On March 13, 2026 the U.S. Treasury issued a second, narrowly scoped authorization allowing buyers to take Russian oil cargoes that are already at sea. The step expands a temporary waiver announced last week that had applied only to India and is intended to relieve upward pressure on global oil prices as the war in … Read more
March 12, 2026 — Nearly two weeks after coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, Tehran has moved to choke maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian forces have threatened commercial shipping, struck tankers at a port in Iraq and begun laying mines in the waterway, actions that have pushed oil … Read more
Lead: Boots Riley opened the 40th SXSW festival in Austin with I Love Boosters, a surreal, hyperpop-tinged film that satirizes contemporary capitalism. The story follows three young women—Corvette (Keke Palmer), Sade (Naomi Ackie) and Mariah (Taylour Paige)—who steal designer goods across the Bay Area and spark a wider revolt after clashing with fashion magnate Christie … Read more
Lead: The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) on Thursday evening listed the WinCo Foods at 2511 SE 1st St in Gresham as a confirmed measles exposure site. Shoppers inside the store on March 7 between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. may have been exposed and are being urged to seek medical advice promptly. Oregon’s official tally … Read more
Lead: The United States has signalled it will relax certain sanctions on Russian oil this week as global energy prices spike amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. Financial Times reporting indicates the move aims to relieve near-term supply pressures while remaining framed as targeted and temporary. The decision follows a sharp uptick in oil market … Read more
Asian and Pacific equity markets opened lower on Friday after oil surged on renewed fears that a protracted Middle East conflict could choke energy flows. The selloff followed sharp comments from Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and warnings from the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy about potential wider disruptions. Brent crude … Read more
Lead On the 14th day of the widening confrontation between the United States, Israel and Iran, economic and security shocks are mounting across the region and beyond. Markets pushed Brent crude above $100 a barrel, while Tehran’s new supreme leader signaled the Strait of Hormuz could remain closed as leverage. Fighting and counterstrikes continued overnight, … Read more
Lead Boots Riley returns with I Love Boosters, which premiered at SXSW, delivering a high-energy, surreal satire of fashion consumerism led by Keke Palmer. The film reunites Riley’s appetite for broad social critique after his 2018 debut Sorry to Bother You and trades straightforward coherence for gleeful excess. It follows a trio of shoplifters in … Read more
Lead: China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday denounced a new U.S. trade investigation into alleged manufacturing overcapacity, calling it a political pretext, as China’s legislature approved a Five-Year Plan focused on technological self-reliance and advanced manufacturing. The U.S. probe — announced Wednesday by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and covering China, Mexico, the European Union and … Read more
Lead — In Charlotte on March 12, 2026, top-seeded Duke survived a turbulent ACC Tournament quarterfinal against eighth-seeded Florida State, prevailing 80-79 after a late-game push and a missed buzzer jumper by Robert McCray V. The Blue Devils answered an eight-point second-half deficit with a 19-2 run and closed out the game despite missing two … Read more
Federal and local authorities say a single attacker drove a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., on Thursday, March 12, 2026, then exchanged gunfire with security before dying at the scene. Officials identified the suspect as Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Lebanon who entered the United States … Read more
Lead Pro Football Focus revised a three-round mock for the 2026 NFL Draft the same week the league opened the new year and free agency formally began on Wednesday, a period that has already seen a dozen teams spend hundreds of millions to reshape rosters. The updated mock factors heavy early free-agent movement and was … Read more
Lead: The NFL free agency period opened on March 11, 2026, and a flurry of signings, trades and one high-profile non-trade have reconfigured several rosters ahead of the 2026 season. The most disruptive moment was the arranged but ultimately unconsummated Maxx Crosby deal between the Las Vegas Raiders and Baltimore Ravens, a sequence that produced … Read more
Lead On March 12, 2026, the Florida Legislature approved House Bill 991, requiring citizenship verification for all registered voters and narrowing which photo IDs are accepted at polling places. The Republican-backed measure cleared the Senate 27-12 and the House 77-28 and moves to Gov. Ron DeSantis for consideration. Sponsors said the law closes gaps they … Read more
Shortly before Thursday afternoon at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, a gunman opened fire inside a classroom in Constant Hall, the university’s business school. Three people were shot; one later died in hospital and two were injured. The suspect, identified by the FBI as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, was also found dead after students—members of … Read more
