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Lead: Carson Wentz will remain with the Minnesota Vikings for the 2026 season after the team announced on Thursday that it has agreed to a one-year contract with the veteran quarterback. The move keeps Wentz in the Vikings’ quarterback room alongside recent free-agent addition Kyler Murray and 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy. Wentz started five … Read more

On March 19, 2026, maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — the choke point for much of the world’s oil and gas exports from the Persian Gulf — remained at a near-standstill weeks after the United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran. Iran, which borders the narrow waterway, has restricted transit so that … Read more

On March 19, 2026, a wave of attacks on energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf pushed global oil and natural gas prices sharply higher and prompted emergency policy moves by the United States. Officials said Tehran and allied actors were striking or being struck in retaliation for an Israeli assault on Iran’s South Pars gas … Read more

Lead: Spanish authorities reported on March 19, 2026, that the wallet of 20‑year‑old University of Alabama student James “Jimmy” Gracey was recovered floating near Somorrostro beach in Barcelona. Gracey was last seen the previous Tuesday outside Shoko, a club in the Villa Olímpica area by Barceloneta Beach, a busy tourist district. Maritime teams and police … Read more

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham was diagnosed with a collapsed lung on Mar 19, 2026, and is expected to miss an extended period, sources told ESPN. The condition is being treated as mild, but the club has not set a firm timetable for his return. Cunningham left Tuesday’s game against the Washington Wizards after experiencing … Read more

Lead Fresh attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East, including strikes on Qatar’s Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub on Wednesday evening, sent wholesale gas prices sharply higher in UK and European markets. Wholesale gas spiked roughly 25% in early trading before moderating slightly; UK gas reached about 165p per therm after an … Read more

Scenes of security checkpoints overflowing into terminals have emerged as spring break travel peaks, with waits varying widely across U.S. airports. Passengers reported up to two-hour waits at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson and were advised to arrive up to three hours early at airports in New Orleans and Austin. The uneven conditions are tied to a partial … Read more

Lead On March 19, 2026, Eli Lilly reported late-stage trial results showing its experimental drug retatrutide produced an average 15.3% body-weight reduction at the highest dose in a measure that includes patients who discontinued treatment. The results, disclosed to Bloomberg on March 19, 2026, exceed weight-loss outcomes seen in earlier trials of the company’s diabetes … Read more

Israeli forces struck the South Pars gas field this week and Iran responded with waves of attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure, sending oil and gas prices sharply higher and prompting international alarm. U.S. and allied militaries have carried out precision strikes deeper into Iran, including an operation on Kharg Island that reportedly hit more than … Read more

Lead: The Los Angeles Rams have pulled two proposed rule changes tied to the two-point play that factored into their loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the 2025 regular season, but Rams president Kevin Demoff has publicly endorsed a separate offseason proposal. The Cleveland Browns want to let teams trade future draft picks up to … Read more

Lead: Kevin Spacey has reached a settlement with three men who had sued him over alleged sexual assaults spanning 2000 to 2013, according to reports, removing the need for a London civil trial scheduled for October. The settlement was reported by major outlets and follows a 2023 U.K. criminal trial in which Spacey was acquitted. … Read more

Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, arrived in Washington for a three-day visit she warned would be “very difficult,” as the Israel-Iran conflict and recent US calls for allied help to secure the Strait of Hormuz loom over meetings with President Donald Trump. The trip — planned in October after Takaichi took office — was intended … Read more

Lead Officials say Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales, known as “Lobo Menor,” was arrested in Mexico City after months of cross-border tracking and is wanted in connection with the August 2023 murder of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. Mexican and Ecuadorian authorities confirmed Aguilar used a forged Colombian identity and had an Interpol red notice. Ecuador’s … Read more

On March 19, 2026, Eli Lilly reported that retatrutide — its next‑generation obesity therapy — met the primary and key secondary endpoints in a first late‑stage trial among people with Type 2 diabetes. In the 40‑week study, retatrutide lowered hemoglobin A1c by an average of 1.7%–2.0% across doses versus placebo and produced substantial weight loss … Read more

Lead: Kevin Spacey has reached a confidential settlement with three men who had sued him for sexual assault, according to multiple reports. The civil claim, scheduled for trial in London later this year, has been put on hold while the settlement stands. The terms were not disclosed and the agreement froze litigation that had moved … Read more