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Lead: Authorities in Draper, Utah, are investigating an alleged domestic incident involving reality-TV personalities Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen, with law enforcement contact recorded on Feb. 24 and 25, 2026. The Draper City Police Department confirmed to media outlets that a “domestic assault investigation” is active after both parties reportedly made allegations. Production sources … Read more

Lead Using observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and ground-based facilities, researchers report a previously unrecognized class of world: a low-density, sulfur-rich exoplanet with a global magma ocean. The target, L 98-59 d, orbits a red dwarf about 35 light-years from Earth and is roughly 1.6 times Earth’s radius. Spectra reveal abundant sulfur-bearing gases—including … Read more

Lead On March 16, 2026, a drone strike struck the Shah natural gas field in the United Arab Emirates, triggering a large fire and prompting Abu Dhabi to suspend operations while damage is assessed. The incident occurred amid a wave of attacks on Persian Gulf energy infrastructure that also included strikes on an Iraqi oil … Read more

Lead MIAMI — Ahead of Tuesday night’s World Baseball Classic final against Venezuela in Miami, the U.S. roster has balanced outside criticism of its restrained on-field demeanor with clear respect for opponents’ more theatrical styles. Captain Aaron Judge’s measured presence has shaped the team’s clubhouse tone, even as several American players say they admire Latin … Read more

Lead On March 16, 2026, YouTube creator DirectorFeng published an ASMR-style teardown showing a successful upgrade of a 256GB MacBook Neo to 1TB. The video documents a full logic-board removal, desoldering of the 256GB NAND, soldering in a 1TB replacement, and a DFU-assisted boot using a second Mac. DirectorFeng finishes by showing System Settings confirming … Read more

Lead Venezuela defeated Italy 4-2 in the World Baseball Classic semifinal at loanDepot Park in Little Havana, Miami, on March 16, 2026, earning its first-ever berth in a WBC championship game. The victory sent a crowd clad in yellow, blue and red into raucous celebration and set up a final against Team USA on March … Read more

Lead In the March 16 installment of FBI (Season 8, Episode 14), Maggie Shelton (Missy Peregrym) endures a devastating personal blow when her younger sister Erin (Adrienne Rose Bengtsson) is abducted by serial slasher Ray DiStefano (Matthew Rauch) and later found dead. The episode culminates in a violent confrontation that kills Ray and leaves Maggie … Read more

Three major developments marked the past 24 hours of the Israel–Iran–US campaign on March 16, 2026: combined US–Israeli strikes struck deep inside Iran, Tehran’s new supreme leader consolidated a hardline inner circle, and Iran and its proxies continued missile, drone and ground pressure across the Gulf and Levant. The combined strikes included targets more than … Read more

Lead US President Donald Trump said on Monday he has requested a roughly one-month postponement of a planned trip to China later in March so he can remain in Washington to oversee the unfolding war involving Iran. He spoke to reporters at the White House, stressing the need to be present while the conflict and … Read more

On March 16, 2026 at loanDepot Park in Miami, Venezuela beat Italy 4-2 to reach the World Baseball Classic final. The win was sealed by a balanced effort: a fourth-inning solo homer by Eugenio Suárez and a decisive seventh-inning rally that produced multiple runs. Pitching and situational defense held Italy to two runs, while Venezuela’s … Read more

Lead Warner Bros. and Legendary will release the first trailer for Dune: Part Three on Tuesday, accompanied by a fresh set of character posters unveiled Monday. Deadline previewed the trailer and conducted a Q&A with director Denis Villeneuve ahead of the public reveal. The posters confirm a lineup that includes Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Anya Taylor-Joy, … Read more

SpaceX is set to launch 25 Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the evening of Monday, Mar. 16, with liftoff scheduled for 10:19:09 p.m. PDT (1:19:09 a.m. EDT / 05:19:09 UTC on Mar. 17). The flight, designated Starlink Group 17-24, will use Falcon 9 booster B1088 on its 14th mission and aims … Read more

Lead: New first-look images for Dune: Part Three surfaced Monday on the franchise’s official Instagram, highlighting Timothée Chalamet as a visibly altered Paul Atreides and introducing Robert Pattinson as the new antagonist, Scytale. The stills emphasize aging and fresh scarring on Paul’s face as he wears a Fremen stillsuit, while a broader cast shot confirms … Read more

Lead On March 16, 2026, a Utah jury found 36‑year‑old Kouri Richins guilty of aggravated murder and related charges in the 2022 fentanyl death of her husband, Eric Richins, a verdict reached after roughly three hours of deliberation following closing arguments. In addition to the aggravated murder conviction, the eight‑member jury convicted her of attempted … Read more

Lead: On Monday evening in Kabul, a drug rehabilitation hospital was struck by an air attack that Afghan authorities have blamed on Pakistan, leaving scores feared dead or wounded. Hospital staff and witnesses reported flames and chaos at the scene; BBC journalists observed more than 30 bodies on stretchers. Hospital officials said about 2,000 people … Read more