Lead: On March 16, 2026, Cuba’s national electricity system suffered a full collapse, the island’s state operator reported, leaving large parts of the country without power. The blackout followed weeks of reported fuel shortages and comes after Cuban leaders said no oil shipments had arrived in the previous three months. State crews and emergency teams … Read more
Lead Susie Wiles, 68, the White House chief of staff and the first woman to hold that post, announced on March 16, 2026, that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She said the disease was detected at an early stage and that she will remain in her role while beginning a course of treatment … Read more
Lead Nate Diaz will make his first mixed‑martial‑arts appearance in nearly four years on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, the promotion confirmed. Diaz, 40, is scheduled to meet bare‑knuckle standout Mike Perry in a five‑round welterweight bout as part of Most Valuable Promotions’ inaugural MMA card on Netflix. The event is … Read more
Lead On Monday morning, severe storms swept through the Charlotte area, and the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-0 tornado with 85 mph winds struck a northeast Charlotte warehouse, ripping off its roof. The tornado traveled roughly 1.5 miles, touched down southwest of the structure and lifted shortly beyond it. Authorities reported no injuries at … Read more
The United States has urged partners to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open after Iran effectively blocked most commercial transit, but Western allies have reacted with caution. Senior politicians and military figures in Germany, France and the UK stressed legal, operational and political constraints, while London says work is underway on a “viable plan”. … Read more
Lead: Nebius shares climbed after the company disclosed an expanded cloud-services agreement with Meta, a move investors interpreted as validation of Nebius’s AI and cloud strategy. The cloud provider also publicly reaffirmed its existing full-year guidance, saying the contract expansion did not change its outlook. The news drove an uptick in market attention during the … Read more
On Sunday evening at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, the 2026 Academy Awards concluded with Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another taking Best Picture while Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor and Sean Penn captured Best Supporting Actor. The ceremony confirmed that, even after the Academy’s broad diversification since the #OscarsSoWhite era, long-standing voting … Read more
Michael B. Jordan won the best actor Oscar for Sinners, a victory that places him among a very small group of Black actors who have taken the Academy’s top acting prize. The award, decided during the 2026 Oscar season, followed a campaign in which Timothée Chalamet was widely viewed as the frontrunner until recent voting … Read more
Lead: On Monday, March 16, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, 68, has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and will begin treatment immediately while continuing to perform her duties largely from the White House. Trump posted the disclosure on Truth Social and described her prognosis as “excellent,” … Read more
Lead: As of March 16, 2026, the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran and Tehran’s sustained retaliatory strikes have kept global oil and gasoline prices elevated while the Strait of Hormuz remains largely paralyzed. Attacks and interceptions across the Persian Gulf have disrupted shipping, damaged energy infrastructure and killed civilians, including one person in Abu Dhabi. President … Read more
Lead As the third week of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran unfolds, global oil benchmarks remain elevated—Brent crude sits above $100 per barrel—while the Strait of Hormuz, a critical energy chokepoint, is effectively paralyzed. President Trump urged other oil‑dependent nations to ‘‘come and help us with the Strait,’’ saying several countries have offered assistance but … Read more
Lead: The UConn Huskies arrived at the 2026 NCAA women’s basketball tournament as the clear odds-on favorite on March 16, 2026, with sportsbooks installing them at -265 to win a record-extending 13th national title. The line marks the shortest pre-tournament favorite price since 2018, reflecting a season in which UConn frequently dominated opponents. UCLA sits … Read more
On or around March 2026, announcements at Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) shifted investor attention across the AI hardware and services supply chain, with potential implications for Broadcom, Dell, CoreWeave, Arista and Lumentum. The GTC updates outlined product roadmaps and software optimizations that could change demand patterns for chips, networking gear and optical components. Market … Read more
Updated March 16, 2026, 9:55 a.m. ET — The NCAA Tournament bracket landed with predictable drama: Duke earned the No. 1 overall seed but drew a stacked East Region, while Arizona’s path in the West positions the Wildcats as consensus frontrunners. Several top programs, including Kentucky and North Carolina, look vulnerable to early upsets, and … Read more
Lead: The Kansas City Chiefs are finalizing a trade to acquire quarterback Justin Fields from the New York Jets as Patrick Mahomes continues recovering from a December torn ACL and could miss the start of the 2026 regular season. Multiple reports say Kansas City will send a 2027 sixth-round pick to New York and will … Read more
