Lead: The Toronto Blue Jays re-signed left-handed reliever Joe Mantiply on a minor league contract, the club confirmed on March 3, 2026. The 35-year-old southpaw, represented by ISE Baseball, accepted a non-roster invite to big-league camp after finishing last season in the Blue Jays organization. Mantiply spent the end of 2025 at Triple-A Buffalo, where … Read more
Lead: On March 3, 2026, Texas voters cast ballots in a high-stakes primary that could reshape contests for U.S. Senate, governor and several statewide offices. Results published and updated through 10:07 p.m. Central are compiled primarily from the Associated Press and local election departments, with Hearst Newspapers collecting additional returns. At the time of the … Read more
Team USA overwhelmed the San Francisco Giants 15-1 in an exhibition at Scottsdale Stadium on March 3, 2026, a final tune-up before World Baseball Classic play begins Friday. The Americans collected 19 hits, highlighted by a two-hit, two-RBI performance from Aaron Judge and homers from Alex Bregman and Roman Anthony. Starter Paul Skenes earned the … Read more
Lead Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chairman David Solomon said on March 4, 2026, in Sydney that financial markets have reacted in a largely “benign” fashion to the unfolding Middle East conflict. Speaking at the Australian Financial Review Business Summit, Solomon said it will likely take weeks to fully assess economic and market consequences. He cautioned … Read more
Senior clerics in Tehran convened on March 3, 2026, to choose a new supreme leader after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Sources close to the deliberations say Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader’s 56-year-old son, emerged as the leading candidate. The Assembly of Experts held two virtual sessions that day as security concerns mounted following … Read more
Lead Seattle-based Starbucks has confirmed it will open a new corporate office in Nashville, Tennessee, and shift a portion of corporate roles out of its Seattle campus. The company says the affected positions are within its supply chain sourcing teams and that Seattle will remain Starbucks’ North America and Global Support headquarters. The Tennessee Department … Read more
Lead Since the outbreak of intensified hostilities in early March 2026, European governments and the United States have moved to help hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded across the Middle East find exit routes. Authorities reported airspace closures and airport disruptions that have limited commercial departures and forced some hubs to ground aircraft. On March … Read more
Lead Jeff Zucker, now a senior executive at RedBird IMI, is backing an $8 billion agreement that will combine Banijay and All3Media into a single global production company. The transaction, announced after months of negotiations, creates a 50/50 joint ownership with an enterprise value of $8 billion and includes a €625 million ($725 million) payment … Read more
Lead: A Dallas County judge ordered Democratic polling sites to remain open for two extra hours on Tuesday night after widespread confusion about where voters could cast ballots in the Texas primary. The move means Democratic voters in Dallas County can vote until 9 p.m. local time; officials said thousands of people in Dallas and … Read more
Lead: On March 3, 2026, a Barrow County, Georgia jury found Colin Gray guilty of murder and manslaughter for failing to act before his son opened fire at Apalachee High School in Winder in 2024. The 16-year-old student is accused of killing two students and two teachers; jurors concluded the father bore criminal responsibility after … Read more
Lead This week the PGA Tour stops at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, a Signature Event that has drawn many top players back into the field after several took last week off. FanDuel Sportsbook lists Scottie Scheffler as the pre-tournament favorite at +350, with Rory McIlroy next at +1000; other early market leaders include Tommy … Read more
Lead: Warner Bros. is developing a feature film set in George R.R. Martin’s world, with Beau Willimon (Andor, House of Cards) attached as writer, according to a profile in The Hollywood Reporter. The project, centered on King Aegon I Targaryen’s conquest of Westeros, is being imagined as a large-scale epic and exists alongside rival efforts … Read more
Lead U.S. forces say they have struck more than 1,700 targets across Iran since the joint U.S.–Israeli campaign began, a rapid escalation that has spread violence and diplomatic disruption across the Middle East. The strikes and retaliatory attacks have prompted ordered departures of non‑emergency U.S. staff from several Gulf countries and left thousands of travellers … Read more
Defensive end Trey Hendrickson confirmed on Tuesday that he will test free agency after the Cincinnati Bengals elected not to apply a franchise or transition tag. In an Instagram post thanking the organization, teammates, coaches and fans for five seasons, Hendrickson called Cincinnati home “now and forever.” The team’s decision means he will be free … Read more
Lead One day before the United States and Israel launched a strike on Iran, a cluster of large, last‑minute wagers on the prediction market Polymarket correctly signaled the attack. On March 3, 2026, more than 150 accounts placed hundreds of bets of at least $1,000 that a U.S. strike would occur by the next day, … Read more
