing Mr. Musk’s company to operate gas turbines there that will help power its chatbot.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:50 pm
Flowers Are Blooming in California’s Death Valley

Visitors are flocking to see a bonanza of wildflowers that has transformed this barren desert.
Published: March 12, 2026, 7:27 pm
Senate Resoundingly Passes Housing Bill, but Challenges Lie Ahead

The lopsided vote to approve the measure was a rare bit of election-year bipartisanship on a major affordability issue, but G.O.P. disputes and President Trump’s disinterest have left its fate uncertain.
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:46 pm
Old Dominion University Shooting Being Investigated as Act of Terrorism, Officials Say

The F.B.I. said the shooting, which wounded two other people at the university, in Norfolk, Va., was being investigated as an act of terrorism.
Published: March 13, 2026, 2:15 am
Ron DeSantis Wants Speedy Executions, and Lots of Them

After President Trump urged states to recommit themselves to capital punishment, Florida started to put prisoners to death at rates not seen in the state’s modern history.
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:01 pm
Trump Endorses Jake Paul, Who Isn't Running for Office

The president called Mr. Paul, a boxer and provocative influencer, a “great guy” and predicted that he would run for an elected position.
Published: March 13, 2026, 1:20 am
James Clyburn to Run for House Again, Defying Push for Generational Change

The Democratic power broker had kept his plans under wraps but signaled he wanted to be around to see the first Black speaker elected, a milestone the party is well positioned to reach next year.
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:52 pm
A Statue of Trump and Epstein Re-enacting ‘Titanic’ Pose Appears on National Mall

The installation is the latest in a series of satirical statues created by an anonymous group of artists called the Secret Handshake.
Published: March 12, 2026, 11:58 am
San Francisco’s Chinatown Celebrated Eileen Gu. Others Are More Conflicted.

Conservatives have rebuked Ms. Gu, who was born in the United States but won Olympic medals for China. The reaction has sparked conversations among Chinese Americans about identity and straddling two worlds.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:04 am
Trump Administration Suggests Tariff Refunds May Take Significant Time

The government must update a federal court on Thursday about its timeline for returning roughly $166 billion in illegal duties.
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:23 pm
How Hegseth Came to See Moral Purpose in War as Weakness

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the military’s war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:03 am
Videos of ICE Shooting in Texas Capture a Confused and Fatal Encounter
Officials said a 23-year-old Texan had intentionally run over an officer, a claim his family and friend denied. Newly released footage leaves the truth murky.
Published: March 12, 2026, 11:29 pm
How Trump Officials Embraced an Animal Rights Campaign

The Trump administration is curbing animal experiments in response to shifts in public opinion, technological advances, years of animal rights advocacy and the work of a conservative activist.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:00 am
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump removes sanctions on oil from Moscow ahead of Zelensky’s talks with Macron

Ukraine continues to ramp up attacks on Russian energy with diplomacy on ice
Published: March 13, 2026, 6:01 am
Trump threatens Iran following new wave of attacks on Gulf states and Israel

Iran has launched launched multiple attacks on Gulf Arab states, including dozens of drones at Saudi Arabia, following warnings from its new supreme leader about hosting American bases
Published: March 13, 2026, 5:21 am
Michigan synagogue shooting latest: Suspect identified as US citizen born in Lebanon

The suspected attacker, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, was born in Lebanon and became a U.S. citizen in 2016, DHS said
Published: March 13, 2026, 5:04 am
Iran-US war latest: Rescue mission underway after US plane crash in Iraq as Trump says conflict ‘moving rapidly’

Tehran said it will set region’s oil and gas “on fire” if there are attacks on its energy infrastructure
Published: March 13, 2026, 4:51 am
Rescue mission underway after US military plane crashes in western Iraq

Islamic Resistance in Iraq, umbrella group of armed factions backed by Iran, claims responsibility for downing aircraft
Published: March 13, 2026, 4:26 am
‘Blatant Islamophobic racism’: Democrats blast GOP Senator Tommy Tuberville over post linking NYC’s Muslim Mayor to 9/11

‘Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers,’ New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wrote
Published: March 13, 2026, 4:05 am
Newsom trolls Trump as Putin’s pup after US lifts sanctions on Russian oil during Iran war

As oil prices hit $100 a barrel again Thursday, the Treasury Department said it would allow countries to purchase Russian oil ‘currently stranded at sea’
Published: March 13, 2026, 3:45 am
Joe Rogan attended UFC fights alongside Trump. Now he thinks it’s ‘weird’ to hold fight at the White House amid Iran war

'I know it’s going to be very high security and high stress and weird to have a fight at the White House in the middle of a f***ing war,' Rogan said
Published: March 13, 2026, 2:23 am
Guards at Alligator Alcatraz are now wearing Grim Reaper patches: report

Florida officials hastily built the detention center last year, prompting a string of lawsuits
Published: March 13, 2026, 12:58 am
Lawmaker accused Trump of denying her invite to Kennedy Center meeting. The email was in her spam folder

Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty claimed she had been blocked from the meeting on March 16
Published: March 13, 2026, 12:04 am
Carney announces billions for defense and infrastructure in Canada's North

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will spend billions on forward operating locations in the North to assert sovereignty over the increasingly contested region
Published: March 12, 2026, 11:47 pm
What is Reform Judaism? History of the movement after attack on US synagogue

Temple Israel boasts the second-largest congregation in the denomination
Published: March 12, 2026, 11:39 pm
Notable attacks on houses of worship worldwide in past 15 years

The attack that occurred in Detroit is the latest in a series targeting religious buildings
Published: March 12, 2026, 11:24 pm
US navy will escort oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz despite Iran threats, says treasury secretary

Scott Bessent said Chinese tankers have passed through the Strait in what he claimed was a sign Tehran ‘have not mined’ the passage
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:30 pm
Peter Thiel's lecture series on the Antichrist comes to Rome, and Catholic institutions back away

One of the hottest tickets in Rome these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:18 pm
Trump hijacks Women’s History Month event at White House with Iran boasts and tariff claims

During the event the president was even presented with a special medal by a female Olympian
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:11 pm
ODU gunman behind ‘terror’ attack identified as ex-National Guard member previously jailed for ISIS links, FBI says

Gunman also dead after violence erupted on campus at the public college in Norfolk, Virginia
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:47 pm
New bridge over the Mississippi River could be named after Donald Trump

The bridge project is estimated to cost $3 billion
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:36 pm
Artificial intelligence has brought a new way of war to the Middle East – and it makes crimes harder to hide

AI’s kill chain leaves an evidence trail in Gaza and Iran. Sam Kiley, world affairs editor, explains
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:35 pm
White House splices Iran strike footage with Wii game in bizarre video

The Trump administration has released a bizarre video that splices footage from a Nintendo Wii game with real-life drone strike videos from the conflict in Iran.
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:30 pm
Chris Christie claims Jared Kushner got him fired from Trump campaign for prosecuting his father
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Charles Kushner pleaded guilty to 18 counts and served 14 months in prison
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:29 pm
NFL legends lament White House mixing Iran attack footage with big football hits for social media post

Some players think the White House should take the video down, according to the report
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:18 pm
California cyclist dies after being bitten by venomous rattlesnake while on mountain ride
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While about 7,000 to 8,000 venomous snake bites occur annually in the U.S., only a handful result in death
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:59 pm
British troops in Iraq shoot down Iranian drones after base attacked

Ministers say Putin’s ‘hidden hand’ is supporting Iranian drone strikes
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:36 pm
How the White House is using memes and viral content to frame violence in Iran

Governments are increasingly communicating war using the visual language of video games and internet memes
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:03 pm
US can expect hours-long airport lines to continue as Democrats thwart DHS funding measure in shutdown standoff

Lines at Houston, Los Angeles, other airports grow as TSA shortages strain airports
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:03 pm
Florida cop arrested after using police databases to find and pull over a woman he met on Vince Vaughn TV set: ‘I saw a shiny thing’

Deputy Lamar Eliseo Roman, 28, has been fired following an investigation in Monroe County
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:57 pm
Heluva mystery! Confusion after 600 tubs of French Onion dip are left at restaurants throughout Philly

Some of the businesses even gave out free dip to customers
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:49 pm
Israel threatens to take Lebanese territory as it ramps up Beirut bombing in escalating war

As the US-Israeli war with Iran continues to spread, Lebanon’s capital city has become the latest target. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew reports from Beirut on a city under fire
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:38 pm
Two guests stung by scorpions while staying at same Las Vegas hotel

‘It doesn’t matter how much you’re spending for a hotel room or an accommodation. It’s got to be safe,’ a lawyer said
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:23 pm
Quotes from Iran supreme leader’s ‘speech’ amid conflicting reports about his status

Khamenei did not appear on camera and the speech was read by a news anchor
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:16 pm
Old intelligence and AI? Behind the deadly attack on an Iranian girls’ school that left 175 dead

Key questions emerge around AI use and human errors in the Trump administration’s rush to strike Iran
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:15 pm
Jesse Watters reveals Trump gave him ‘too big’ shirts after Rubio is mocked over ‘giant shoes’ the president gifted him

‘I felt like pressure to wear it. I mean, it was too big,’ the Fox News host said
Published: March 12, 2026, 5:56 pm
How mines work in warfare as Iran accused of littering Strait of Hormuz with invisible killers

The US Institute of War estimates that 10 mines have been laid in the Strait of Hormuz so far
Published: March 12, 2026, 5:55 pm
Trump claims he is no longer interested in Nobel Peace Prize and doesn’t know if Iran war will hurt his future chances

Trump said he had ‘no idea’ how the Iran war would impact his future Nobel prospects
Published: March 12, 2026, 5:49 pm
UN report says Trump’s hate speech sparked ‘human rights violations.’ White House responds: ‘No one cares’

White House has turned immigration arrest videos into memes and bragging about deportations online
Published: March 12, 2026, 5:38 pm
Iran-linked hackers take aim at US and other targets, raising risk of cyberattacks during war

Pro-Iranian hackers are targeting sites in the Middle East and starting to stretch into the United States during the war
Published: March 12, 2026, 5:23 pm
Judge forces Trump admin to respond to Jan 6 cops’ plaque lawsuit

The court filing claims that the placement of the plaque is an attempt to keep the events of January 6 ‘hidden from the public’
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:50 pm
Golden Corral diner suffers ‘irreversible injuries’ after attack by staff who wrongly accused him of dine and dash: lawsuit

