WBC Final: Venezuela Aims to Upset Dream Team USA in Miami Who: Team Venezuela vs. Team USA. When: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 8 p.m. ET. Where: loanDepot Park, Miami. What: Venezuela plays in its first World Baseball Classic championship game seeking a first WBC title against a heavily favored, star-studded U.S. roster that returned to … Read more
Lead: The Senate is set to hold a pivotal test vote on President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act on Tuesday, a measure that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to cast a ballot in federal elections. If a simple majority of senators backs the motion, the chamber will open extended debate on the bill. Republican … Read more
Lead The Denver Broncos have agreed to acquire wide receiver Jaylen Waddle from the Miami Dolphins, a deal first reported by NFL insider Tom Pelissero and confirmed via ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The swap sends Denver’s 2026 first-round pick (#30), a third-rounder (#94) and a fourth-rounder (#130) to Miami in exchange for Waddle and Miami’s 2026 … Read more
Lead: An 18-year-old sixth-form student from Faversham has died after contracting invasive meningitis, leaving her family “beyond devastated” and prompting an escalating public-health response across the Canterbury area. The death, announced on Saturday, is one of two fatalities linked to a cluster that has grown from 13 to 15 confirmed cases, four of which are … Read more
Lead Joe Kent, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on March 17, 2026, saying he could not support the ongoing war with Iran. In a social media post he argued Iran posed no imminent threat and blamed pressure from Israel and pro-Israel groups for pushing the United States into conflict. Kent’s … Read more
FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt published a revised 2.0 mock for the 2026 NFL Draft following the kickoff of the new league year and initial free agency moves. Klatt reordered multiple prospects after the NFL Combine and several early free-agent signings, placing Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza atop the board and elevating Texas Tech EDGE David … Read more
Samsung will stop selling its three-panel Galaxy Z TriFold shortly after launching it, winding down stock first in South Korea and then in the U.S. once remaining inventory clears, a company spokesperson told Bloomberg in mid-March. The $2,899 handset, introduced to the Korean market on December 12, saw only about 6,000 domestic units stocked and … Read more
Lead: The 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket guide lays out an initial, data-driven bracket and the strategy behind it, updated Monday morning with a final version due Thursday. The author recaps last year’s bracket — which included correctly picking Florida as champion and finished in the 78th percentile — and explains a hybrid method that blends … Read more
Lead: OPPO’s Find N6, presented on the company’s global product page, positions itself as a next-generation foldable that emphasizes a flatter hinge, stronger materials and upgraded imaging and battery systems. The device combines a new 2nd-generation titanium flexion hinge and Auto‑Smoothing Flex Glass with a Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, a 200MP Hasselblad main … Read more
Lead: At the Oscars ceremony, singer and actor Teyana Taylor was involved in a tense exchange with a member of the contracted security team after the Best Picture winner “One Battle After Another” was announced. Video from the event shows Taylor confronting the guard for placing his hands on her as she attempted to return … Read more
Lead March 17, 2026 — Actor Chase Stokes visited tattoo artist Winterstone’s studio on March 17 and received a new back tattoo reading ‘they will judge us by our fruit’, a phrase the artist says was inspired by scripture. Winterstone told reporters the piece was chosen as a reminder to ‘move forward’ and that Stokes … Read more
Lead: Israeli forces said they carried out strikes in Tehran overnight that killed two senior Iranian officials — Ali Larijani, head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij paramilitary force. The Israeli military then reported a wider wave of attacks across Tehran on Tuesday morning. At the same time, … Read more
Lead Republican senators are preparing to take up legislation as soon as Tuesday that would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship and identification rules on voters nationwide. Promoted by President Donald Trump and his allies as a fix for alleged fraud, the package—branded the SAVE America Act—would require documentary proof when registering and photo ID at the … Read more
Lead On Tuesday, March 16, 2026, U.S. stock futures were largely flat as investors digested a renewed oil rally and fresh developments in the Iran conflict. S&P 500 futures rose about 0.2%, Nasdaq 100 futures climbed roughly 0.1% and Dow futures added about 130 points (≈0.3%), while Brent crude moved above $100 per barrel. The … Read more
Lead Ali Larijani, 67, has been identified by Israel’s defense minister as likely killed in an overnight strike, a claim Tehran has not confirmed as of March 17, 2026. Larijani had emerged as Iran’s de facto national security chief after the Feb. 28 U.S.-Israeli campaign that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior … Read more
