Lead: Jonathan and Ana Towns, contestants on Season 37 of CBS’s The Amazing Race, filed a defamation suit on March 4, 2026 in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing Paramount, CBS and multiple production companies of manufacturing a false, damaging portrayal. The Townses — who finished third on the season that aired March 5–May 15, 2025 … Read more
Lead: Steve Carell’s new HBO series Rooster, created by Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses, premiered March 8 with a 10-episode first season and landed six episodes for early review. The show follows Greg Russo, a bestselling writer played by Carell, who accepts a semester-long Writer in Residence post at the fictional Ludlow College to be … Read more
On March 5, 2026, jurors in the federal sex‑trafficking case against the Alexander brothers began deliberations after a five‑week trial in Manhattan. The three defendants — Tal Alexander, 39, and twin brothers Oren and Alon Alexander, 38 — pleaded not guilty and face 10 federal charges that carry possible life sentences if convictions are returned. … Read more
Lead: On Thursday, March 5, 2026, a coalition of roughly two dozen U.S. states filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging President Trump’s newly announced 10 percent worldwide tariff. The plaintiffs — led by Democratic attorneys general from Oregon, New York, California and Arizona — say the administration lacked legal authority and … Read more
Federal planners delayed a final vote on President Donald Trump’s proposed 90,000‑square‑foot White House ballroom until April 2 after a virtual meeting drew roughly 100 registered speakers and an unusually large volume of written public comment opposing the project. The National Capital Planning Commission’s chair, Will Scharf, said the postponement reflects the “amount of the … Read more
As the 2026 Formula 1 season begins at the Australian Grand Prix on March 8, a wholesale reset of cars, engines and regulations has left the pecking order wide open. A five-writer panel evaluated preseason testing and team changes and landed on a narrow consensus: Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari are the most likely constructors at … Read more
Rep. Tony Gonzales has acknowledged an extra‑marital relationship with a staff member and described it as a “mistake” and a “lapse in judgment,” in remarks released on a conservative podcast on Wednesday. The 45‑year‑old Texas Republican spoke after a House Ethics Committee opened an inquiry into whether he engaged in sexual misconduct or dispensed special … Read more
An anti-corruption legal group has sued President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi over the agreement that transferred control of TikTok’s U.S. operations to a consortium of administration-backed investors. Filed Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the complaint argues the transaction flouts a 2024 law designed to … Read more
Lead An Iranian frigate, the IRIS Dena, that sank in international waters off Sri Lanka after a submarine torpedo attack had participated in India’s International Fleet Review and the multilateral MILAN 2026 exercises in Visakhapatnam from Feb. 15–25, New Delhi said. Sri Lanka’s navy recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 sailors from the vessel; the … Read more
On March 5, 2026, President Trump ordered a military strike on Iran without explicit congressional authorization, a move reported to have been framed by the White House as defensive action to protect U.S. personnel and bases in the region. The decision marks a clear escalation in a decades-long trend of presidents deploying force without formal … Read more
Lead: The NFL free‑agency negotiating window opens at noon ET on Monday, and our top‑150 list has been revised to reflect roster moves and expected cuts ahead of the March 11 new league year. The Athletic’s February rankings were updated after franchise tags, re‑signings and late‑winter roster churn; Trey Hendrickson and Malik Willis now headline … Read more
Lead Fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran widened through March 5, 2026, as both Tehran and Washington pledged to press attacks while Gulf partners warned they are exhausting missile interceptors. Iran continued to launch large numbers of drones and missiles across the region; independent and local counts point to more than 1,600 UAV … Read more
Lead: The UK Ministry of Defence has said a Shahed-type drone that struck RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Sunday was not launched from Iran, though the precise launch site and the perpetrators remain unconfirmed. The drone hit a hangar used by American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft and caught fire; officials reported no casualties and no damage … Read more
After a late‑month Supreme Court decision that found duties levied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) unlawful, former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Treasury officials warned that roughly $175 billion collected through that tariff scheme will likely not reach American consumers. Treasury official Scott Bessent has said the sums are unlikely to be … Read more
Lead: Apple’s macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 update has relabeled the M5 family’s high‑performance CPU cores as “super” cores in system utilities, formalizing a naming shift tied to the company’s recent M5 Pro and M5 Max announcement. The change appears in both System Information and Activity Monitor and applies retroactively to Apple’s earlier M5 hardware. This is … Read more