Attorney Keith Galliher says his client was left with a ‘traumatic brain injury’ after the incident at the Golden Corral in Henderson, Nevada
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:46 pm
Giant pipe’s mysterious overnight growth spurt on busy street baffles onlookers

The steel pipe's sudden ascent was reported to police early Wednesday by a pedestrian
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:40 pm
‘Abrupt reality check’ of Iran war has Britons fleeing Dubai for ‘safety’ of London

London property agents have told The Independent they are seeing a rise in demand for property in London from those who had moved to the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:38 pm
People cannot check everything about what they buy. It’s time for help

MPs have a responsibility to ensure that due diligence is carried out on behalf of citizens, writes Martin Rhodes. This is why I am advocating for legislation protecting human rights and addressing environmental harms in supply chains
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:35 pm
Israeli-American pro Pokémon player sues over competition ban after ‘political outburst’
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Exclusive: ‘All I wanted was to see Pokémon expand their reach in the Middle East by giving my community an equal opportunity to compete,’ 29-year-old Dov Aloof told The Independent
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:05 pm
First six days of the Iran war cost more than $11.3B, Pentagon tells Congress in closed-door briefing: report

Democrats, frustrated with a lack of public details about the war, are calling for hearings on Capitol Hill
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:33 pm
What is the Jones Act? White House considering suspending shipping law to lower oil prices

Fuel prices have soared since the US-Israeli war on Iran began
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:29 pm
‘America’s mortal enemy’: Hegseth’s years-long hatred of Iran resurfaces in book quotes and videos

The controversial defense secretary once compared Tehran to a malign octopus with ‘many tentacles’
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:23 pm
Controversial ex-mayor Tiffany Henyard running as Republican in Georgia office after scandal-ridden Illinois ousting

Tiffany Henyard served as the mayor of Dolton, Illinois, from 2021 until 2025
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:22 pm
The college program where students raise puppies that become life-changing service dogs

The college programs organized by the Guide Dog Foundation are beneficial both for the students and their furry friends, writes Mike Bedigan
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:08 pm
US energy chief addresses deleted Strait of Hormuz post that sparked oil market chaos

Iran has shuttered the crucial waterway and vowed to attack any ships that try to pass through
Published: March 12, 2026, 4:05 pm
Aggressive goose goes viral after terrorizing Florida A&M students on campus

The goose attacked multiple people that same day
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:58 pm
Immigration agents are using Meta’s AI glasses — and critics are alarmed

ICE and Border Patrol are increasingly using government body cameras and facial recognition scanners in deployments across U.S. cities. But some agents are taking matters into their own hands with Meta AI smart glasses, Josh Marcus reports
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:57 pm
British tourist arrested in Dubai for ‘filming Iranian missiles while on holiday’

The British national is one of 21 people arrested under Dubai’s cyber crime laws
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:48 pm
Man arrested at airport after trying to smuggle 2,238 queen ants in his luggage
Investigators said a search of Zhang Kequn’s luggage recovered 2,238 ants
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:45 pm
Teen who lost family in hockey rink mass shooting scores winning goal in double overtime
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He called the winning shot ‘the greatest moment of my life’
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:40 pm
Married Florida mom’s tragic final text reveals suspicions before affair-partner nurse killed her: cops

Rene Perez was charged with first-degree murder with a deadly weapon and tampering with physical evidence
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:30 pm
US troops injured in fire on USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier deployed to Iran war

The carrier is taking part in operations against Iran and currently located in the Red Sea
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:22 pm
Texas woman accuses Elon Musk of being ‘negligent’ in lawsuit after Cybertruck crash

Case accuses Musk's involvement in vehicle design as "reckless and dangerous"
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:17 pm
Health risk alert as weight-loss jab manufacturer issues warning

Eli Lilly issued an urgent public warning over compounded weight-loss drugs containing vitamin B12
Published: March 12, 2026, 3:13 pm
Kash Patel partners with UFC in having MMA fighters train FBI agents, Dana White reveals
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The two-day ‘exclusive training seminar’ will be led by former and current UFC athletes
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:55 pm
I’m a legal expert. Why ICE has the upper hand in battle over 24 new detention centers

Immigration and Customs Enforcement finalized the purchase of a 520,000-square-foot warehouse in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in February 2026. The agency paid US$87 million for the warehouse, intended for development into a detention center.
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:54 pm
The islands off Iran's southern coast are key to its economy and security. What to know about them

A top Iranian official is warning that attacks on the Persian Gulf islands that form Iran’s southern maritime frontier would provoke a new level of retaliation
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:39 pm
Trump-backed candidate seemingly recreates MLK shooting in resurfaced video

Herrera was endorsed by Trump on Wednesday, just before the video resurfaced
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:34 pm
Costco is being sued by a customer who wants tariff money back

Other companies, such as FedEx, have promised to return tariff refund money to customers who paid higher prices
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:33 pm
Chaos erupts during California Title IX hearing when professor slams anti-trans lesbian group: ‘Shame on you!’

A meeting of California State University’s Board of Trustees descends into a war of words between trans activists and ‘save women’s sports’ advocates amid Trump administration lawsuit
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:19 pm
White House slammed for cartoon bowling video promoting deadly strikes in Iran: ‘War is not a game’

In the video, bowling legend Pete Weber can be seen hitting a strike before Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird starts to play
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:15 pm
Trump promises to release nation’s oil reserves to steady gas prices after his Iran War caused massive spikes

Last week, oil surged past the $100-a-barrel milestone, after recording its largest one-week spike since March 1983
Published: March 12, 2026, 2:08 pm
US motorists consider going electric as Iran war sparks rising gas prices

Drivers of gas-powered vehicles are much more vulnerable to fluctuating prices that result from global conflict
Published: March 12, 2026, 1:52 pm
Teen killed after being hit by a line drive during baseball practice, family says
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Bentley Wolfe’s obituary says he loved tractors, trucks and farming, and enjoyed riding four-wheelers, shooting guns and spending time with friends and his girlfriend
Published: March 12, 2026, 1:35 pm
Ships declare themselves Chinese in the Strait of Hormuz to avoid attacks

At least 19 commercial ships around the region had been damaged in the war as of Thursday
Published: March 12, 2026, 1:24 pm
Trump calls woman journalist a ‘rotten reporter’ after she asks why the FBI has seized Arizona voting records

Trump has insulted five women reporters in as many months
Published: March 12, 2026, 12:57 pm
‘Unprecedented’ crisis in Middle East could ‘spin out of control’ warns WHO

As the bombing continues across Iran, Lebanon and the Gulf states, a World Health Organisation chief tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew in Beirut how she fears the conflict could lead to chemical, nuclear or radiological war
Published: March 12, 2026, 12:55 pm
Explosive boats set fuel tankers ablaze in Gulf as Iran ramps up threats on global shipping

Iran continues to claim attacks on commercial ships and lay mines in an effort to squeeze international energy markets
Published: March 12, 2026, 12:42 pm
Russia blames UK for deadly Storm Shadow missile strike on munitions factory

Ukraine said it used British missiles in a strike on a factory making essential parts for long distance weapons
Published: March 12, 2026, 12:30 pm
Church of Scientology not joining in on regeneration projects around its Clearwater headquarters, locals claim

Organisation has control of 200 buildings in the centre of Clearwater, many of which are shuttered and unused, generating tensions as city invests in major regeneration projects
Published: March 12, 2026, 12:16 pm
Bodies of Chinese tourists found trapped inside car in Queensland floods

Pair were on their way to take up fruit-picking jobs when they were caught in floods
Published: March 12, 2026, 12:14 pm
Controversial billboard outside naval base reminds military servicemembers of their duty

San Diego Veterans for Peace place sign outside of California base urging Armed Forces not to bow to orders they believe to be illegal
Published: March 12, 2026, 11:09 am
Russia convicts 19 people over Moscow concert hall attack that killed 149

All 19 defendants received lengthy prison terms over the deadly 2024 shooting at Crocus City Hall
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:43 am
The truth about croc numbers in Australia after floodwater sightings

Recent crocodile sightings in floodwaters in the Northern Territory have prompted widespread concern
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:30 am
Indian political leader Farooq Abdullah narrowly escapes gun attack during wedding party

Published: March 12, 2026, 10:21 am
Trump predicts Jake Paul will run for office — and offers his ‘complete endorsement’

President Donald Trump has “predicted” that 29-year-old influencer-boxer Jake Paul will run for political office.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:11 am
Declassified footage shows moment US bombs Iranian warplanes
The U.S. Central Command has released declassified footage showing strikes on multiple Iranian warplanes.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:07 am
All the ships attacked in the Gulf since the US-Israeli war on Iran began

Crew members have been killed and global shipping severely disrupted
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:06 am
Trump loyalist shares bizarre AI video of cardboard cut-outs of new Iran supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei

A senior White House staff member has released a bizarre AI-generated video of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.
Published: March 12, 2026, 10:04 am
Trump promises to endorse Jake Paul for office before the pair enjoy a YMCA dance together

Jake Paul even delivered his own speech at the event, in which he claimed that ‘God’s got us, Trump’s got us’
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:53 am
Joe Rogan slams Trump’s ‘insane’ war with Iran which he says could ‘start a World War III’

‘That’s the scary thing about old leaders — it’s like, death is imminent,’ Rogan said
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:41 am
From energy bills to petrol and groceries: How the Iran-US war could affect cost of living in the UK

The impacts of the conflict have been compared to Russia’s war on Ukraine, which pushed prices up for British households
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:20 am
UN panel says Trump’s hate speech has led to ‘grave’ human rights violations
The committee expressed its ‘deep disturbance’ regarding the use of derogatory and dehumanising language directed at migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers
Published: March 12, 2026, 9:13 am
India rations cooking gas as Strait of Hormuz tensions choke supplies
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Cooking gas shortages are already forcing eateries to close as industry bodies warn of widespread economic damage in a country that imports the bulk of its oil and gas. Namita Singh reports
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:58 am
Video: Fuel tankers erupt in flames after Iranian boat attacks

Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters, as oil prices surge past $100 a barrel again.
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:18 am
‘Dances With Wolves’ actor to be sentenced for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls

