Lead The Sweet 16 matchup between No. 6 Tennessee and No. 2 Iowa State at Chicago’s United Center will begin later than originally posted. Game time was moved to 10:25 p.m. ET on TBS/truTV, a 15-minute delay from the announced 10:10 p.m. ET start. The adjustment followed a late start to the earlier Michigan–Alabama game, … Read more
Lead: Second-seeded UConn survived a tense Sweet 16 in Washington on March 27, 2026, beating third-seeded Michigan State 67-63 to reach the East Region final. Tarris Reed Jr. delivered 20 points and sank clutch free throws in the closing minute, and Alex Karaban added 17 points. Michigan State rallied from an early double-digit hole but … Read more
Lead: Tiger Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after a single-vehicle rollover on March 27, 2026, in Jupiter Island, Florida, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said. The crash occurred just before 2 p.m. on the 280 block of South Beach Road when Woods’ Land Rover clipped a truck trailer, tipped onto … Read more
On March 27, 2026 at the United Center in Chicago, No. 6 Tennessee defeated No. 2 Iowa State 76-62 to end the Cyclones’ season in the Sweet 16. The game, decided by a combination of Tennessee’s dominance on the offensive glass and Iowa State’s late free-throw struggles, closed out Iowa State’s 2025-26 run at 29-8. … Read more
Comedian and HBO host Bill Maher confirmed this week that he will receive the 27th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center at a ceremony scheduled for June 28, after a confusing public exchange that included denials from White House communications aides. The Kennedy Center formally announced the honor on Thursday and … Read more
Lead: On March 27–28, 2026, House Republicans voted late Friday to approve a stopgap measure that would fund the Department of Homeland Security through May 22, rejecting a bipartisan Senate deal and prolonging the agency shutdown that has disrupted U.S. airports. The action, driven by conservative House members and backed by President Trump, came after … Read more
On March 27, 2026 in Washington, top-seeded Duke overcame a second-half deficit to defeat fifth-seeded St. John’s 80-75 and advance to the Elite Eight. Caleb Foster, returning less than three weeks after left-foot surgery for a broken foot, scored all 11 of his points in the second half as Duke erased a 10-point deficit. Isaiah … Read more
Lead Senior US political figure Marco Rubio said on 28 March that US military operations tied to the Iran confrontation are expected to conclude within weeks, not months, as the region saw fresh strikes and interceptions early on Saturday. Iranian forces have launched missiles and drones that struck or threatened Gulf targets, including an attack … Read more
Lead: On March 27, 2026, Bank of America reached a tentative agreement to pay $72.5 million to resolve a federal lawsuit brought by lawyers for hundreds of victims of Jeffrey Epstein in Manhattan. The filing says the settlement would compensate many people abused between 2008 and 2019 and still requires a judge’s approval. Plaintiffs alleged … Read more
Lead: On March 27, 2026 in Washington, Caleb Foster returned less than three weeks after surgery on a broken left foot and provided the decisive lift as top-seeded Duke rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to defeat St. John’s 80-75 and advance to the Elite Eight. Isaiah Evans led Duke with 25 points while Cameron … Read more
Lead: On March 27, 2026, the U.S. House reconvened late and prepared for a late-night vote on a Republican 60-day continuing resolution to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security through May 22. Speaker Mike Johnson said the House would advance its own stopgap instead of taking up a Senate-approved bill that funds most DHS … Read more
Lead: A large Finnish study published in PLOS Medicine finds a statistical association between certain hospital-treated illnesses — including bacterial urinary tract infections and other bacterial infections — and a higher rate of late-onset dementia. Researchers at the University of Helsinki analyzed records for more than 65,000 people aged 65 and older and evaluated 170 … Read more
Lead On March 27, 2026, a combined missile-and-drone strike hit Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, injuring 12 U.S. service members, two of them seriously, U.S. officials said. The attack—one of the most significant breaches of American air defenses during the monthlong conflict with Iran—also caused substantial damage to at least two KC-135 aerial … Read more
Lead: U.S. equity markets moved lower as oil prices climbed to around $100 per barrel, rattling investor confidence and lifting energy-sector assets while pressuring rate-sensitive and high-growth names. The move coincided with reports that Tesla’s deliveries have softened, adding to sector-specific headwinds. Market participants cited rising geopolitical tension and supply concerns as drivers of the … Read more
James Tolkan, the character actor best known as strict school principal Mr. Strickland in the Back to the Future films and as Commander Tom “Stinger” Jardian in Top Gun, died on Thursday in Saranac Lake, New York. He was 94. Family spokespeople and writer-producer Bob Gale, along with the franchise’s official site, confirmed his passing. … Read more
