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Lead: On March 12, 2026, Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature approved a bill that would require voters to prove U.S. citizenship when registering and narrow acceptable IDs at the polls. The measure cleared the State House by a 77–28 vote after passing the State Senate, and Gov. Ron DeSantis signaled support on social media. Lawmakers and supporters … Read more

Lead: On Thursday, March 12, 2026, a U.S. KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Central Command said. CENTCOM said a second U.S. aircraft was involved and landed safely, and rescue operations were under way; the incident was reported as not the result of hostile or friendly fire. … Read more

Lead The Minnesota Vikings announced on Thursday in Eagan, Minn., that they have signed veteran quarterback Kyler Murray, adding experience to a young quarterback room. Murray, the No. 1 overall pick in 2019, spent his first seven NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and started 87 regular-season games for the franchise. The move comes after … Read more

Lead: Newly unsealed Slack messages from 2022 show a Live Nation regional ticketing director openly describing practices that charged fans steep ancillary fees, including boasting of “robbing them blind.” The messages were released to the court after the U.S. government and several state attorneys general opposed Live Nation’s effort to keep them out of an … Read more

Lead: The opening wave of 2026 NFL free agency produced a flurry of high-impact transactions that reshaped several rosters on March 12, 2026. Across the first day of signings and trades, teams addressed glaring needs while also resetting positional markets with aggressive contracts. Some moves — from high-upside veteran signings to blockbuster trades and outsize … Read more

Miami (Ohio)’s long run of invincibility ended Thursday in Cleveland when the RedHawks fell 87-83 to Massachusetts in a Mid-American Conference quarterfinal, snapping a 31-game winning streak and a 362-day unbeaten stretch. The loss, coming five days before the NCAA selection show, leaves the 20th-ranked RedHawks waiting nervously to learn whether the committee will award … Read more

Who: Authorities say the gunman at Old Dominion University was Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen and former Virginia Army National Guard specialist who pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State. When/Where: The shooting occurred Thursday in a classroom at Constant Hall, ODU’s business school building in … Read more

Lead On March 12, 2026, Brent crude settled above $100 a barrel for the first time since August 2022 as global markets reacted to a wave of attacks on vessels across the Arabian Gulf. Traders said millions of barrels of oil were effectively trapped in the Persian Gulf, prompting the largest disruption the oil market … Read more

Lead On Thursday morning at approximately 10:49 a.m., a gunman opened fire inside Constant Hall at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, killing one person and wounding two others. The shooter, identified by officials as 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh of Sterling, Virginia, was also killed at the scene. Two of the injured were taken to … Read more

March 12, 2026 — Netflix has officially greenlit a sequel to KPop Demon Hunters, the record-setting animated feature that became the streaming service’s most-watched original film after its 2025 launch. Sony and Netflix will collaborate again on the follow-up, with writer-directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans returning and signing an exclusive creative deal with the … Read more

March 12, 2026 — Rep. Jim Clyburn, the 85-year-old Democratic congressman from South Carolina, announced Thursday he will run for an 18th term, telling supporters in Columbia he will file the paperwork and run a “very vigorous campaign.” The announcement at the South Carolina Democratic Party headquarters came amid a partywide conversation about generational change … Read more

Lead On Thursday evening, Israeli forces carried out fresh airstrikes on central Beirut and parts of Tehran, producing large smoke plumes near Lebanon’s government district and activating air defenses across Iran’s capital. The strikes followed a defiant public statement by Iran’s newly installed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who said the blockade of the Strait of … Read more

On March 12, 2026, a suspect drove a vehicle through the doors of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, then exited with a weapon and was shot during an armed confrontation with synagogue security, officials said. Authorities declared an active shooter situation and cleared the building; all 140 students and staff were accounted for and … Read more

March 12, 2026 Lead The Senate approved a wide-ranging, bipartisan housing package on March 12, 2026, passing the measure 89–10 with strong cross‑party backing. Sponsors Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D‑Mass.) and Sen. Tim Scott (R‑S.C.) framed the bill as a supply-focused response to the nation’s affordability crisis, combining deregulation, expanded programs and new limits on large … Read more

Lead: On Thursday, 12 March 2026, a driver deliberately rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, about 25 miles northwest of downtown Detroit. The vehicle drove into an interior hallway where it caught fire; the suspect was later found dead inside the car after being confronted by on-site security. Officials … Read more