Nathan Chasing Horse is known for his role as Smiles a Lot in the film ‘Dances With Wolves’
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:17 am
Police investigation after girl, 12, dies just days after fight near school bus stop

Jada West, a sixth grader, died days after the incident in Villa Rica
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:10 am
Iranian attack triggers huge blaze at Bahrain’s Muharraq fuel facility

Bahrain's interior ministry has released a video of a huge fire following Iranian attacks at a fuel tank storage facility in Muharraq Governorate, northeast of the country’s capital, Manama.
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:09 am
René Redzepi: Noma’s head chef resigns following abuse allegations and protests

Dinners at Noma’s Los Angeles pop-up cost $1,500
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:06 am
Officer with ‘anxiety attack’ took ambulance sent for dying man shot by police, report says

Dyshan Best, 39, died after being shot in the back last year as he fled officers
Published: March 12, 2026, 8:01 am
Largest ever oil reserves released as Iran war fuels price rises

The Middle East conflict has seen oil prices surge as the flow of oil tankers has effectively stopped
Published: March 12, 2026, 7:30 am
China positions itself as force for global stability at its annual Congress

China is signaling it will stay focused on technology and economic growth, even as U.S. tensions with Iran rise
Published: March 12, 2026, 7:21 am
South Korean lawmakers pass law to manage Seoul's pledge of $350 billion in US investments

South Korean lawmakers have passed a law to implement a pledge of $350 billion in U.S. investments Seoul made last year to avoid the Trump administration’s highest tariffs
Published: March 12, 2026, 6:53 am
Try small steps and set the bar low: how to find the meaning of life

Don’t treat it as a lofty quest, experts say. You can make each day feel more meaningful with humbler methods
What makes your life meaningful?
If you don’t really know, you’re far from alone. “We’re in the middle of a meaning crisis,” says Bill Burnett, executive director of the Life Design Lab at Stanford University.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 4:00 pm
‘I said no, then I just gave up’: Brooke Nevils on her sexual assault claims about one of TV’s biggest stars

The former NBC producer says she was repeatedly assaulted by Matt Lauer, an anchor at the network – then spent years blaming herself in the aftermath. She talks about power, preconceptions and life after #MeToo
When Brooke Nevils’ allegations about the former NBC anchor Matt Lauer, one of the most powerful TV stars in the US, became public in 2019, she found herself reading comments about herself online.
Nevils, formerly a producer at NBC, had alleged in Ronan Farrow’s book Catch and Kill that Lauer had sexually assaulted her in his hotel room, after an evening drinking while covering the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Back in New York, there were other incidents – she went to his apartment, where she says it happened again. In his dressing room at the NBC studios, Nevils claims Lauer pushed her down and forced her to give him oral sex. Lauer has consistently denied Nevils’ allegations, in an open letter describing it as an “extramarital affair”. Lauer maintains that Nevils’ account is “filled with false details” creating the impression that the encounter was abusive. No charges were ever brought.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 2:44 pm
I tested 10 plastic-free cutting boards for six weeks. These were the winners

Chopping boards are the foundation of cooking – and a good, sturdy one will last you years. We picked the best non-plastic ones, including wood and synthetic rubber
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A cutting board is literally the foundation of most things you cook: any recipe that needs chopping, smashing, mincing, carving and sometimes even serving. And, let’s be honest, piling up other kitchen items while we make a bit of a mess.
Plastic boards are affordable and convenient, but have been shown to shed significant levels of microplastics into food. While the health damage caused by microplastics is still being studied, nobody really needs microplastics in their minestrone. And while many people assume that plastic boards are the most hygienic, a study from the Journal of Consumer Protection and Food Safety found little differences “in microbiological counts” on wooden and plastic cutting boards “after proper cleaning”.
Best overall:
Brooklyn Butcher Block’s End Grain Walnut Butcher Block
Published: March 12, 2026, 7:15 pm
How do these grab you, darlin’? Nancy Sinatra’s 20 best songs – ranked!

Sixty years after the release of her debut album, Boots, we celebrate her finest tracks – from Bond themes to LSD anthems
Before she sang a Bond theme, Nancy Sinatra had recorded a parody of one: twanging guitar, John-Barry-mocking brass and all. The great lyrics – “He’s never caught a spy I’m told / He’s never even caught a cold” – mean preposterous mid-60s novelty records come no better.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 1:04 pm
The war in Iran is an American failure. What do we do now? | Robert Reich

The most powerful nation in the world is now being led by a rogue president who rejects its longstanding values
As we reach the 13th day of the war in Iran – with death and destruction rippling throughout the Middle East – it’s important to bear in mind where the real failure lies.
So far, nearly 2,000 people have been killed, including 175 Iranian schoolchildren and seven US service members. At least 140 US service members have been wounded, several critically. The final tallies on both sides will almost certainly be far higher.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 12:00 pm
They were dating AI partners when they found real love – with each other

Ayrin and SJ met on a subreddit Ayrin created for people ‘dating’ AI companions. Over time, they started talking to AI less … and falling for each other
People are reporting “dating” artificially intelligent companions – but not every relationship lasts. What’s it like to fall in – and then out – of love with AI?
As part of our newsletter AI for the people, we spoke to Ayrin and SJ, who live thousands of miles apart and made the same decision: to leave their AI partners – for each other. Their names have been changed.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 3:00 pm
Middle East crisis live: explosions shake Dubai as rescue effort continues after US military plane crashes in Iraq

Blasts heard while fire sends thick smoke across financial hub; US central command says crash in ‘friendly airspace’ was not due to hostile or friendly fire
Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in history of oil markets’
How have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?
Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry is saying that two drones have been intercepted and destroyed in the eastern region.
More now after reports of explosions in Dubai on Friday morning: thick black smoke rose over the financial hub’s skyline after what authorities described as a fire in an industrial area of the city-state.
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 5:53 am
Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets’

Vast release of emergency crude reserves fails to quell mounting fears about supply crunch, rattling markets
Oil markets are facing the “largest supply disruption in history” as the war in Iran continues to block tankers from shipping millions of barrels of crude each day, the world energy watchdog has warned.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said the supply shock ignited by Iran’s effective blockade of the strait of Hormuz meant the world faced a deeper crisis than after the Yom Kippur war of 1973 and the 2022 outbreak of war in Ukraine.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 5:14 pm
‘We make a lot of money’: Trump downplays rise in gas prices during Iran war

The US president says higher oil prices benefit the country as Iran war pushes petrol costs above $100 per barrel
Donald Trump on Thursday shrugged off the economic toll the war in Iran is taking on gas prices across the United States, writing on social media that “when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money”.
The president’s comment came as the American Automobile Association reports that the average price for a gallon of gas hit $3.60, a week after the beginning of the US-Israel military operation against Iran prompted the largest price spike since the opening days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 4:04 pm
Iran war punctures Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ promise on US gas prices, experts say

Fossil fuel supply is more vulnerable to global shocks than renewable power sources and efforts to boost efficiencies
Donald Trump’s war on Iran has triggered shocks in fossil fuel markets, exposing the perils of an agenda that prioritizes “drill, baby, drill” while sabotaging renewable power and energy efficiency in the US, experts and advocates say.
The US-Israeli war on Iran has already led to hundreds of deaths, created an ecological crisis linked to strikes on oil depots and sent fossil fuel prices haywire across the globe.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 1:00 pm
Tehran diary: dark and bitter, the terror of life under US-Israeli bombardment

Elahi, a former political prisoner writing under a pseudonym, details a sleepless night in the Iranian capital
It’s 5am on Thursday 12 March. I was finally falling asleep after a day full of fear when the phone rang. Terror rushes through me. It’s not the right time for a call. Someone must need help – or maybe they are alone and frightened.
I answer the phone, exhausted. It’s my younger sister. She is crying and cannot speak. My heart breaks into a thousand pieces. I haven’t seen her for many days. When I was released from prison, she had gone to another city to take care of our mother.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 5:19 pm
Suspect dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue, officials say

FBI treating incident as targeted act against Jewish community as temple says all students and staff safe
A man who rammed his vehicle into a Michigan synagogue and drove through a hallway on Thursday died during the incident, officials said.
There were no other serious casualties at the Temple Israel in West Bloomfield township, a suburb in Oakland county, and the FBI said it was treating the matter as a “targeted act of violence against the Jewish community”. It was not immediately clear how the driver died, but officials said security staff engaged the suspect and at least one fired shots.
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 12:23 am
Fatal shooting at Virginia university investigated as act of terrorism, FBI says

Suspect who was convicted in 2016 for supporting Islamic State is dead after attack kills one and leaves two injured
The suspect who killed one person and injured two others at Old Dominion University on Thursday was identified by authorities as Mohamed Jalloh, a former member of the army national guard who pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State.
Dominique Evans, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Norfolk field office, told reporters the suspect had attempted to commit an “act of terrorism” and shouted “Allahu Akbar” before opening fire. He was subdued and killed by members of the university’s ROTC program in a university classroom, she said, praising them for demonstrating “extreme bravery and courage” and preventing further loss of life. (ROTC is a college-based program that allows students to train to become a US military officer while also earning a college degree.)
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 1:48 am
Blistering early-season heatwave threatens California and other western states

Records could be smashed in southern California as experts warn weather set to be ‘exceptional – and not in a good way’
States across the US west are bracing for a brutal early-season heatwave threatening to cook several cities through the weekend and into next week. Forecasters warned temperatures will spike 20-30F above normal for several days.
Daily records could be shattered in southern California this week, the National Weather Service said, with a possibility that all-time records for March will be broken as well. Following the warmest winter on record across most of the region, the intense conditions are expected to eat into low snowpack levels, deepening drought concerns.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 6:53 pm
‘She is our hero’: Oakland celebrates Alysa Liu after Olympics triumph

After earning gold in Milan, local figure-skating icon accepts a key to the city at a celebration of local artists
Nearly 5,000 people gathered in Oakland on Thursday afternoon to celebrate local hero Alysa Liu – a fitting homecoming for the two-time Olympic gold medalist who joyously shouted out the Bay Area city after her short program in Milan less than a month ago.
Scores of people arrived early Thursday to snag a seat close to the stage in front of city hall at the free but ticketed event, which sold out quickly. One group of women donned striped wigs in tribute to Liu’s famously dyed hair, while others held handmade signs showing pride for the figure skating icon.
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 1:50 am
‘IG is a drug’: jury to deliberate as US trial over social media addiction wraps up

