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Lead: On Monday, March 2, 2026, U.S. mortgage rates reversed last week’s fall and moved higher after early-week geopolitical shocks. The average 30-year fixed mortgage climbed 13 basis points to 6.12%, according to Mortgage News Daily, undoing a recent low of 5.99% recorded on Feb. 23. Markets linked the move to a rebound in the … Read more

Lead: On Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart launched a blistering opening monologue condemning President Donald Trump’s recent military strike on Iran. Stewart criticized what he described as chaotic messaging from the White House and the absence of prior congressional authorization for the operation. The segment centered on the strike named “Operation … Read more

Lead: The Mideast conflict intensified sharply after the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023 and the subsequent Israeli military campaign that began on 8 October. Fighting has concentrated along the Gaza-Israel front lines, produced widespread civilian displacement, and prompted urgent international diplomatic and humanitarian responses. Economic and security reverberations have spread across the region, with … Read more

Lead The 2026 World Baseball Classic opens this week with four pools — A, B, C and D — each made up of five teams playing round-robin games. The top two teams from each pool advance to the quarterfinals, after which the event shifts to single-elimination play. Games are staged in San Juan, Houston, Tokyo … Read more

Lead On the morning of March 2, 2026, United Airlines Flight 2127, a Boeing 787-9 carrying 256 passengers and 12 crew, turned back to Los Angeles International Airport shortly after takeoff from LAX for Newark. The flight departed at 10:14 a.m. and an aircraft problem prompting fire department response was reported as the jet returned … Read more

Lead Stanford University researchers report that a combined transplant of pancreatic islet cells and hematopoietic (blood) stem cells cured type‑1 diabetes in mice without lifelong insulin or immunosuppressive drugs. The study treated newly diabetic and long‑standing diabetic animals and followed them for six months, during which treated mice required no insulin injections and showed no … Read more

Lead Between 2011 and February 24, 2026, President Donald J. Trump publicly and repeatedly declared that Iran must not acquire a nuclear weapon. The White House published a compilation documenting 74 such statements, presenting them as a consistent throughline in U.S. policy. Those declarations have been used to justify diplomatic pressure, sanctions and a posture … Read more

George Washington University confirmed on Monday, March 2, 2026, that it sold its Virginia Science and Technology Campus (VSTC) in Loudoun County to Amazon Data Services for $427,299,350. The Friday deal transfers roughly 122 acres to Amazon and lets GW remain on the site for up to five years while programs and offices relocate. University … Read more

Lead: On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily cleared the way for California schools to notify parents if a child identifies as transgender without the student’s consent, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group. The order pauses a state law that bans mandatory parental notification when students change pronouns or gender expression at … Read more

Lead: Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” was buried Monday in a cemetery in Zapopan, a suburb of Guadalajara, after Mexican forces killed him just over a week earlier. The funeral featured a shiny golden casket, oversized floral wreaths and a heavy military presence as dozens walked the procession under black umbrellas while a … Read more

Lead On Monday, March 2, 2026, Action Network’s betting staff released four top NBA wagers for a four-game regular-season slate, weighing injuries, rest, and market value. Key recommendations include Draymond Green under 8.5 points, Boston Celtics -7, Nikola Jokic over 9.5 assists, and Reed Sheppard over 15.5 points. The notes below explain the rationale, relevant … Read more

Lead: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that the company “shouldn’t have rushed” its new agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense after an online backlash, and said the contract will be amended to clarify limits on domestic surveillance. The revisions, posted by Altman as a repost of an internal memo, add language prohibiting intentional use … Read more

Lead US and Israeli operations against Iran have intensified, prompting regional retaliations and civilian dislocations across the Middle East. On Tuesday the US ordered non-emergency staff and families to leave Bahrain and Jordan, after a similar directive for Iraq on Monday. Israel issued fresh evacuation warnings for multiple locations in Lebanon as military preparations continue. … Read more

Lead: Iowa State (24-5) travels to Tucson to face No. 2 Arizona (27-2) on Monday, March 2, 2026, with tip-off scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN. Arizona enters as a clear favorite in most books — commonly quoted around a 7.5-point spread and a roughly -350 moneyline — with the total near 147.5 points. … Read more

Lead Samsung is expanding Digital Key functionality in Samsung Wallet to include a new Digital Home Key for compatible smart locks, a change reported on March 2, 2026. The feature supports locks built to the Aliro standard and uses NFC taps and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) proximity to unlock doors on compatible Galaxy devices. Samsung and reporting … Read more