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Lead: Since Saturday, a major escalation of U.S. and Israeli air operations against Iran has spread deadly clashes across the Middle East, with March 2, 2026 developments striking military and civilian targets in multiple countries. Iran has replied with drones and missiles launched at Israel, U.S. bases and regional allies, while Lebanon’s Hezbollah opened a … Read more

Lead On Monday, 2 March 2026 in New York, Melania Trump presided over a United Nations Security Council meeting and urged member states to safeguard children’s access to education days after Iranian state media reported that an airstrike killed at least 165 people at a girls’ school in southern Iran. The session, held under the … Read more

Lead: Industry co-creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay are asking viewers to pause and reflect after the Season 4 finale, which delivered a drastic, deliberately-built turn for Marisa Abela’s Yasmin Kara-Hanani in Paris. The episode coincided with renewed public attention to the Epstein files, prompting comparisons the creators acknowledge but say do not fully explain … Read more

U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday urged American service members to “stay focused” as Operation Epic Fury — a coordinated U.S.–Israeli campaign launched this weekend — continues to strike Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure. The operation began on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, and U.S. officials say it has targeted ballistic missile sites, naval assets … Read more

Lead: Early on Sunday, March 1, 2026, a shooting outside Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden near the University of Texas at Austin left three people dead and at least 14 wounded. Officials identified two victims at the scene as Ryder Harrington, 19, and Savitha Shan, 21; a third victim, Jorge Pederson, 30, was later confirmed dead. … Read more

Lead On the evening of March 2, 2026, U.S. equity futures fell as traders monitored escalating tensions between the United States and Iran that disrupted markets globally. S&P 500 futures dropped 0.54%, Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.67% and Dow futures fell roughly 244 points, or nearly 0.5%. The declines followed a session in which the … Read more

Lead: Pop star Kesha publicly objected this week to the White House’s use of her 2010 hit “Blow” under a February 10 TikTok clip showing a jet launch and apparent strike, calling the pairing “disgusting and inhumane.” On March 3, 2026, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung responded on X by mocking artists who complain … Read more

The 2026 NFL offseason accelerated after the league combine as teams positioned ahead of the legal tampering window and free-agency period. On Monday, March 2, reports said the Detroit Lions agreed to trade veteran running back David Montgomery to the Houston Texans while trade talk intensified around Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby. Separately, NFL Network … Read more

Lead: Monday Night Raw in Indianapolis opened with a chaotic confrontation that left Paul Heyman injured and carried off in an ambulance driven by LA Knight. The sequence followed Seth Rollins’ surprise return at Elimination Chamber, which Raw guests blamed for costing Logan Paul a recent match. The Vision confronted Rollins on-air, escalating into a … Read more

Lead: On March 2, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency, unsigned order leaving in place New York’s existing congressional map, preserving the 11th District held by Representative Nicole Malliotakis. A lower state judge had ruled the map unlawfully diluted Black and Latino voting strength and ordered a redraw; the Court’s temporary stay blocks … Read more

In a 6-3 ruling on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily barred California from enforcing state guidance that limits when schools may inform parents about students who identify as transgender and that guides teachers on using students’ preferred pronouns. The order lets a federal judge’s injunction favoring parents who object on religious grounds take effect … Read more

Lead New global research shows that roughly one-quarter of healthy life years lost to breast cancer are attributable to modifiable lifestyle risks such as high red meat intake and tobacco exposure. The analysis, drawing on cancer-registry data from more than 200 countries between 1990 and 2023, also projects a substantial rise in new cases by … Read more

Lead: Roc Nation, the producer of the Super Bowl LX halftime show, reported that Bad Bunny’s performance attracted 4.157 billion global views in the first 24 hours after the broadcast. The tally, Roc Nation said, combines U.S. broadcast, international broadcast, YouTube and other digital properties. The company called the figure a record audience, while U.S. … Read more

The US Department of State on 3 March 2026 urged American citizens to “DEPART NOW” from more than a dozen Middle East countries amid a widening regional conflict. The advisory — posted publicly by Mora Namdar, the State Department’s assistant secretary for consular affairs — covers 16 countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Egypt and … Read more

Lead Justin Timberlake filed an emergency lawsuit on March 2 seeking to stop the Village of Sag Harbor from releasing body‑worn camera footage of his June 18, 2024 traffic stop and drunken‑driving arrest. The filing names the Village of Sag Harbor, its police department and Chief Robert Drake as respondents and asks a Suffolk County … Read more