Meta and YouTube accused of creating harmful products in trial seen as a bellwether for attitudes towards social media
The first-ever jury trial over the potential harms of social media wrapped up on Thursday. Lawyers for Meta and YouTube have argued their platforms are safe for the vast majority of young people, while lawyers for a young woman at the center of the case say the tech companies have designed their products to be addictive, leading to mental health issues in children and teens.
“How did they become such behemoths?” Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said during closing arguments in Los Angeles superior court on Thursday, according to NBC. “It’s the attention economy. They’re making money off capturing your attention.”
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 12:45 am
Ukraine war briefing: Putin envoy says US better understands importance of Russian oil amid energy crisis

Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev describes negotiations with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as ‘productive’. What we know on day 1,479
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 1:29 am
Senate passes bill aimed at making US housing more accessible and affordable

The bipartisan bill’s future is uncertain, though, as Trump threatens to stall all legislation until voter-ID law is passed
The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make US housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national problem.
The bill, which passed 89-10, would reduce regulations, regulate corporate investors, and expand how housing dollars can be used to build affordable homes and rentals. It will now head back to the House, which passed a similar bill earlier this year.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 5:48 pm
Trump news at a glance: president shrugs off highest gas prices in years

Trump claims US makes ‘a lot of money’ when oil prices go up, but rising costs could become political liability – key US politics stories from 12 March
Donald Trump on Thursday shrugged off the economic toll the war in Iran is taking on gas prices across the US, writing on social media that “when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money”.
The president’s comment came as the American Automobile Association reports that the average price for a gallon of gas hit $3.60, a week after the beginning of the US-Israel military operation against Iran prompted the largest price spike since the opening days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 4:30 am
Donald Trump says Iran should not play in World Cup for their ‘life and safety’

Participation is in question amid ongoing war
Fifa’s Infantino said Trump assured Iran are welcome
Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran should not participate in the upcoming World Cup in North America, just days after telling Fifa’s chief they would be welcome despite the Middle East war.
“The Iran national soccer team is welcome to the World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety,” the US president said on his Truth Social platform.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 3:48 pm
Microsoft backs AI firm Anthropic in legal battle against Pentagon

Tech company files amicus brief in support of Anthropic’s effort to overturn an aggressive Pentagon designation
Microsoft has thrown its weight behind Anthropic’s legal challenge against the Pentagon, filing a court brief in support of the AI company’s effort to overturn an aggressive designation that effectively bars it from government work.
In an amicus brief submitted to a federal court in San Francisco this week, Microsoft, which integrates Anthropic’s AI tools into systems it provides to the US military, argued that a temporary restraining order was necessary to prevent serious disruption to suppliers whose products rely on the AI company’s technology. Google, Amazon, Apple and OpenAI have also signed on to a brief in support of Anthropic.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 2:56 pm
EPA chief met with Bayer CEO over supreme court fight, agency records show

Top US regulators met with Bill Anderson to discuss ‘supreme court action’ over glyphosate weed killer
Top US regulators met with Bill Anderson, Bayer’s CEO, last year to discuss “litigation” issues – including “supreme court action” over its glyphosate weed killer – just months before the Trump administration took a series of steps to boost Bayer’s case at the high court, internal government records show.
The 17 June meeting, between officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Anderson and two other top Bayer executives, came as the Germany-based company was working to quash costly US litigation brought by tens of thousands of people who allege they developed cancer from their use of the company’s glyphosate-based herbicides, such as Roundup.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 1:10 pm
The kill line v Chinamaxxing: a window into how China and the US see each other

In China, one social media trend hangs on the idea that a life in the US is always one step from disaster, while another in the US has gen Z revelling in Chinese lifestyle hacks
Across two online worlds that are normally splintered, over the last few months there has been a mirroring of sorts. On TikTok and Instagram, young people are diving into the joys of Chinese culture – from drinking hot water to playing mahjong – all under the banner of “Chinamaxxing”. On the Chinese internet, however, the US is losing its decades-long grip on soft power, and is instead being replaced by a darker trend: the kill line.
The kill line is a dangerous place to be. In gaming, the term refers to the point at which a player’s strength is so depleted that one more blow could lead to total wipeout. In China, the term refers to the risks that come with daily life in the US.
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 2:42 am
I challenged ChatGPT to a writing competition. Could it actually replace me?

In week two of Rhik Samadder’s diary, our resident AI skeptic put his reputation on the line
Every writer I know is in despair at the prospect being replaced by AI. Many of them say they never use it on principle; I know all of them do.
So this week, as part of my AI diary, I’m conducting the forbidden experiment in plain sight. I’m going toe to toe with ChatGPT as a creative writer. Can it truly match me, and might it replace me? Let’s settle this.
Sara lay on the comforter, visualising the fluttering in her chest. Was this panic? It was frustrating that her mind kept returning to work. Like an itch – when she was on the sales floor, the day always took on a prickly heat.
Quinn seemed to see straight through Sara. “When a guy comes in that you like, you stand different,” she had offered today, when Sara had only come over to re-fold cardigans. Then, as if playing a hand of cards, she’d turned. Unfurled her neck exaggeratedly, rose-tattooed shoulders open. She wore an expression somehow stupid yet alert, goose-like. Sara had to suppress the impulse to laugh. Her mortification mixed with an unfamiliar sensation, which she didn’t like. Not the feeling; the mystery of it.
At the heart of town there’s a florist whose roses look like sirens: all red mouth, all warning. I buy one because my chest feels unfurnished, an Airbnb between tenants. Outside, a bus screeches; a pigeon argues with a chip. A cellist saws at the air as if carving a door where no door exists, and for a second I believe in emergency exits.
“Take heart,” my therapist says, which sounds like a shoplifting tip for feelings. I picture slipping courage under my coat and walking briskly past security. Instead I take the long way home, past kebab glitter and the nail bar named after an emotion. The rose keeps pricking my palm through the paper, a tiny curriculum in pain: focus sharpens you, but you’ll leak a little.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 11:00 am
Mining’s toxic timebomb: dams full of poisonous waste are dotted around the world. What happens when they burst?

While tailings dams are meant to last for ever, extreme weather events are making many unstable – with devastating consequences for nature and humans
As soon as the barrier broke, a flood of poison brought death to the river. Gushing through the fragile wall built to hold back mining waste in Zambia’s copper belt in February 2025, more than 50m cubic litres of acid and heavy metals poured into the Chambishi stream – a tributary of the Kafue River, the country’s longest waterway.
Thousands of lifeless fish rose to the surface as a plume of acid floated downriver, leaving dead crocodiles and other wildlife in its wake.
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 5:00 am
‘Unbelievably unequal’: report shows how 1% of Mexicans own 40% of country’s wealth

Fortunes of the country’s 22 billionaires doubled in last five years, reaching unprecedented collective wealth of $219bn
Scrunched between luxury apartment buildings and a lush gated community, the neighborhood of Santa Lucía Reacomodo in Mexico City is a working-class pocket of real estate. Electrical wires tangle above cinder-block houses, stray cats slink down narrow streets, debris piles up on the pavement.
María del Socorro Corona, 79, arrived here decades ago, back when it was just a cactus-covered hillside. The two-bedroom turquoise house she built with her now-deceased husband is crammed with bags of clothes and knick-knacks she sells at a weekly market.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 11:00 am
Every Brilliant Thing review – Daniel Radcliffe sells tricky Broadway transfer

Hudson Theatre, New York
The hit one-man show about depression suffers from plain and often corny writing yet is saved by an exuberant turn from the Tony-winning Harry Potter star
Every Brilliant Thing presents a theatrical gauntlet for Daniel Radcliffe, the erstwhile Harry Potter, acclaimed Broadway stage regular and only star of this 13-week limited engagement.
It’s not that the show requires nonstop physical exertion – though it does require some, as in a scene of manic exuberance where Radcliffe’s character attempts to high-five the entire audience – so much as a quick-on-his-feet reactive (and interactive!) warmth. While Radcliffe is the only professional actor in the show, its framework involves pulling audience members, including but not limited to those in a semi-circle of on-stage seats, into the action, all while making sure the sorta-monologue (call it a monologue-plus) runs smoothly. This hybrid of acting, interacting and stage-directing must be exhausting. But apart from a few quick water breaks and one built-in collapse after sprinting around the aisles and doing those high-fives, Radcliffe doesn’t much show it. He appears to genuinely love the job, which requires either superhumanly high spirits or terrific acting. Maybe both.
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 3:00 am
Snoop Dogg, pigsty fights and the wrong kind of snow: Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan on making the Peaky Blinders movie

The actors and creator Steven Knight discuss the Shelbys’ big-screen swan song, how fans propelled the show to success, and that undercut
In June 2023, Barry Keoghan texted Cillian Murphy to wish him a happy Father’s Day. The pair had shared the screen six years before, in the film Dunkirk. “Cillian and Colin [Farrell] are people I admire greatly, and always keep in touch with,” says Keoghan. A reply from Murphy pinged back soon after: “Thank you. Would you like to play my son in Peaky Blinders the movie?”
Murphy remembers it a bit differently: that he was the one initiating contact (which is how Tim Roth and Rebecca Ferguson came on board). But he’s happy to let Keoghan’s version be recorded as fact.
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 5:00 am
Experience: I suffered terrible burns as a child – then became a firefighter

I was sick and tired of the world treating me like a victim, so I decided to flip the narrative. At 25, I tried out for my local volunteer fire academy
When I was six years old, my entire body went up in flames. It was 1992, in my home town of Hawthorne, Nevada. My older brothers were out playing and I went to call them for dinner. I followed their voices, just a few houses down from ours, to find them playing with a bowl of kerosene they’d found and a lighter. When they flicked the lighter, the bowl caught fire. My brother freaked out and kicked it over in a bid to contain the flames. They weren’t aware I was just inches away.
Soon I was submerged in flames. The pain was excruciating. I was tackled to the ground by a neighbour I’d never met, who covered me in a sleeping bag, extinguishing the flames. It haunts me to this day to think of what he would have seen: a six-year-old boy on fire outside his house.
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 5:00 am
My mother’s best advice: the secret to good pastry is cold wrists

