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James Tolkan, the veteran character actor best known as Hill Valley High School principal Mr. Strickland in Back to the Future and as Tom Cruise’s stern commanding officer in Top Gun, has died at age 94. A family spokesperson said he died Thursday in Saranac Lake, New York. Tolkan’s career spanned film, television and stage, … Read more

Lead On March 27, 2026, an attack involving missiles and drones struck Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, wounding 10 U.S. service members. U.S. officials told reporters two of the Americans were categorized as very seriously injured and eight as seriously injured. The strike occurred amid a broader U.S.-Iran conflict that has produced dozens … Read more

St. John’s faces Duke in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 on Friday, March 27, in Washington, D.C., with tip-off scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET on CBS. Betting markets list Duke as a 6.5-point favorite with a moneyline near -285; many shops have the game total around 142–142.5 points. This preview breaks down matchups, injury notes, … Read more

Lead: Michigan State and UConn meet in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 27, with tip at 9:45 p.m. ET on CBS. Most books list Connecticut as the slight favorite (around -1.5 to -2), with moneyline quotes near -130 for the Huskies and +110 for the Spartans; totals are shown … Read more

Lead Golf star Tiger Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a rollover crash on Jupiter Island just before 2 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2026, deputies said. The incident occurred at 281 South Beach Road near Woods’ residence when his Range Rover clipped the trailer of a northbound pickup and rolled onto its … Read more

Lead In 2026 I replayed id Software’s 1992 landmark Wolfenstein 3D and found a game that still teaches lessons despite obvious age. The session highlighted the engine’s 90-degree geometry, a frustrating lack of an in-game map, and uneven difficulty across settings. Most surprisingly, the title is eminently playable one-handed using only a mouse, which reshapes … Read more

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has intervened to halt the promotions of four Army officers — two Black service members and two women — who were under consideration for one-star (brigadier general) ranks, according to current reporting. The action, first reported by the New York Times and confirmed to NPR by U.S. officials speaking on … Read more

Lead: At the close of a G7 foreign ministers meeting in France, Senator Marco Rubio said the United States expects to conclude its operations related to Iran “in the next couple of weeks,” asserting that objectives were being met and that the campaign was ahead of schedule. He spoke as allied ministers and the EU … Read more

Lead On March 27, 2026, the Idaho Legislature passed a bill that would make it a crime for people to use bathrooms, locker rooms or changing rooms that do not align with their sex at birth, including facilities in private businesses. The Senate approved the measure 28–7 after the House had passed it the prior … Read more

Lead Golf great Tiger Woods was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his Land Rover rolled over near his Jupiter Island home on Friday afternoon, 27 March 2026. Martin County authorities say the crash occurred shortly before 2:00 p.m. on a narrow two‑lane road when Woods attempted to pass a truck and … Read more

Lead: New York police say a weekslong undercover operation ended Thursday with the arrest of a New Jersey man accused of planning to firebomb the Brooklyn home of Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani, 31. Federal agents arrested 26-year-old Alexander Heifler at his Hoboken residence after investigators say they found materials and eight assembled Molotov cocktails. The … Read more

Lead: Tiger Woods was involved in a single-vehicle rollover on Jupiter Island, Florida, on Friday afternoon, March 27, 2026, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. The collision occurred just after 2 p.m. ET in the town where Woods lives; authorities said they are investigating and a sheriff’s official was scheduled to brief reporters at … Read more

Lead In March 2026 the President issued a presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to identify and use funds with a reasonable nexus to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) operations to provide pay and benefits to TSA staff during the ongoing Department of Homeland … Read more

Lead On Friday, the bipartisan House Ethics Committee concluded that Florida Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 violations of House rules and ethics standards after a seven-hour public hearing that ran into the early morning. The findings center on alleged misuse of funds tied to a roughly $5 million overpayment to her family’s health-care business … Read more

Rescuers say a humpback whale that had been stranded on a sandbank near the German Baltic resort of Timmendorfer Strand managed to swim free after an overnight push following a last-ditch trenching effort. The animal, estimated at 12–15 meters (39–49 feet) long, was first seen stuck in shallow water on Monday morning and remained grounded … Read more