Lead: ABC has removed Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette from its scheduled March 22, 2025 premiere after new footage and an active Utah domestic-violence inquiry involving Paul and her partner Dakota Mortensen surfaced. The network replaced the slot with an American Idol rerun and said its priority is supporting the family while the … Read more
Lead: On March 21, 2026, the WNBA and its players’ union ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that includes a novel provision: teams must obtain a player’s consent before trading her while she is pregnant. The pact, reached earlier this week, removed any immediate threat to the 2026 season schedule and preserves roster stability through … Read more
Lead Three weeks into the U.S.-led campaign against Iran, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pressing President Donald Trump for a clear exit strategy and for details on costs and objectives. At least 13 U.S. service members have been killed and more than 230 wounded, while the Pentagon has reportedly asked the White House for an … Read more
Lead. In the days after a New York Times investigation alleged that Cesar Chavez sexually assaulted minors and labor leader Dolores Huerta, California communities moved quickly to remove or obscure his name and image. Statues were covered or taken into storage, murals painted over, and at least one city voted to restore older street names … Read more
Lead: No. 9 Saint Louis faces No. 1 Michigan in the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday, March 21, with tipoff at 12:10 p.m. ET on CBS. Michigan enters as a heavy favorite on most books (spread around -12.5; moneyline ranges shown below), while Saint Louis arrives off … Read more
Lead: Saturday, March 21, 2026, marks Day 3 of the NCAA Tournament’s men’s bracket as 32 teams play for Sweet 16 berths across national telecasts. High-profile matchups include No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 9 Saint Louis and a late-night showdown between No. 12 High Point and No. 4 Arkansas. Several lower-seeded teams remain alive, and … Read more
Lead On March 21, 2026, a New York Times investigation reported that Cesar Chavez, the co-founder of the United Farm Workers, sexually abused women and girls, including the union’s co-founder Dolores Huerta. In the days that followed, municipalities, universities and event organizers moved quickly to distance themselves from Chavez: statues were covered, festivals canceled and … Read more
March 21, 2026 Lead Three weeks after the war in the Middle East interrupted U.S.-led efforts to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dispatched negotiators to the United States seeking to restart stalled talks. He warned of a “very bad feeling” about how the Iran conflict could further complicate Ukraine’s … Read more
On March 21, 2026, as the US-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran entered its fourth week, President Donald Trump signaled that military activity might be ‘winding down’ while also ruling out a ceasefire. The same day, the US Treasury allowed sales of Iranian oil and petrochemical cargoes already loaded on tankers to help relieve sharp crude-price … Read more
Lead Who: VCU Rams vs. North Carolina. When: Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament opening round. Where: Greenville, S.C. What happened: VCU erased a 19-point deficit to force overtime and then beat UNC, producing one of the most dramatic victories in the program’s recent history. Result: The win is being hailed as a signature triumph … Read more
Lead Arthur Brand, a 56-year-old Dutch investigator, has spent roughly 20 years acting as an informal intermediary between police and people who know where stolen artworks are kept. Working largely at his own expense and outside formal law-enforcement roles, Brand says he has helped recover more than 150 paintings and artifacts, including high-profile recoveries in … Read more
Lead: On March 21, 2026 in Tampa, Florida, Olivier Rioux entered the closing minutes of Florida’s 114-55 first-round NCAA Tournament victory over Prairie View A&M, becoming the tallest player ever to appear in an NCAA Tournament game. The 7-foot-9 reserve closed out the game with a put-back dunk and received sustained cheers from a announced … Read more
Apple issued the iOS 26.4 release-candidate (RC) to beta testers on March 21, 2026, and published release notes outlining 13 discrete improvements for iPhone users. The company’s notes show new Apple Music features, several accessibility refinements, eight fresh emoji, and other system-level tweaks and fixes. The RC implies a public rollout could follow as soon … Read more
Lead PARIS — At 8 p.m. Korean time on Saturday, millions watched BTS reunite on a special stage in Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square for the first major performance tied to their new album Arirang. The seven members — RM, Jin, Suga, J‑Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook — wore a bespoke collection by Korean designer Jay Songzio … Read more
Japanese officials and the public reacted with surprise, embarrassment and unease after President Donald Trump referenced the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor to justify keeping allies uninformed before his strike on Iran. The remark, delivered during a Washington summit where Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sat beside him, revived sensitive wartime memories and … Read more