When I was growing up, she rarely dispensed advice. Instead, I watched her closely, holding on to her quiet wisdom
I often picture my mother that wild, hot summer we moved to the house of my childhood. She is 5ft 3in in the long grass, wearing a vest and a pair of small cut-off shorts. She is digging borders and battling the sticky bobs. She is telling me about the patch of tiger lilies and the cooking-apple tree; about the light speckling through the unkempt branches. “Glory be to God for dappled things,” she says.
My mother has always been a rare combination of poetry and practicality – I know few others given to quoting Gerard Manley Hopkins while simultaneously hacking down nettles, or tiling walls while listening to John Betjeman records. She has a remarkable gift for transforming the ordinary: a bedroom skirting board would be decorated with a mouse and a mouse hole; a packed lunch’s sandwiches cut at unexpected angles; the most mundane shopping trip often accommodated a detour to the art shop to admire the bottles of Winsor & Newton inks.
Continue reading...Published: March 13, 2026, 5:00 am
‘On YouTube, we can reach 2.5bn people at once’: Oscars head Bill Kramer on TV, AI and 4am starts

The Academy CEO on his decidedly non-Hollywood beginnings, bonding with Robert Redford – and a formative watch of All That Jazz
It’s a boiling day in downtown Los Angeles; crowds are milling about outside the Dolby theatre where Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony is to be held, selfie-ing the giant Oscar statuettes.
And this is where the man with whom the buck stops is looking at the set, going through the top-secret opening number and busy with a thousand admin details. Academy CEO, Bill Kramer, increasingly renowned as one of the most important people in Hollywood, meets me for a pre-ceremony chat in a suite in the next-door Hollywood Loews Hotel. “It’s so nice that we’re not on camera!” he says. “Yeah, so happy. Let myself relax!”
He is approachable and diplomatic, revered for his fundraising wizardry at the Academy museum, where he was managing director of external development in 2012 before ascending to his current job at the Academy 10 years later. Kramer has a business degree and came to Columbia after his first substantial job working for the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York.
It was at a party in the 90s that this policy and financial strategist met the man who changed his life: Robert Redford. “He couldn’t believe how much I knew about movies!” says Kramer. “And he said he wanted to decrease reliance on corporate sponsorships and bring someone on board at Sundance to help generate philanthropic gifts from individuals. Would I be interested in doing that? I said: ‘Sign me up!’”
This can-do attitude is still evident in Kramer today. A few days out from showtime, he is, he says, “so incredibly excited. I’m an early riser, as my team will tell you, up at 4am. It’s a good moment to get my head together, to review our script. It’s a quiet moment where I can go through emails that have come in overnight.”
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 3:52 pm
Ireland's basic income for artists changed my life. Other people deserve the same luck | Caelainn Hogan

A pilot scheme offering some artists €300-plus a month for three years is being made permanent. But should something so fundamental be run like a lottery?
I won the lottery. Out of around 8,000 artists, my name was randomly chosen to be one of the 2,000 who the Irish government would pay a basic income. This pilot scheme was a test of whether a policy of supporting artists would pay off in terms of creative work, wellbeing and, calculated down to the cent, the money that society would make back.
For three years, we were paid €325 a week with no strings attached, other than filling out a survey. We could continue earning and applying for artist grants. I am a freelance writer who, like most artists, has always had to work outside my creative focus to afford to live, constantly worrying I will never be able to afford a home myself or to start a family. As such, the basic income was life-changing.
Caelainn Hogan is the author of Republic of Shame
Published: March 13, 2026, 5:00 am
Fears about nuclear war are reaching a fever pitch. Another grim sign of the times | Judith Levine

News stories are weighing nuclear risk as experts muse on the possibility of global warfare
Intimations of world war three – the big one, nuclear Armageddon – didn’t arise yesterday. But they got more urgent when Donald Trump was elected the second time. In December 2024, Newsweek published a map of the “safest US states to live during nuclear war”. The article was not reassuring. “Nowhere is truly ‘safe’” from such consequences as “contamination of food and water supplies and prolonged radiation exposure”, said the senior policy director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Another expert noted that “even a ‘small’ nuclear war would ... kill at least a billion people”.
And since 28 February, when the US and Israel began their bombardment of Iran, chatter about a world war has spiked, with everyone from anonymous social media users to Harvard policy wonks weighing in.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 3:22 pm
Israel and the US are fighting Iran together. Are they on the same page though? | Yousef Munayyer

The differences between what Trump and Netanyahu want out of this war are starting to show and complicating how it will end
When the US and Israel launched an attack on Iran to start a war that is now entering its third week, it was the start of something unprecedented; the first joint Israeli-American war. Even though the US has long been a close military ally of Israel, this has never happened before. Unlike last year’s “12-day war”, when Israel launched attacks that the US joined near the very end with a single set of strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, this Israeli-American war on Iran is deeply coordinated at the operational level between both belligerents day in and day out.
That is precisely why clear, shared objectives between Washington and Tel Aviv will be crucial for the US to exit this war with a political victory and not just the tab for tons of destruction across the region with little significant change. Much of what we have seen so far suggests strongly that that is not the case; Israel and the US have different goals here, if they even really know what their goals are, and because of this no clear endgame can be envisioned even as the costs of the war mount.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 10:00 am
If oil price shocks weren’t bad enough, Trump’s war could have other unintended consequences | Adam Hanieh

China consumes around 90% of Iran’s oil exports, so could be forced to rely on alternative suppliers – particularly Russia
With the US-Israeli war against Iran in its second week, energy markets are in turmoil. On Thursday, the price of Brent Crude Oil topped $100, only slightly lower than the $119 peak per barrel on Monday.
These swings have focused attention on key energy choke points such as the strait of Hormuz, where about one-fifth of the world’s shipped oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) passes each day. This shutdown of the strait will be felt in people’s everyday lives for months to come, particularly in the form of spiralling household bills. But oil prices alone do not capture the full economic significance of the conflict.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 2:00 pm
The Guardian view on the cost of Trump’s war on Iran: the world’s poor will pay most dearly | Editorial

The economic fallout of the US-Israeli assault and Tehran’s retaliation is spreading fast, and pushing the most vulnerable towards disaster
Soaring prices at the pump, the scrapping of mortgage deals, and the prospect of higher prices for everything from food to smartphones. The US-Israeli attack on Iran, and Tehran’s retaliation, has rocked the global economy. Consumers are already feeling the pain of the biggest energy supply shock in history, and Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, vowed on Thursday that the strait of Hormuz will remain closed, according to a statement attributed to him by state media. The corridor is the biggest chokepoint for the global energy system. The relief to oil prices brought by the International Energy Agency’s largest ever release of reserves had already proved shortlived: as the US and Israel intensified attacks on Iran, it escalated attacks on transport infrastructure across the Gulf.
But the impact is not evenly felt. In Asia, heavily reliant on the Middle East for crude oil and liquefied natural gas, Bangladesh closed all its universities and Pakistan some of its schools due to fuel shortages. While US coverage is dominated by the impact at home, others are paying a higher price. And it is the world’s poorest and most vulnerable who will be worst hit.
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Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 6:47 pm
The Guardian view on a green wake-up call for Friedrich Merz: Europe’s political centre loses its way again | Editorial

The German chancellor and his Social Democrat coalition partners need to learn the right lessons, after an election reverse in Germany’s third-largest state
For most of the postwar period, the state of Baden-Württemberg was both a bastion of German conservatism and – as the home of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche – an economic powerhouse. But in volatile times, even regions that embodied political stability and industrial prowess now deliver the unexpected. A come-from-behind victory for the Greens last Sunday, in the first of a series of important regional elections this year, suggests that Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrat-led national government is alienating voters in the same way as other centrist administrations in Europe. If Sir Keir Starmer has Gorton and Denton to anguish over, Mr Merz and his Social Democrat coalition partners now have Baden-Württemberg.
Caveats apply. The Greens already had an impressive power base in Germany’s third-largest state, where they have been the senior partner in coalition administrations for 15 years. In Cem Özdemir, their victorious candidate, they also fielded a charismatic and popular campaigner. Mr Özdemir’s personal achievement is in itself a cause for celebration. The son of immigrants who arrived in the country in the 1960s, he becomes Germany’s first state premier with Turkish roots.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 6:47 pm
Snow joke: Winter Paralympics athletes angry at scheduling as big thaw hits

Ice melt causes dangerous conditions for para athletes
IPC says changing winter calendar ‘easier said than done’
In Cortina d’Ampezzo, the thaw is on. With daytime temperatures reaching double figures in celsius, snow is disappearing from the hillsides and the “torrenti” of ice melt have started to flow once again.
Traditionally a time of year when snowfall can be at its heaviest, there has been none since the Winter Paralympics began. The Games have not been insulated from the consequences.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 4:46 pm
Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics 2026: day six – in pictures

We take a look at the best images from the Games, including alpine skiing, slalom and ice hockey
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 4:52 pm
Wings, sex and hypocrisy: how the NBA tied itself in knots over a strip club night

The Hawks decided to pay tribute to Atlanta institution Magic City. The league soon found itself dealing with a narrative it doesn’t understand fully
Manufactured outrage will have to serve as the theme for what had been the most hotly anticipated game of the season.
For those who may have missed it: last month the Atlanta Hawks announced plans for a 16 March promotional event called Magic City Night. The name wasn’t just a nod to that evening’s opponent, the Orlando Magic; it was meant to honor the civic institution in the shadow of the Hawks’ arena – Magic City, America’s most famous strip club.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 9:00 am
US reach World Baseball Classic quarter-finals after getting needed help from Italy

Pasquantino lifts Italy with historic effort
US reach quarter-finals despite loss to Italy
Canada beat Cuba to win group in San Juan
Vinnie Pasquantino had the World Baseball Classic’s first three-homer game, leading Italy over Mexico 9-1 on Wednesday night to win Pool B and advance the United States to the quarter-finals as group’s second-place team.
Italy’s victory ended a day of uncertainty for the Americans, who needed help to reach the quarter-finals after losing to Italy 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 2:52 am
Midtjylland weather the storm as Cho stuns wasteful Nottingham Forest

