The US Department of State on 3 March 2026 urged American citizens to “DEPART NOW” from more than a dozen Middle East countries amid a widening regional conflict. The advisory — posted publicly by Mora Namdar, the State Department’s assistant secretary for consular affairs — covers 16 countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Egypt and … Read more
Lead: Roc Nation, the producer of the Super Bowl LX halftime show, reported that Bad Bunny’s performance attracted 4.157 billion global views in the first 24 hours after the broadcast. The tally, Roc Nation said, combines U.S. broadcast, international broadcast, YouTube and other digital properties. The company called the figure a record audience, while U.S. … Read more
Lead New global research shows that roughly one-quarter of healthy life years lost to breast cancer are attributable to modifiable lifestyle risks such as high red meat intake and tobacco exposure. The analysis, drawing on cancer-registry data from more than 200 countries between 1990 and 2023, also projects a substantial rise in new cases by … Read more
In a 6-3 ruling on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily barred California from enforcing state guidance that limits when schools may inform parents about students who identify as transgender and that guides teachers on using students’ preferred pronouns. The order lets a federal judge’s injunction favoring parents who object on religious grounds take effect … Read more
Lead At the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday night, Getafe stunned Real Madrid with a 1-0 victory that left the home crowd frustrated and the champions short of three crucial points. Getafe deployed an ultra-compact, five-defender shape that smothered Real Madrid’s usual rhythm and limited clear chances. Martín Satriano supplied the single decisive strike, and Madrid … Read more
Lead An Upstate New York man, Hans Knickerbocker, 40, of Hermon, N.Y., was charged Monday, March 2, 2026, with second-degree murder after his father, Philip A. Knickerbocker, 63, was found dead following a domestic dispute in Russell, St. Lawrence County. Troopers responded at about 7:49 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, to a home where Philip … Read more
Lead The Democratic National Committee has shortlisted five cities to host its 2028 presidential nominating convention and set the gathering for Aug. 7–10, 2028. The DNC also decided not to stage a separate midterm-focused convention this fall, a choice officials say preserves resources for competitive House and Senate races. The move contrasts with Republican discussions, … Read more
Lead Over the weekend and into Monday, Israel and US forces carried out renewed strikes on targets in Iran and Beirut amid a widening regional confrontation. The US urged citizens to leave more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries while reporting six US service members killed following initial Iranian attacks. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards declared the … Read more
Lead: On March 1, a Marshall Islands‑flagged tanker, MKD VYOM, was struck about 50 nautical miles north of Muscat, Oman, in what UKMTO later assessed was an attack by an uncrewed surface vessel (USV). The vessel suffered an explosion and fire; one crew member in the engine room was killed and the remainder were evacuated … Read more
Lead On Monday a small number of evacuation flights departed the United Arab Emirates as governments scrambled to bring home citizens after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran prompted Iranian retaliatory attacks across the region. Airlines including Etihad, Emirates and FlyDubai ran select services from Abu Dhabi and Dubai even as air defenses were active … Read more
Lead: A scheduled international review of the United States’ measles elimination status, originally invited for April, was postponed on March 2, 2026, until the Pan American Health Organization’s annual meeting in November after U.S. health officials requested more time to analyze outbreak data. Federal spokesmen said the delay will allow the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
Getafe stunned Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday as Martín Satriano’s 38th-minute strike proved decisive in a 1-0 LaLiga victory. The match featured two red cards late on — Franco Mastantuono (Real Madrid) sent off in the 94th minute and Adrián Liso (Getafe) shown a second yellow at 96′ — but Getafe held … Read more
Stocks Recover as Oil Jumps on Iran War Fears Lead: On Monday in New York, oil prices surged amid concerns that a widening conflict with Iran could disrupt global crude supplies, while U.S. equity markets moved from steep early losses to a marginal gain by the close. Benchmark U.S. crude settled up 6.3% at $71.23 … Read more
Lead On Monday, March 2, 2026, Pentagon official Pete Hegseth used a combative press briefing at the Pentagon to cast the massive US–Israeli military operation against Iran as an unapologetic, anti–”politically correct” campaign, framing it as a decisive, limited strike rather than a traditional nation‑building war. He defended actions tied to Operation Epic Fury and … Read more
Lead: Early on March 1, 2026, a mass shooting outside Buford’s on West Sixth Street in downtown Austin left multiple people dead and dozens hurt. Authorities identified the shooter as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, who was shot and killed by Austin police at the scene; officials said the death toll would rise after an additional victim … Read more
