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Lead Researchers this year revisited the long-standing “falling cat” puzzle and presented new anatomical evidence that helps explain how felines reorient themselves midair. A paper published in February 2026 in The Anatomical Record argues that a particularly flexible segment of the cat spine enables rapid body reconfiguration while falling. The study, led by physiologist Yasuo … Read more

Lead: A Los Angeles jury on March 11, 2026 found in favor of a former employee in a lawsuit against Kanye West (who now goes by Ye), ordering the musician to pay $140,000 for medical costs and lost wages. The verdict resolves a suit brought by Tony Saxton, who had sought roughly $1.7 million alleging … Read more

March 11, 2026 — President Donald Trump said he would tap the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to help bring down gasoline and energy prices amid the Iran war. In a broadcast interview, Trump said he planned to release oil from the reserve and later refill it, noting he had replenished it once before. Motorist … Read more

Lead: In a dizzying five-day sequence in March 2026, the Baltimore Ravens negotiated a trade to acquire Pro Bowl pass rusher Maxx Crosby from the Las Vegas Raiders, only to withdraw the deal before it was finalized. Crosby cleared travel to Baltimore and underwent a physical after being reported as traded for two first-round picks, … Read more

Lead: Google announced on March 11, 2026 that the Android LLVM toolchain team is integrating AutoFDO, Automatic Feedback-Directed Optimization, into the Android kernel. The change uses real-world execution profiles synthesized from representative workloads to guide compiler decisions. Early tests report measurable gains — a 2.1% faster boot and a 4.3% faster cold app launch — … Read more

Intel in March 2026 announced upgraded desktop variants of its Core Ultra 200S family, introducing so‑called Core Ultra 200S Plus models that aim to close performance gaps for gaming systems. The original Core Ultra 200S (codenamed Arrow Lake) launched in late 2024 and was praised for energy efficiency and lower thermals compared with 13th‑ and … Read more

The federal memo, circulated in early March 2026 to law enforcement partners in California, warned that Iran had recently expressed interest in a surprise unmanned aerial-vehicle strike from an unidentified vessel off the U.S. coast targeting sites in California if the United States carried out strikes against Iran. Authorities told reporters there is no confirmed, … Read more

Lead Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy — longtime collaborators who met in the 1990s, teamed up at MGM in 2020 and have led Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group since 2022 — faced public reports in late March 2025 that their jobs were under review. Within days, the studio staged a dramatic commercial and awards … Read more

Lead Nicole Kidman has outlined a clear creative aim for Practical Magic 2, the long-awaited sequel starring Kidman and Sandra Bullock, which is scheduled to open in theaters on September 11, 2026. The project, produced by Kidman, Bullock and Denise Di Novi and directed by Academy Award winner Susanne Bier, adapts Alice Hoffman’s 2021 novel … Read more

Iran launched attacks on commercial vessels and struck near Dubai International Airport on March 11, intensifying a campaign that has disrupted shipping and raised global energy anxiety. The strikes follow a surprise Israeli and U.S. bombardment that began 12 days earlier, and U.S. and Israeli forces have responded with strikes against Iranian naval assets. The … Read more

March 11, 2026 — A 250-kilogram (550-pound) Second World War bomb found near Dresden’s Carola Bridge prompted the evacuation of roughly 18,000 people from the city centre on Wednesday. Authorities established a roughly 1,000-metre safety zone around landmarks including the Frauenkirche and Semperoper and set up an emergency shelter at the Dresden Exhibition Centre. Bomb … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump on 11 March 2026 pressed Senate majority leader John Thune to deliver votes next week on a high-profile voter ID bill, telling reporters at the White House that Thune “has to be a leader.” The proposed Save America Act would require proof of citizenship to register and sharply limit mail-in voting; … Read more

Former personal assistant Sean Phillip, a friend of Britney Spears since 2003, told Extra he finds the March 4 DUI arrest in Ventura County “suspicious,” saying the timing followed Spears’ February sale of her music catalog and raised questions about who controls her finances. Spears was arrested by the California Highway Patrol at about 9:30 … Read more

Lead: On March 1, an Iranian drone struck a tactical operations center at the Shuaiba port outside Kuwait City, killing six U.S. service members and injuring dozens more. Multiple sources report casualties ranging from burns and shrapnel wounds to traumatic brain injuries and concussions, with at least one patient facing possible limb amputation. More than … Read more

U.S. stocks moved lower on mounting geopolitical concern as the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped roughly 300 points today while the Iran war continued to cloud investor sentiment. The session saw renewed demand for select technology names, with Oracle among the notable gainers as traders rotated into enterprise software. Market data referenced in this report … Read more