As the new league year opened, teams spent, reshaped rosters and signaled where they expect to be when the 2026 campaign begins. This first post–free agency power ranking set weighs early veteran additions and trades to judge which clubs improved their short- and medium-term odds. The list finds familiar names climbing back into contention—most notably … Read more
Lead U.S. equity indexes gave back a portion of Monday’s sharp gains on Tuesday as crude oil prices resumed their rally and the Iran conflict entered its fourth week. The S&P 500 slipped about 0.5%, the Nasdaq Composite fell roughly 0.9% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 141 points, or about 0.3%. Brent crude … Read more
Lead — In January 2026, Jay-Z sat for two extended conversations with GQ, reflecting on three decades in hip-hop, his business empire, and a draining civil suit filed at the end of 2024 and dismissed months later. At 56, he framed 2025 as a period of recuperation and declared 2026 an offensive year creatively and … Read more
On a misty Sunday night just before midnight, Air Canada Express Flight 8646 collided with a Port Authority fire-and-rescue truck on LaGuardia Airport’s Runway 4, killing the two pilots and injuring roughly 40 people on board plus two people in the vehicle. Passengers, including 35-year-old Rebecca Liquori of North Baldwin, New York, described a turbulent … Read more
Lead On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the Iran war intensified across multiple fronts while markets reacted to competing signals from Washington and Tehran. President Trump posted that he was seeing “productive conversations” with Iran, a claim Tehran denied, and markets swung sharply: oil plunged then partially recovered and global equities took cautious comfort. On the … Read more
Lead On March 24, 2026, as Opening Week kicked off across major-league ballparks, the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers sat atop the first power rankings of the year. After a chaotic offseason of high-profile signings, trades and front-office moves, an ESPN panel produced a full 1–30 ordering while analyst Bradford Doolittle supplied projected records … Read more
Lead: Airstrikes struck Iranian sites while Iranian missiles and drones struck Tel Aviv and multiple locations across the Gulf on Tuesday, even as U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington was in talks with Tehran to halt the fighting. Thousands more U.S. Marines were en route to the region as both sides exchanged heavy barrages and … Read more
Lead: Estée Lauder Cos. is in talks to acquire Spain-based Puig Brands SA, a deal reported on March 23, 2026, that would combine businesses with roughly $20 billion in annual sales. Puig has a market value of about €10 billion ($11.6 billion). Both companies declined to disclose terms or timing, and the report prompted immediate … Read more
When driving ability begins to wobble, adult children often must decide whether — and how — to remove car keys from aging parents. In West St. Paul, Minnesota, Jacqueline Hamilton watched small errors escalate into a clear safety risk when her 94-year-old father, James Stubbs, drove onto a walking path after a holiday party. Hamilton … Read more
Overnight Tuesday in Antwerp, Belgium, three masked assailants set a car ablaze outside a restaurant in a Haredi neighborhood; the blaze was contained quickly and two suspects were arrested. Local Jewish volunteer patrols Haverim and Shmira extinguished the fire before it spread to nearby vehicles, and community rounds continued through the night. An Islamic group … Read more
Lead: The Boston Bruins announced that 19-year-old forward James Hagens has signed an AHL amateur tryout agreement (ATO) and will join the Providence Bruins for practice on Tuesday, March 24 at 10:15 a.m. The move follows Boston’s selection of Hagens in the first round, seventh overall, of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. Hagens arrives after … Read more
Lead Newly released bodycam footage from the night of Taylor Frankie Paul’s 2023 arrest shows her then-partner, Dakota Mortensen, repeatedly telling Draper City officers to take him into custody rather than Paul after what police later classified as a domestic incident. The video, obtained and shared by media outlets in March 2024, captures a chaotic … Read more
Lead: Markets swung sharply on Monday after a Truth Social post from U.S. President Donald Trump claimed a five-day pause on energy strikes in Iran, triggering a brief 600-point rally in the Dow that began to fade as skepticism set in. Pre-market indicators showed atypical bursts of activity in S&P 500 futures and oil futures … Read more
Lead On Monday a powerful explosion rocked the Valero oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, sending a large plume of smoke into the sky and triggering shelter-in-place orders for nearby neighborhoods. Officials said there were no reported injuries and firefighters were on scene attempting to extinguish the blaze. City authorities told residents on parts of … Read more
Lead For Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the moon moves through Gemini and a Moon Alert is in effect: avoid major purchases (except food and fuel) and delay big decisions after 5:15 p.m. Local and global routines feel talkative and fast-paced under the Gemini moon. Individual signs experience a mix of social ease, financial openings and … Read more
