March 11, 2026 — A 250-kilogram (550-pound) Second World War bomb found near Dresden’s Carola Bridge prompted the evacuation of roughly 18,000 people from the city centre on Wednesday. Authorities established a roughly 1,000-metre safety zone around landmarks including the Frauenkirche and Semperoper and set up an emergency shelter at the Dresden Exhibition Centre. Bomb … Read more
Iran launched attacks on commercial vessels and struck near Dubai International Airport on March 11, intensifying a campaign that has disrupted shipping and raised global energy anxiety. The strikes follow a surprise Israeli and U.S. bombardment that began 12 days earlier, and U.S. and Israeli forces have responded with strikes against Iranian naval assets. The … Read more
Lead Nicole Kidman has outlined a clear creative aim for Practical Magic 2, the long-awaited sequel starring Kidman and Sandra Bullock, which is scheduled to open in theaters on September 11, 2026. The project, produced by Kidman, Bullock and Denise Di Novi and directed by Academy Award winner Susanne Bier, adapts Alice Hoffman’s 2021 novel … Read more
Former personal assistant Sean Phillip, a friend of Britney Spears since 2003, told Extra he finds the March 4 DUI arrest in Ventura County “suspicious,” saying the timing followed Spears’ February sale of her music catalog and raised questions about who controls her finances. Spears was arrested by the California Highway Patrol at about 9:30 … Read more
U.S. stocks moved lower on mounting geopolitical concern as the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped roughly 300 points today while the Iran war continued to cloud investor sentiment. The session saw renewed demand for select technology names, with Oracle among the notable gainers as traders rotated into enterprise software. Market data referenced in this report … Read more
Lead: On March 1, an Iranian drone struck a tactical operations center at the Shuaiba port outside Kuwait City, killing six U.S. service members and injuring dozens more. Multiple sources report casualties ranging from burns and shrapnel wounds to traumatic brain injuries and concussions, with at least one patient facing possible limb amputation. More than … Read more
Lead: Snohomish County health officials scrambled in early January after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified Washington state that travelers from South Carolina had been infectious at Sea-Tac Airport, seeding local exposures. The county learned of potential exposures on Jan. 8, the same day a new communications coordinator, Jae Williams, began making outreach … Read more
Lead In a 12-day-old conflict that began with U.S. strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump has repeatedly told Americans that the campaign is successful while offering shifting descriptions of its objectives and duration. The war has spread instability across the Middle East, disrupted global markets and left seven U.S. troops dead and about 140 wounded. … Read more
Lead Apple’s new MacBook Neo, a $599 ($499 with an education discount) laptop powered by the A18 iPhone chip, has moved Apple’s design and ecosystem advantages into the budget laptop tier. Tested in everyday workflows, the Neo delivers solid web and multitasking performance, excellent webcam and display quality, and deep iPhone integrations that appeal to … Read more
An unexploded British World War Two bomb weighing about 250kg (551lb) was rendered safe after a large-scale evacuation in central Dresden on Wednesday. Authorities discovered the device near the former Carola Bridge—currently being rebuilt after collapsing into the Elbe River in 2024—and cleared roughly 18,000 residents, visitors and commuters from the zone. Explosive ordnance disposal … Read more
Nov. 15, 2024 — The International Energy Agency on Wednesday approved the largest coordinated release of emergency oil stocks in its history, making 400 million barrels available to ease market disruption. The decision, taken at IEA headquarters in Paris and prepared at the G7 level, responds to attacks and production cuts tied to the war … Read more
Lead: The Baltimore Ravens decided not to finalize a trade for edge rusher Maxx Crosby after consulting multiple physicians this week, sources say. The review included MRI assessments and in-person examinations by several doctors, among them Dr. Daniel Cooper. The medical input led the Ravens to decline a deal that would have cost them the … Read more
March 11, 2026 — A preliminary U.S. military inquiry has concluded that a Tomahawk cruise missile fired on Feb. 28 struck the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iran, killing scores of people. The investigation found the strike resulted from a targeting error tied to outdated coordinate data supplied by the Defense Intelligence Agency and … Read more
Italy stunned Team USA 8-6 Tuesday night at Daikin Park in Houston, handing the Americans their most surprising loss of the World Baseball Classic. The Azzurri built an early lead behind an offensive outburst that included three homers and a controlled start from Michael Lorenzen, and then held off a late U.S. rally that produced … Read more
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Charles Lee Sonny Burton on Mar 10, 2026, two days before his scheduled execution in Talladega. Burton, 75, had been set to die by nitrogen hypoxia for his role in a 1991 AutoZone robbery that ended with the murder of customer Doug Battle. Although Burton was … Read more
