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Lead Jon Rahm produced a closing-round 64 to win the LIV Golf event in Hong Kong, defeating Thomas Detry in the final standings. The 64 included eight birdies and two bogeys and secured Rahm his third LIV Golf victory and his first in the series since 2024. Detry finished second after a 67 in the … Read more
On March 8, 2026, Saturday Night Live opened with a C-SPAN–style press briefing in which Colin Jost appeared as a fictionalized defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, lampooning the escalating U.S.-Iran confrontation. The sketch, hosted by Ryan Gosling with musical guest Gorillaz, turned tense geopolitical headlines into broad physical and verbal parody, including a gag in which … Read more
Lead: Bahraini authorities said an Iranian drone struck a desalination plant on Sunday in a strike that damaged infrastructure but left water supplies operational, intensifying fears that civilian utilities are being targeted as the Iran–Israel–US conflict spreads across the Gulf. The attack came amid renewed Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities and growing rhetoric from … Read more
Lead On March 8, 2026, Death Valley National Park experienced a superbloom that has transformed its famously barren basins into swathes of pink, purple and yellow. Park officials say this is the most dramatic display the park has seen since 2016, driven by wetter-than-normal conditions last fall and early winter. The bloom is most vivid … Read more
Lead Hours after former U.S. President Donald Trump warned he might expand strikes on Iran and strike Beijing’s strategic partner “very hard,” China’s top diplomat presented a contrasting vision on March 8, 2026. Foreign Minister Wang Yi told international press in Beijing that improved conduct between Washington and Beijing could make 2026 a defining year … Read more
Lead Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky has become the focal point of a GOP intra-party fight after he publicly opposed the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Five days after his statement, a prominent Republican outreach group for Jewish voters ran a hard-hitting advertisement attacking him, an ad Mr. Massie then reposted to his X … Read more
Lead On Friday morning CNBC veteran Rick Santelli, 69, reacted with visible surprise to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ February employment report after the agency reported a loss of 92,000 payroll jobs and a rise in the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent. The report also included downward revisions to prior months that reduced previously reported … Read more
Who: The Cinema Audio Society announced winners at its 62nd annual CAS Awards on Saturday. What: Warner Bros and Apple backed F1: The Movie and Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters took the top live-action and animated motion picture sound prizes, respectively, while documentaries, television series and non-theatrical projects were also honored. When/Where: The ceremony took place … Read more
In late 2024 in Sugarloaf, Pennsylvania, landowner John Zola was told a contractor for utility PPL planned to run a 500-kilovolt transmission line across his 40-acre property, a move he says will put 240-foot steel towers and a roughly 200-foot corridor within yards of family homes and play areas. Utilities and grid operators say such … Read more
Lead On March 7, 2026, President Donald Trump opened the Shield of the Americas Summit at his Trump National Doral resort in Doral, Florida, and pledged to “take care of Cuba” as the United States signals a more interventionist posture in the region. Trump also praised acting Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez for cooperating with Washington … Read more
Lead On March 8, 2026, drivers across Southern California faced a sharp rise in pump prices after the outbreak of war in Iran, pushing the statewide average above $5 per gallon. Los Angeles County recorded an average of $5.17 per gallon, a 17-cent overnight increase, while some stations reported prices exceeding $8. The national average … Read more
Lead George Russell claimed victory at the 2026 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne for Mercedes after a virtual-safety-car (VSC) sequence on Lap 11 tipped the strategic balance in the Silver Arrows’ favour. Kimi Antonelli completed a Mercedes one-two, finishing 2.9 seconds behind his teammate, with Charles Leclerc third, 12.5 seconds further back. The race, run … Read more
Lead Bahrain accused Iran on Sunday of striking a desalination plant with a drone, marking a worrying escalation in a nine-day-old regional war that has already spread across the Gulf and Levant. The incident came as Iran’s president vowed broader attacks in response to intense U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, and as overnight Israeli strikes sent … Read more
Early on the morning of the incident, an explosion occurred at the public entrance of the United States embassy in Oslo, Norway, at about 01:00 local time (00:00 GMT). Norwegian police said they deployed “large resources” to the Morgedalsvegen area, roughly 7 km west of the city centre. Officials reported no injuries and described the … Read more
Ryan Gosling, 45, found his Saturday Night Live opening monologue interrupted when cameras repeatedly cut to pop star Harry Styles in the Studio 8H audience. The exchange unfolded live, with Gosling stopping to ask, “Is that Harry Styles? What are you doing here, man?” Styles replied that he was simply watching, and the moment escalated … Read more
