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
Fox announced on Thursday that Livvy Dunne, the former LSU gymnast turned social media personality, has joined the network’s Baywatch reboot in a recurring role. Dunne will play Grace, described by producers as “a highly enthusiastic junior lifeguard,” and is set to appear alongside a cast led by Stephen Amell and Shay Mitchell. The series … Read more
Lead One day after the Arizona Cardinals released him, 28-year-old quarterback Kyler Murray signed a one-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings on March 12, 2026, giving the former No. 1 overall pick a clear path to reboot his career. The deal, reached after a visit to the Vikings’ TCO Performance Center in Eagan, Minn., is … Read more
Lead In Washington this week, President Donald Trump shifted from celebrating low domestic gasoline prices to arguing that higher oil prices can benefit the U.S. after a war with Iran sent crude and pump prices sharply higher. The move follows a spike in global benchmark crude to about $100 a barrel and a surge in … Read more
Lead NASA completed a two-day Flight Readiness Review (FRR) this week and announced a new target launch date for Artemis II: April 1 at about 6:24 p.m. ET. The agency said its managers reached unanimous agreement that the integrated team has addressed key issues and listed alternate April windows on the 2nd–6th and the 30th. … Read more
Millicent Hailes’ Perfect, which screens at the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival in Austin, TX (March 12–18), attempts a drought-set lesbian romance but largely fails to convince. The film follows a drifter who becomes stranded at an oasis and forms a connection with a wealthy, pregnant woman, while a social-commentary premise about contaminated water … Read more
Lead: Astronomers report evidence that two planets smashed together in the Gaia20ehk system, producing a cloud of hot debris that briefly dimmed and brightened the host star. The system, an otherwise steady main-sequence star about 11,000 light-years away, began showing unusual visible dimming and simultaneous infrared brightening beginning around 2016. Researchers say the observations are … Read more
Lead: On March 12, 2026, Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature approved a bill that would require voters to prove U.S. citizenship when registering and narrow acceptable IDs at the polls. The measure cleared the State House by a 77–28 vote after passing the State Senate, and Gov. Ron DeSantis signaled support on social media. Lawmakers and supporters … Read more
Lead: In March 2026, wildlife scientists confirmed an HPAI H5N1 outbreak at Año Nuevo State Park that has killed dozens of northern elephant seals and is now detected beyond the reserve onto public beaches. Tests from sick and stranded animals show at least 16 live elephant seals infected and 47 dead since the outbreak began, … Read more
U.S. stock futures were largely steady on Thursday night, March 12, 2026, as traders braced for Friday morning’s release of January’s personal consumption expenditures price index (PCE), the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge. The move came after a sharp rally in oil following comments from Iran’s new Supreme Leader, which pushed Brent above $100 and … Read more
Lead On March 12, 2026, US Central Command confirmed that a US KC-135 refuelling aircraft was lost over western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury and that search-and-rescue operations were underway. The command said the incident happened in friendly airspace and that a second US aircraft involved landed safely. Officials stated the crash was “not due … Read more
Lead: The opening wave of 2026 NFL free agency produced a flurry of high-impact transactions that reshaped several rosters on March 12, 2026. Across the first day of signings and trades, teams addressed glaring needs while also resetting positional markets with aggressive contracts. Some moves — from high-upside veteran signings to blockbuster trades and outsize … Read more
Lead: Newly unsealed Slack messages from 2022 show a Live Nation regional ticketing director openly describing practices that charged fans steep ancillary fees, including boasting of “robbing them blind.” The messages were released to the court after the U.S. government and several state attorneys general opposed Live Nation’s effort to keep them out of an … Read more
Lead The Minnesota Vikings announced on Thursday in Eagan, Minn., that they have signed veteran quarterback Kyler Murray, adding experience to a young quarterback room. Murray, the No. 1 overall pick in 2019, spent his first seven NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and started 87 regular-season games for the franchise. The move comes after … Read more
Lead: On Thursday, March 12, 2026, a U.S. KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Central Command said. CENTCOM said a second U.S. aircraft was involved and landed safely, and rescue operations were under way; the incident was reported as not the result of hostile or friendly fire. … Read more