It never rains but it pours. Nottingham Forest, forced to cut their ticket prices twice this week to entice a capacity crowd back to the City Ground, can’t seem to buy a win at the moment. Twice now they have lost to FC Midtjylland in this competition this season after the substitute Cho Gue-sung further dampened their spirits with the only goal on a night when a second-half deluge was so severe the ball started getting stuck in puddles.
What a muddle Forest find themselves in: above the relegation zone only on goal difference, their fourth manager of the season, Vítor Pereira, is without a win in his five games since an opening triumph in Fenerbahce set up this last-16 window of opportunity. But as the Danish players celebrated with their hardy, bare-chested fans in a small, sodden but voluble corner of the Bridgford Stand, Pereira warned them they are far from home and dry.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 10:10 pm
‘I wish I had more fun’: Max Verstappen reiterates unhappiness at new F1 rules

‘I don’t enjoy the car but I do enjoy working with the team’
Meeting with drivers brought forward amid disquiet
Max Verstappen has once more expressed his discontent with the new Formula One regulations. Amid a clamour of unhappiness from many drivers, the four-time champion also reiterated his warning that he would leave the sport if he ceased to enjoy it, which is clearly the case at the moment.
After the first round of the season in Melbourne last week, Verstappen showed disdain for how the new rules had affected driving, and speaking before this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, he belittled the new formula with another reference to the videogame Mario Kart, which has swiftly become a go-to reference across the grid. A drivers’ meeting to discuss the new regulations, originally planned for after the Japanese Grand Prix at the end of the month, has now been brought forward to take place after this weekend’s race, the Guardian understands.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 2:32 pm
It would be a macabre story but relegation needs to happen for Tottenham | Jonathan Liew

All the managers since Pochettino have drained life from the club, which appears interested in anything but football now
Sad news coming out of Tottenham this week: Ryan Norys’s talk at the South by Southwest festival on Friday will no longer take place. The club’s chief revenue officer, who has overseen a 40% rise in commercial revenue over the past three years, was due to speak on “how Tottenham is evolving beyond football to become a global cultural brand”. And given the rich seam of cultural content Spurs have been providing the world over recent weeks, you have to say it’s been a stunningly successful initiative.
Alas, when Norys posted an advertisement for the event on his LinkedIn page this week, Spurs fans exploded with anger, forcing the talk to be cancelled. Fortunately, those still interested to see how Tottenham are evolving beyond football can simply observe their recent performances on the pitch. Igor Tudor’s Tottenham Hotspur: proudly evolving beyond defending. Beyond possession. Beyond goalkeeping. Beyond tactics, beyond teamwork, beyond competence, beyond the basic bipedal human ability to stand up straight. And – who knows? – perhaps even beyond the Premier League.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 8:00 am
Jack Draper ‘overwhelmed’ after beating Novak Djokovic for first time at Indian Wells

British No 1 comes from behind in 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) win
Hard-fought win keeps Draper’s title defence on track
Jack Draper was “overwhelmed” after beating Novak Djokovic for the first time to reach the quarter-finals in Indian Wells and keep his title defence on track.
Playing only the second ATP tournament of his comeback after eight months out with an arm injury, Draper came through a gripping battle lasting more than two-and-a-half hours in a deciding tie-break to win 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 11:49 am
Pitch Points: Sergiño Dest’s injury, Christian Pulisic’s title chances and Old Firm trouble

The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions. Today, Graham Ruthven endeavors to answer three of them
Sergiño Dest’s World Cup is at risk. The 25-year-old limped off with a hamstring injury during PSV’s Eredivisie win over AZ Alkmaar on Saturday, immediately starting a countdown clock in the minds of US men’s national team supporters who now fear Mauricio Pochettino’s first-choice right back could miss this summer’s tournament. Dest said on social media he hopes to be back by the end of the season, but nobody truly knows when he’ll return.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 11:00 am
Attendance records and star power but who will win it? Get ready for the new NWSL season

We look at the 14th regular season before it kicks off on Friday with two expansion sides: Boston Legacy and Denver Summit
The National Women’s Soccer League’s 14th regular season starts on Friday with a rematch of last year’s semi-final between the Portland Thorns and Washington Spirit. From there, 16 teams will compete in a 248-match season, with eight teams qualifying for the playoffs.
We look at four themes that may define the year.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 11:57 am
Israeli military drops charges against soldiers accused of Gaza detainee abuse

Five soldiers were indicted over alleged violent abuse and rape of Palestinian man at detention centre in 2024
Israel’s top military lawyer has dropped all charges against five soldiers accused of the violent abuse and rape of a Palestinian detainee from Gaza.
The military advocate general, Itay Offir, said prosecutors lacked key evidence after the victim was sent back to Gaza, and that the conduct of senior officials had affected the chance of holding a fair trial.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 7:39 pm
Two people die after donating plasma at Canadian clinics under federal investigation

Company that runs the sites says it has ‘no reason to believe there is a correlation between the donors’ passing and plasma donation’
Two people have died in Canada after donating plasma at a chain of clinics that has been under scrutiny by federal inspectors for failing to keep accurate records, screen donors or maintain its machines.
While experts say the deaths are exceedingly rare, critics say Canada’s embrace of private companies to handle blood products reflects a “slow collapse of a system that has been the envy of the world”.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 3:24 pm
Tennessee grandmother jailed after AI facial recognition error links her to fraud

Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after AI software linked her to a North Dakota bank fraud case
A Tennessee grandmother says she is trying to rebuild her life after an incident of mistaken identity by an artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition system tied her to a North Dakota bank fraud investigation.
Angela Lipps, 50, spent nearly six months in jail after Fargo police identified her as a suspect in an organized bank fraud case using facial recognition software, according to south-east North Dakota news outlet InForum. Lipps told the outlet she had never been to North Dakota and did not commit the crimes.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 8:29 pm
Unexplained Moscow internet blackouts spark fears of web censorship plan

Kremlin appearing to ramp up control over internet, as it tests new ‘whitelist’ restrictions and pushes people to state-owned app
Muscovites have been turning to walkie-talkies and pagers amid unexplained disruptions to internet services in the capital, as the Kremlin appears to ramp up control over online activity in Russia.
Users in central Moscow, as well as in St Petersburg, first reported difficulties accessing mobile internet about a week ago. Many said they were unable to load websites or apps, while some lost service altogether, leaving them unable to make phone calls.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 1:43 pm
British tourist among 20 charged in Dubai over videos of Iranian missile strikes

UAE cybercrime law means sharing images or footage of war can bring jail, prison time and deportation
A British man is among 20 people who have been charged in the United Arab Emirates under cybercrime laws in connection with filming and posting material related to Iranian attacks on the country.
The 60-year-old man, understood to be a tourist who was visiting Dubai, was charged under a law that prohibits sharing material that could disturb public security.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 5:20 pm
‘Kast is more like Trump’: Chile’s environmentalists prepare to do battle for the country’s future

Fears are growing that the new far-right president will slash environmental protections in favour of foreign investment
In Chile’s most northerly region, Arica y Parinacota, Andrea Chellew, 62, relies on tourists for her cafe. They usually travel from the coastal city of Arica to the unique biosphere of the Andean highlands, which rise well above 5,000 metres and host nature reserves and wetlands.
At 3,000 metres (9,800ft) above sea level, along Highway 11, she lives by the trade route that brings raw materials and goods between Bolivia and Chile. Yet the cafe remains empty as fewer tourists come, amid more reports of increased mining activity near environmentally protected areas, such as the Lauca national park.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 12:00 pm
London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution

Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
London, San Francisco and Beijing are among 19 global cities that have achieved “remarkable reductions” in air pollution, analysis has found, having slashed levels of two airway-aggravating pollutants by more than 20% since 2010.
The analysis found interventions such as cycle lanes, uptake of electric cars and restrictions on polluting vehicles had helped to drive the improvements.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 9:00 am
‘The last frontier’: how red globules of nickel ore are suffocating an island’s precious wilderness

In the race to meet the demands of the energy transition, biodiversity hotspots such as Palawan in the Philippines are being increasingly mined for critical elements
Moharen Tahil Tambiling lowers himself from the fishing boat into the water and gingerly picks his way over the reef circling the bay. At low tide here in Brooke’s Point on Palawan, a long, rugged island in the south-west of the Philippines archipelago, the coral is just under the surface, and it looms suddenly under the waves, scraping at the boat’s wooden hull.
Beneath his feet are brain-like mounds and curling fingers of coral. Leaning over the side of the fishing boat, the men point out different kinds: some which were once vibrant orange and others that should be delicate pink. Now, almost everything is the same dull khaki, covered by a thick film of silt. Another man jumps overboard, stirring the sediment. A cloud rises like thick smoke over the reef.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 5:00 am
Quit fossil fuels to stem deadly floods in Brazil’s coffee heartland, say scientists

Global heating linked to rising risk of extreme rain that causes devastating landslides and rising coffee prices
The record floods that have brought death and destruction to the heartland of Brazil’s coffee industry are expected to intensify if people continue to burn fossil fuels, analysis has shown.
Dozens of residents in the state of Minas Gerais have been buried alive in landslides or swept away as roads turned into rivers over the past month. Thousands more have been forced to evacuate their homes, while the wider, longer-term effects are likely to include higher prices for coffee across the world.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 3:01 am
US officer having a ‘mild anxiety attack’ took ambulance meant for man shot by police

Dyshan Best later died after having to wait 10 extra minutes for next ambulance, according to Connecticut investigation
A man who was shot by police and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for an ambulance after an officer having a “mild anxiety attack” took the first one that arrived at the scene, according to a newly released state investigation.
Dyshan Best, 39, was shot in the back last year as he fled from officers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A report released this week by the state’s inspector general found that the shooting was justified because Best had a gun in his hand and the officer pursuing him had reasons to fear for his own safety.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 12:34 pm
Panel awards $3.8m to ‘mom and pop’ investors whose risky investments tanked

Florida investors featured in Guardian investigation claimed they lost most of their life savings after a financial adviser put their money into ‘alternative’ assets
In a victory for everyday investors, arbitrators have awarded $3.8m to 13 Florida seniors who claimed a financial adviser squandered their retirement money by plowing it into risky investments.
The award comes after the Guardian highlighted these investors’ losses as part of an investigation into dangers that so-called “mom and pop” investors face at a time when the Trump administration has thrown its support behind Wall Street’s efforts to sell them more higher-risk “alternative investments”.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 11:00 am
Noma chef resigns amid allegations of physical abuse of staff

