Lead: On March 3, 2026, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled that the federal government’s effort to rescind New York City’s congestion pricing was unlawful, preserving the toll that began in 2025 for vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street. The 149-page decision by U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman ends, for now, a year-long effort … Read more
Trae Young was ejected from a Washington Wizards game before he ever logged a minute in the team uniform. The ejection came Monday night during Washington’s loss to the Houston Rockets after Young stepped onto the court to intervene in a skirmish late in the third quarter. He was assessed two technical fouls by official … Read more
Lead: OpenAI said it will revise a hastily arranged contract to supply AI tools to the US Department of War after CEO Sam Altman acknowledged the announcement “looked opportunistic and sloppy.” The move, disclosed early March 2026, follows the rapid replacement of Anthropic as a Pentagon AI supplier and sparked public concern about potential domestic … Read more
Overnight petrol costs in the United States rose sharply, with the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline increasing by 11 cents to $3.11, while drivers in parts of Europe queued to fill tanks as Middle East fighting disrupted shipments through the Persian Gulf. The spike came as Iran mounted a series of attacks … Read more
Lead: On March 3, 2026, the Justice Department signaled an abrupt reversal in litigation over executive orders aimed at four law firms, asking an appeals court in Washington, D.C., to allow it to resume defending the orders after a prior filing sought to abandon the cases. The move came a day after the administration had … Read more
Lead: When the United States and Israel struck Iran, Beijing waited several hours before issuing its first formal reaction, expressing that it was “highly concerned” and urging an immediate halt to military operations and renewed dialogue. The following day, Foreign Minister Wang Yi publicly called the strikes unacceptable and again pressed for talks. China gave … Read more
Lead For four days through March 3, 2026, global oil and gas markets watched a near worst‑case disruption unfold after Iranian missile and drone strikes forced the shutdown of major energy infrastructure. Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — a choke point carrying about one‑fifth of the world’s oil — has largely halted, and … Read more
Lead: President Donald Trump has publicly tied the United States’ recent military campaign in Iran to an explicit aim of regime change, creating a political bind between an overseas military objective and his domestic struggle ahead of the midterm elections. Announced in early March 2026, the campaign—labelled Operation Epic Fury—has been justified by the administration … Read more
Christina Applegate has published a blunt, often furious memoir, You with the Sad Eyes, released Tuesday, that maps her private and professional life in unsparing detail. The book traces childhood abandonment and abuse, intimate-partner violence, motherhood, survival of cancer and life now with multiple sclerosis. Applegate frames the book as an unedited outpouring—funny, lyrical and … Read more
Lead: Echinus Geyser in Yellowstone National Park resumed eruptive activity in February 2026 after being largely dormant for more than five years. The acidic pool, located in the back basin of the Norris Geyser Basin, showed multiple eruptions beginning Feb. 7 and then more sustained 20–30 foot eruptions from Feb. 16. Park officials say the … Read more
On March 2, 2026, Blackstone Inc. said it would honor investor requests to redeem a record 7.9% of shares in its flagship private credit fund, equivalent to about $3.8 billion. The firm expanded a previously announced tender offer to cover 7% of the fund’s total shares and, according to a filing and company spokesperson, Blackstone … Read more
Apple appears to have briefly exposed the name of a rumored lower-cost laptop — the “MacBook Neo” — in a regulatory link on its website ahead of a planned announcement this Wednesday. The reference, tied to Model A3404, showed up on Apple’s EU compliance pages but the PDF itself did not include images or specifications … Read more
Lead Samsung’s recent Galaxy S26 press briefing initially described the Galaxy S26 Ultra as gaining a 10‑bit display, but that assertion has been corrected. A Samsung spokesperson told SamMobile that the S26 Ultra — along with the S26 and S26+ — uses an 8‑bit panel. The clarification reverses a headline upgrade promoted at launch and … Read more
Today is the decision day for multiple NFL clubs as the franchise-tag window shuts on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. Teams have had two weeks to negotiate long-term contracts or decide to apply a franchise tender that binds a player for one season. So far two non-exclusive franchise tags have been used: the Atlanta Falcons … Read more
Lead Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed the United States into a joint military campaign against Iran, a step that merges his two long-standing strategies: deep reliance on Washington and an uncompromising campaign to roll back Tehran. The decision, taken in the first weeks of the conflict, aims to neutralize what Israel views as … Read more
