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Lead: On March 14, 2026 at Daikin Park, Team Italy upset Puerto Rico 8-6 in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal before 34,299 fans to reach the tournament semifinals for the first time. The win, powered by two early four-run frames and late relief from Greg Weissert, eliminated a Puerto Rico side that entered the game … Read more

Lead Workers installed the final blades on the last turbine Friday evening, marking the end of construction for Vineyard Wind, the United States’ first large-scale offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. The 62-turbine array will still require several weeks of commissioning before it can supply steady power to the New England grid. The … Read more

Lead Strong March winds raced east from the Great Lakes region Saturday, toppling trees, ripping roofs and leaving hundreds of thousands without power across Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Utilities tracking outages reported about 346,000 customers without electricity in the late afternoon. In the Plains, wind-driven blazes in Nebraska burned hundreds of square miles and were … Read more

Lead: On March 12, 2026, Italy’s Constitutional Court upheld a 2025 law that narrows citizenship by descent, limiting eligibility to people with an Italian parent or grandparent under specific conditions. The decision curtails the long-standing jus sanguinis pathway that previously allowed claims through great-grandparents and earlier ancestors. The ruling affects millions worldwide who pursue Italian … Read more

Of the 68 teams that will compete in the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, 31 earn automatic berths by winning their conference tournaments. These conference events run across March, with games staged at campus sites and neutral arenas; many concluded by March 14. The full NCAA bracket will be revealed at 6 p.m. ET on … Read more

Lead: The US–Iran war that began three weeks ago has not yet triggered broad market panic, but strategists warn that sentiment could shift quickly. The S&P 500 is down roughly 3% year-to-date and about 5% below its all-time high, while Brent crude has surged after oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz were disrupted. Alpine … Read more

14 March 2026 — Former US president Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States may carry out additional strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’, while suggesting Tehran was close to a deal that nonetheless offered ‘terms are n’t good enough yet’. His remarks came in a 30-minute telephone … Read more

John Alford, who later reverted to his birth name John Shannon, has died in prison aged 54. He was serving an eight-and-a-half-year sentence imposed in January 2026 after being convicted of sexual offences involving two teenage girls. The incidents dated to 2022 in Hertfordshire and Alford stood trial at St Albans Crown Court in September. … Read more

Lead Three members of Iran’s women’s football delegation who had been granted humanitarian visas in Australia have decided to withdraw asylum requests and will return to Iran. The trio—identified by diaspora activists as Zahra Soltan Meshkehkar, Mona Hamoudi and Zahra Sarbali—had been among a group who initially sought to stay after the Asian Cup match … Read more

Lead: Tilman Fertitta’s Fertitta Entertainment is negotiating to acquire Caesars Entertainment in talks taking place this weekend at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston. Sources say the current economic terms center on about $32 per share, valuing Caesars’ equity at roughly $6.5 billion and its enterprise at $31.5 billion, reflecting substantial company debt. The negotiations … Read more

Lead: Sarah Michelle Gellar announced on Instagram that Hulu will not press ahead with the planned Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, a project first reported in February 2025. The series, which had attached Oscar winner Chloé Zhao to direct and writers Nora and Lilla Zuckerman to script, had been developed by 20th Television and Searchlight … Read more

Former US president Donald Trump on Saturday urged the United Kingdom and other nations to deploy naval vessels to the Strait of Hormuz to ensure the waterway remains navigable after a recent escalation with Iran. The appeal, posted on his Truth Social account, followed two weeks of strikes and maritime attacks that officials say have … Read more

Lead President Donald Trump’s White House has submitted plans for a 33,000-square-foot underground visitor screening facility and a separate 90,000-square-foot ballroom as part of a broader campus renovation. The proposal, which would route visitors through a seven-lane subterranean entrance beneath a nearby park, was filed with the National Capital Planning Commission and is slated for … Read more

On March 14, 2026, more than 100 preschool children and their teachers evacuated Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, after fire and smoke spread during an antisemitic attack. They were taken across the street to the Shenandoah Country Club, a gathering place for the local Chaldean (Iraqi American Christian) community, whose staff provided shelter, snacks … Read more

Lead: Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr on Saturday warned US broadcasters that stations airing what he called “hoaxes and news distortions” about the war involving Iran could face cancellation of their spectrum permits when licenses come up for renewal. Carr copied a Truth Social post from former president Donald Trump complaining of misleading coverage … Read more