René Redzepi also steps down from non-profit board after accusations of physical and psychological abuse
René Redzepi, the head chef and co-founder of Noma, has announced his resignation from his internationally acclaimed Copenhagen restaurant following allegations he physically abused his staff.
Redzepi had been facing protests in Los Angeles before a four-month pop-up that launched this week. His resignation on Wednesday comes after the New York Times detailed allegations of physical and psychological abuse, including claims that he “punched employees in the face, jabbed them with kitchen implements and slammed them against walls”.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 1:13 pm
Trump-endorsed Republican in Louisiana accused of rape in 2007

Blake Miguez, 44, not criminally charged over allegation reported to local police but never disclosed to public
A Louisiana congressional candidate endorsed by Donald Trump was the subject of a 2007 rape accusation that was reported to local law enforcement the same day of the alleged assault – but never disclosed to the public or, reportedly, the president’s team as he became one of the rising stars in the state’s Republican party.
That has raised concerns within the White House that Blake Miguez “either wasn’t fully vetted or wasn’t forthcoming about discoverable documents from his past” before securing Trump’s backing, the Atlantic reported on Wednesday, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the endorsement process.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 11:28 pm
‘A few beatings won’t kill you’: judge rejects divorce request of woman abused by husband in Afghanistan

Under new Taliban laws, a husband is allowed to beat his wife as long as it is not done with ‘obscene force’, which the woman must prove in court
The shocking level of physical violence against women permitted under the Taliban’s new laws has been revealed this week by the case of a woman in northern Afghanistan, who said she was beaten with a cable wire by her husband and told by a judge: “You want a divorce just because of that? … A little anger and a few beatings won’t kill you.”
Farzana* said her husband was quick-tempered and often resorted to beating her. He regularly humiliated her and called her “disabled”, she said, because her right leg was slightly shorter than the left. She had tolerated the abuse for the sake of their children, but one evening, she said, his violence went too far.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 10:00 am
Russia earned €6bn from fossil fuel exports since start of Iran war, data suggests

Figures from thinktank show Russia received extra €672m in revenues from oil, gas and coal during March so far
Russia has received €6bn (£5bn) from selling its fossil fuels in the fortnight since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, data suggests.
The revenues imply Russia made an extra €672m in oil, gas and coal sales during March, as combined average daily prices have surged by 14% from February.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 2:03 pm
Eswatini says it received more ‘third country’ deportees as part of deal with Trump administration

Two deportees sent to Eswatini were from Somalia, one was from Sudan and one was from Tanzania
The government of Eswatini announced on Thursday it received four more “third country” deportees from the United States, as part of the Trump administration’s multimillion-dollar deal with the small African nation.
Now, a total of 19 deportees from the US have been sent to Eswatini when they hail from other countries, amid the Trump administration’s continued anti-immigrant crackdown and changes to immigration policy.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 9:20 pm
Estée Lauder sues Jo Malone over use of her name on Zara fragrance

Cosmetics firm takes legal action against London-born perfumer who sold brand and rights to her name in 1999
Estée Lauder is taking legal action against the British perfumer Jo Malone after she used her name on a fragrance for the fashion chain Zara.
Malone sold her perfume brand to Estée Lauder Companies in 1999 in a deal under which she was blocked from using her name for particular commercial reasons including the marketing of fragrance.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 9:44 am
Act Black: posters of Black Americans on stage and screen – in pictures

A new exhibition at New York’s Poster House celebrates the work of Black performers on the stage and screen from the 1880s to the 1940s. Many of these posters are the only surviving documentation of certain shows, with no recordings of plays and certain films having been lost over time. They offer a history of Black Americans trying to counter harmful stereotypes and provide vital and humanizing contributions to a growing Black culture. Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen is on display from 13 March to 6 September. All words and images from the Poster House and curator Es-pranza Humphrey
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 9:00 am
The unbelievable life of Leo Sayer! The songs, the sex, being swindled – and a spooky phone call from Elvis

He lit up the 1970s with a string of hits, before falling out of the public eye. But was any man ever more connected? He discusses extraordinary encounters with Muhammad Ali and Keith Moon – and why he stormed out of Big Brother
Leo Sayer has stories. Boy, does he have stories! Muhammad Ali? Stories. Keith Moon? Stories. Elvis Presley? Stories. I’ve never met anybody with so many stories. He’s in Australia, where he lives, when we speak by video link. The pint-sized pop star with the mop of curly hair is 77 and still bouncing like a Superball.
Back in the 70s, he was famous for his turbo-charged energy. On his first Top of the Pops appearance with his breakthrough hit, The Show Must Go On, he dressed as a pierrot. If you’re looking for the footage, you won’t find it. Paedophile presenter Jimmy Savile played such a prominent role that the video was disappeared. “He was creepy. He wouldn’t get off the fucking stage, so they can never show my first performance. I’m sure he fancied me.”
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 5:00 am
Why Sentimental Value should win the best picture Oscar

It may not have a flashy high concept like the other nominees but Joachim Trier’s family saga is satisfyingly grownup film-making, and beats them all as a showcase for great performance
This is a best picture race full of ambitious ideas and big swings. A Trump-baiting sanctuary city saga. A continent-crossing Jewish picaresque fantasy. A Brazilian B-movie-tinged paranoid period thriller. A loopy alien-invasion conspiracy headtrip. A giant, roaring motorsport epic. Monsters. Vampires. Railroad-building. Shakespeare. And, erm, a drama about an actor’s daddy issues.
But if Sentimental Value seems to you the least essential of this years’s nominees, then, well, you don’t know Sentimental Value. From that familiar-sounding subject matter, the film’s Danish-Norwegian co-writer and director, Joachim Trier, has crafted something grand and sprawling: a family saga spiralling across decades and generations, spliced with a movie about moviemaking. It’s a film that churns and roils emotionally like Bergman, but – as with Trier’s last one, The Worst Person in the World – tears into heavy themes with a springiness, even a playfulness. And no other Oscar nominee provides such a showcase for performance, with four meaty parts for its terrific leads – all also Oscar-nominated – to chomp on.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 8:00 am
The Black Crowes: A Pound of Feathers review | Stevie Chick's album of the week

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With Keef-style riffs and full-blooded commitment to the bit, resurgent brothers Chris and Rich Robinson resurrect the rocker lifestyle of eras past
Time is not linear for Chris and Rich Robinson. When their group the Black Crowes first surfaced in the late 80s, music was deep into one of its magical transitional eras, technological advances sling-shotting pop into unexpected futures as techno, hip-hop and acid house left rock’n’roll looking like a period piece. The Robinsons clearly hadn’t received the memo, arriving in a blaze of paisley and patchouli with an inspired Otis Redding cover that dragged its 60s Stax strut all the way into the early 70s, redressing it in bell-bottomed denim and Sticky Fingers swagger.
Almost 40 years later, little has changed within the Crowes’ hermetically sealed hotbox. There have been calamitous splits, amicable hiatuses and radical lineup rejigs, to the point where the brothers are the only founding Crowes left. Yet they remain proud exiles from Main Street, and from the 21st century. It makes their 10th album an irresistible pleasure. In this grimmest of moments, with war and genocide and maniacs at the wheel across the globe, who could blame anyone for escaping into the simpler world conjured here, governed by Keef-worthy riffs, infallible slip-slide grooves and the kind of rock’n’roll misadventure that’s always been rejuvenated in the Crowes’ hands?
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 12:00 pm
‘Uncool rules’: the lo-fi pop pranksters reviving the Dutch answer to dada

Cheeky and rebellious, the Netherlands’ own brand of ‘ludiek’ zaniness thrived in the 1960s protest era. Now, the New Dutch Naivety movement is bringing it back with songs about chocolate, good transport and no-smoking policies
Imagine a song about the noisy centre of Amsterdam turning magically into chocolate, prompting children to go wild and eat it. The edifice then melts away, once you get the train from Amsterdam Lelylaan to Haarlemmermeer. This is the story of Amsterdam is opeens van chocolade (“Amsterdam is suddenly chocolate”), a song written by the young alt-pop musician, Thor Kissing. It is an example of a cheeky and rebellious aspect of 20th-century Dutch popular culture, ludiek (“playfulness”), which may be on the rise again.
Kissing is a central figure in a new project that tries to capture what ludiek music means in the 21st century: two compilation albums called Nieuwe Nederlandse Naïviteit (“New Dutch Naivety”), promoting a disparate bunch of contemporary alternative Dutch-language pop artists. In October 2024, the first volume was launched in a spartan youth centre in an out-of-the-way Zaandam suburb. Volume two is set for release this March, in “hip” Amsterdam.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 7:00 am
Strange Beach by Oluwaseun Olayiwola audiobook review – a debut that dances with passion

The dancer and author gives this collection clarity and warmth as he narrates poems about family, queer identity, hedonism and race
The first poetry collection from the Nigerian American dancer and poet Oluwaseun Olayiwola explores themes of race, family, queer identity, hedonism and the body. Strange Beach takes its title from Claudia Rankine’s poem Citizen: An American Lyric which describes “each body is a strange beach, and if you let in the excess emotion, you will recall the Atlantic Ocean breaking on our heads”. The shoreline is a recurring image in Strange Beach’s poems, a threshold where forces collide and the landscape is forever changing shape.
Olayiwola’s verse dances between the abstract and the philosophical, and there are instances when the narrative thread is discarded and meaning is hard to glean. Clarity comes with hearing it read out loud, however. Olayiwola’s narration brims with warmth and passion, allowing us to bask in imagery, atmosphere and the speaker’s rich interior world.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 3:00 pm
In Bloom by Liz Allan review – an electric debut of grunge and teen spirit

Four fatherless girls in a band set out to escape their deprived Australian coastal town, in a dark, raw tale of friendship and abuse
Liz Allan’s powerful debut novel smells unmistakably like teen spirit. Plunging the reader into the cauldron of suburban malaise that is an Australian seaside resort in 1994, it is narrated collectively by the Bastards, a band of 14-year-old riot grrrls bringing Kurt Cobain’s gospel to their dead-end backwater – in their own eyes, at least. To their schoolmates, they are three fatherless losers, tainted by poverty.
But the Bastards don’t care; they’ve got a ticket out of Vincent, “capital of teen pregnancies and absent fathers”. For nine months, their beloved music teacher, Mr P, has been rehearsing them for the Battle of the Bands, a long drive away in the city of Geelong. Admittedly, they suffered a body blow when their lead singer, Lily Lucid, quit a year ago. But Mr P still believes in them.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 2:50 pm
Why Populists Are Winning and How to Beat Them by Liam Byrne review – a surprisingly original prescription

