Huge Glasgow fire engulfs historic building, disrupts Glasgow Central services

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Lead: A large fire broke out just before 4 p.m. on Sunday on Union Street in Glasgow, engulfing the ground floor of a four‑storey commercial building and causing a partial collapse of the historic structure. The blaze prompted a prolonged emergency response that lasted more than 10 hours and forced the temporary closure of Glasgow … Read more

Justin Bieber Throws Water Bottle Toward Paparazzi During L.A. Date Night With Wife Hailey – Billboard

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On March 6, 2026, in a West Hollywood parking garage after dinner at Sushi Park, 32-year-old Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey were surrounded by photographers; footage shows Bieber toss a half-full Fiji water bottle toward the cluster of paparazzi as the couple entered a black SUV. The bottle did not hit anyone and the … Read more

Two women who died in Southwest Michigan tornadoes identified

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On March 6, 2026, two Union City residents — Penni Jo Guthrie, 65, and Keri Ann Johnson, 54 — died of injuries sustained when powerful tornadoes struck Southwest Michigan. The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF‑3 tornado tore through Union City the afternoon of March 6, causing the worst damage and multiple fatalities. Authorities … Read more

Georgia Special Election to Fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Vacant House Seat

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Lead Voters in northwest Georgia are deciding who will replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene as voting closes Tuesday in a special election for the 14th Congressional District. Greene resigned at the beginning of the year after a public rupture with former President Donald Trump, leaving the seat unfilled and narrowing the Republican majority in … Read more

US launches large Freedom Shield exercises with South Korea amid Middle East fighting

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Lead: The United States and South Korea opened a major joint exercise, Freedom Shield, on Monday in Seoul, with South Korea reporting about 18,000 of its troops participating and the drills scheduled to run through March 19. The start of the exercise comes as U.S. forces are also engaged in an intensifying conflict in the … Read more

World shares tumble as Iran war pushes crude prices over $110 a barrel

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Lead Global equity markets plunged Monday as the conflict involving Iran and other regional actors pushed oil prices sharply higher, briefly spiking near $120 a barrel and trading above $100 in major benchmarks. Asian bourses led losses: Japan’s Nikkei moved to a 5.2% decline to 52,728.72 and South Korea’s Kospi sank 6% to 5,251.87. Brent … Read more

Oil Tops $100 as War Rages, US Stock Futures Drop: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg

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Oil surged above $100 a barrel on March 8–9, 2026 as an active international conflict tightened supply expectations, sending Asian equities and U.S. and European futures downward before losses moderated; reports that Group-of-Seven ministers were discussing a coordinated release of petroleum from reserves helped cap the selloff. Equity indexes in Asia fell as much as … Read more

College Basketball Rankings: Predicting the AP Poll Top 25 after Week 18 matchups – On3

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Lead After an upset-heavy Week 18, the AP Poll Top 25 looks poised for sizable movement as the regular season closes and conferences shift toward tournament play. Power programs such as Duke, Arizona and Michigan enter the final week having reinforced their standing, while UConn, Florida, Iowa State and Houston produced results that could alter … Read more

School ‘Facts’ We Were Taught That Later Turned Out to Be Wrong

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Lead: Many adults discover that confident lessons from childhood classrooms — from science charts to history vignettes — don’t always hold up to later research. Across a viral online thread, readers recalled widely taught “facts” that fell apart after new evidence, revised definitions, or deeper historical study. The examples span biology, astronomy, nutrition, and civic … Read more

Pennsylvania State Police Corporal Timothy O’Connor Fatally Shot in West Caln Township

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Lead: A Pennsylvania State Police corporal, Timothy O’Connor, was shot and killed during a traffic stop in West Caln Township on Sunday night, authorities said. Officials say Cpl. O’Connor had stopped an allegedly erratic driver and was approached near Compass and Michael roads when the driver fired, killing O’Connor; the driver then died by suicide. … Read more

Raiders Trade for Bills CB Taron Johnson

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Lead: The Las Vegas Raiders have agreed to acquire cornerback Taron Johnson from the Buffalo Bills in a draft-pick swap, intervening before Johnson could reach free agency. The deal sends a sixth-round pick to Buffalo while Las Vegas parts with a seventh-round selection. Johnson, 29, had spent his entire NFL career with the Bills after … Read more