A former New Labour minister tackles the question of our times with rigour and verve – but blindspots remain
At first glance, the former New Labour minister Liam Byrne is not the ideal person to explain the rise of rightwing populism in Britain and beyond, and how it might be stopped. At the end of Gordon Brown’s government in 2010, Byrne infamously wrote a one-line letter to whoever would succeed him as chief secretary to the Treasury: “I’m afraid there is no money.” Both friendly advice and an inside joke, these words were used for years by the Tories and Lib Dems to justify their austerity policies – and were arguably one of the causes of the modern disillusionment with conventional politicians. This loss of faith, and the damage to society and public services from austerity, have fuelled populism ever since.
Byrne’s short but ambitious book is, in a sense, his attempt to make amends. Yet some of the arguments and evidence he presents, in quick, confident sentences which fit his past reputation as a clever but impatient minister, are unlikely to persuade many people that he is thinking afresh. He often cites and echoes centrist authorities such as the Tony Blair Institute and Keir Starmer’s former advisers Claire Ainsley and Deborah Mattinson, who have all long said that the way to defeat populism is to respect its supporters, however rightwing. Given that Reform UK has surged ahead in the polls, while Labour is regarded by most populist voters with contempt, this deference seems a dead end.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 7:00 am
Marathon is a stylishly merciless video game built for cut-throat times

A lot is riding on the success of the latest multiplayer online shooter from Halo creator Bungie, a DayGlo spectacular that whisks players to a far-off planet mired in an endless battle for resources
In rare quiet moments playing Marathon, you may find yourself overcome by the iridiscently pretty planet Tau Ceti IV. This fictional world seems to radiate a chemical glow: powdery pink skies and lurid green vegetation fill the screen alongside supermassive architecture emblazoned with ultra-stylish, neon graphic design. Yet enjoy the scenery for a split second too long and you might catch a bullet, causing your character to bleed an icky blue substance. In such moments, the camera locks – meaning you must stare down at their unceremonious expiry. Marathon’s considerable beauty is matched only by its clinical brutality.
The road to Marathon’s release has been long and contentious. This extraction shooter – so-called because you must do as much shooting and looting as you can in a given level before making an escape – was first shown off in 2022 with a ravishing trailer (below). Among many startling images, it showed tiny robotic bugs, a little like silkworms, weaving a synthetic body into existence. The game, made by Halo and Destiny creator Bungie, looked weird in a way that blockbuster shooters rarely do, causing excitable stirrings among both shooter stalwarts and art-game aficionados.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 10:00 am
Morrissey cancels Valencia concert after being left in ‘catatonic state’ by city noise

After latest concert cancellation, singer also describes Valencia hotel as ‘indescribable hell’ that will require ‘one year to recover’ from
British singer Morrissey has cancelled a concert in Valencia after being left sleep-deprived during the city’s notoriously noisy Las Fallas festival.
A statement on his website said: “Having travelled for two days by road, Morrissey reached the hotel in Valencia late on Wednesday. Any form of sleep or rest throughout the night was impossible due to festival noise/loud techno singing/megaphone announcements.”
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 4:54 pm
KPop Demon Hunters sequel confirmed at Netflix: ‘This is only the beginning’

The streamer’s biggest film of all time, also nominated for two Oscars, is getting a follow-up
A sequel to record-breaking hit KPop Demon Hunters has been officially confirmed at Netflix.
The film will again be a collaboration between the streamer and Sony with Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, the writer-directors, returning.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 6:46 pm
Venice Biennale risks losing EU funding over planned Russia involvement

European Commission says it will suspend €2m grant if organisers of arts festival go ahead with proposals
The European Commission has warned it will cut funding for the Venice Biennale if organisers go ahead with plans to include Russia.
The commission reiterated that any breach of ethical standards by the art festival would be treated as a violation of contract, leading to suspension of the €2m (£1.7m) agreement.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 2:00 pm
‘People will actually fall asleep’: how Claudia Winkleman faces the biggest week of her TV career

The Traitors host has repeatedly joked that she’ll be ‘awful’ at presenting her new chatshow. But its launch is the highest profile thing she’s ever done – and it’s about to happen
‘They’ve given me a talkshow,” says Claudia Winkleman in the trailer. “Agreed, an error. It might be excruciating.” Such wry self-deprecation continued in the official announcement. “I’m obviously going to be awful,” she said. “That goes without saying but I’m over the moon the BBC are letting me try.”
On Friday the 13th – lucky for viewers? – the 54-year-old hosts the inaugural edition of her eponymous chatshow. The Claudia Winkleman Show’s title might not be the most exciting, but it’s a quietly revolutionary TV moment. It also makes this arguably the biggest week of the presenters’s career. No pressure.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 1:46 pm
‘Highly problematic behavior’: Noma residency in LA starts with PR crisis

After stories of René Redzepi’s abuse of staff resurfaced, protests and sponsorship cancellations eclipsed the restaurant’s pop-up
It was always going to be an indulgence for René Redzepi, the Danish-Albanian chef of Noma fame, to bring his exacting, innovative vision of haute cuisine to Los Angeles and spend several weeks tickling the palates of well-heeled diners at a hilltop estate once dubbed “the most beautiful home in Hollywood”.
The timing has certainly been unfortunate, since the US is now fighting a destabilizing war in the Middle East and food prices are climbing so steeply that many ordinary Americans can no longer afford to eat at McDonald’s, much less contemplate the counterintuitive delights of tacinga cactus, bougainvillea petals, mealworms and giant tuna eyes.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 2:23 am
Why is smoking so addictive – and what are the best ways to give up?

That first cigarette can lead to a lifetime of dependency, as well as cancer, strokes, heart attacks … Here’s why smokers crave their nicotine hit – and how they can fight back
Smoking is bad for you and you shouldn’t do it. You know both of these things, of course: you’ve been told them in school, on TV and the radio, by doctors, and via the Cronenbergian body-horror of cigarette packets themselves. It’s worth reiterating, though, for two reasons: first, because the effects of having a quick puff outside the pub aren’t just a long-term gamble on your health but an immediate way of making your life worse; and second, because cigarettes remain wildly, impossibly addictive. Some research suggests that as many as two-thirds of people who try one cigarette become, at least temporarily, daily smokers, while a recent survey found that less than a fifth of UK smokers trying to quit actually managed it. Estimates for the average number of times people try to quit before actually managing it range from half a dozen to well over a hundred. So what confluence of factors actually makes cigarettes so difficult to give up – and what does that mean for a wannabe quitter?
“The first thing that happens when you smoke a cigarette is that you inhale a noxious mix of nicotine, various irritants and carcinogens into your lungs, ‘stunning’ your cilia – the tiny, hair-like projections that line your airways – and making them do their job less effectively,” says Lion Shahab, professor of health psychology at University College London. “The other thing that happens very, very quickly is that nicotine gets absorbed through the lungs into the alveoli, into the bloodstream, and then gets transferred into the brain. This is when you start to feel good, and also a key thing that keeps you addicted.”
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 10:26 am
You be the judge: should my housemate stop warming her mug and then pouring the water back into the kettle?

Brent thinks Amy’s habit is unhygienic, but she says his argument doesn’t hold water. Trouble’s brewing – and you decide who’s in the right
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Amy says that boiling water kills germs so it’s hygienic, but one time I found a hair in my mug
Pouring the water away is a waste, and I can use up my recycled water before Brent returns from work
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 8:00 am
My mother’s best advice: always play it by ear

In her wisdom, Mum taught me to roll with the punches, and reassured me that she’d always be there – even when I staggered in much the worse for wear
What my mum taught me best is her expression: “Let’s play it by ear.” That might sound like an excuse for disorganisation and procrastination, but what she’s really saying at the end of every phone call is: “Life happens, plans change, and we’re always here for you – whatever time you decide to roll up.”
That’s her to a T – putting everyone else first. Even now, at 50, if I go out for a drink or to a gig with my brother and crash at my parents’ place, Mum will still stay up to be sure I’ve made it home safe.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 12:00 pm
Life with my autistic sons: ‘How do you explain all the worries, the sleepless nights?’

When James Hunt began posting about his boys online, it was a way to describe the emotions and experiences of their extraordinary lives. In sharing his family’s joy and struggles, he realised they weren’t alone
My conversation with James Hunt begins the usual way: an exchange of hellos, followed by the most mundane of questions. “How are you?” I ask.
Although he responds predictably – “I’m all right … I’m good” – we both know that underneath this answer lurks a whole world of experience, and the plain fact that some people’s everyday lives are lived in extraordinary circumstances.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 10:00 am
‘Exploit every vulnerability’: rogue AI agents published passwords and overrode anti-virus software

Exclusive: Lab tests discover ‘new form of insider risk’ with artificial intelligence agents engaging in autonomous, even ‘aggressive’ behaviours
Robert Booth UK technology editor
Rogue artificial intelligence agents have worked together to smuggle sensitive information out of supposedly secure systems, in the latest sign cyber-defences may be overwhelmed by unforeseen scheming by AIs.
With companies increasingly asking AI agents to carry out complex tasks in internal systems, the behaviour has sparked concerns that supposedly helpful technology could pose a serious inside threat.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 12:04 pm
Where Duolingo falls down: how I learned to speak Welsh with my mother

Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my family’s language, I hoped to join their conversation
My maternal grandmother died 20 years ago. The funeral was held in a small Methodist chapel in the lush Conwy valley of north Wales. Her entire life – she had almost reached 100 – was spent in these hills. The drizzle that morning had slicked the trees and turned the slate of the chapel black. Our family, gathered under umbrellas, entered in order of seniority: Mum, now the family elder, with Dad on her arm, then my six aunts and uncles with their spouses, and finally the cousins, led by my brother Mark and me.
The room was austere. White walls, sturdy wooden furniture, a plain cross on the wall. Our family squeezed into box pews in the centre of the chapel. A couple of older men among the crowd reminded me of my grandfather, who had died decades earlier: similar thatches of black hair; dark, weathered complexions; history-book faces.
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 5:00 am
Tentacles and a flying hat: photos of the day – Thursday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Continue reading...Published: March 12, 2026, 3:25 pm
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