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Lead Socialist and allied lists retained control of France’s four largest cities — Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille — after Sunday’s municipal run-offs, providing a political lift for mainstream parties ahead of the 2027 presidential contest. Far-left La France Insoumise (LFI) and far-right forces made notable local gains, including victories in Roubaix and Nice, but … Read more

On March 22, 2026, Iranian missile strikes struck the southern Israeli towns of Arad and Dimona, communities near Israel’s primary nuclear research center, injuring more than 100 people. Israeli emergency services reported at least 64 injured in Arad—seven seriously, 15 moderately and 42 lightly—and about 40 injured in Dimona. The attacks came hours after an … Read more

The Tennessee Volunteers and Virginia Cavaliers meet in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 on March 22, 2026, in Philadelphia, PA, with tip-off scheduled for 6:10 p.m. ET on TNT. Tennessee enters as a narrow favorite (-1.5, ML -115) against Virginia (+1.5, ML -105); the total is 137.5 points. Tennessee’s lineup carries questions after freshman … Read more

Lead On March 22, 2026, St. John’s Red Storm took a 34-26 lead over the Kansas Jayhawks at the end of the first period, according to the CBS gametracker play-by-play. The half featured multiple lead changes, several momentum-shifting three-pointers and a string of offensive rebounds that kept both benches active. Zuby Ejiofor delivered a late … Read more

Lead Researchers at the University of Toronto reported in a 2023 study that the natural speed of everyday speech can indicate early cognitive decline. The team tested 125 healthy adults aged 18 to 90 and found that people who speak more slowly in conversational tasks tended to take longer to retrieve words in follow-up naming … Read more

Lead In Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, Grammy-winning singer Chappell Roan rebutted claims by Brazilian-Italian footballer Jorginho Frello that a security guard behaved aggressively toward his 11-year-old stepdaughter at a hotel in Sã o Paulo. Jorginho said his wife, Catherine Harding, and the child were staying in the same hotel while Roan was in Brazil … Read more

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump held a phone call on Sunday evening to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing Middle East war that began on 28 February. Both leaders, according to a Downing Street spokesperson, said reopening the strait was essential to stabilise global energy markets … Read more

Lead: The British spin-off Saturday Night Live UK arrives in the United States tonight on Peacock, with the first episode available to stream Sunday at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The show premiered in the U.K. on Saturday, March 21, hosted by Tina Fey with musical guest Wet Leg and drew nearly 230,000 … Read more

Lead: Elon Musk announced plans for a joint chip-manufacturing initiative for Tesla and SpaceX during a Saturday night event in downtown Austin, Texas. The proposal, described by Musk as a “Terafab,” appears from a shared image to be sited near Tesla’s Austin headquarters and gigafactory. Musk framed the project as a response to slow external … Read more

Lead: Slovenia’s parliamentary election on Sunday produced an almost dead-heat between Prime Minister Robert Golob’s liberal Freedom Movement and the opposition Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) led by Janez Janša. With roughly 99% of ballots counted, the Freedom Movement recorded 28.5% against the SDS’s 28.1%, leaving the path to government dependent on smaller parties. Both camps … Read more

Lead Fresh, escalatory threats from Washington and Tehran on March 22, 2026 raised the prospect of attacks on civilian energy and water systems across the Middle East. President Trump warned that U.S. forces could strike Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened within 48 hours; Tehran replied that any such strikes … Read more

President Donald Trump announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers will begin deploying to U.S. airports on Monday to relieve Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff strained by a partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapse. The move, overseen by White House border czar Tom Homan, is intended to help with crowd control and … Read more

Lead: Extremist Israeli settlers carried out coordinated attacks on multiple Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank on Saturday night and into Sunday, burning homes, vehicles and agricultural land after the fatal collision that killed 18-year-old Yehuda Sherman. Israeli security forces intervened in some locations and made a number of arrests, while Palestinian emergency services … Read more

March 22, 2026 — Financial markets opened in volatile fashion on Monday as the war in Iran entered its fourth week with no clear sign of de-escalation. Global oil benchmarks swung sharply — crude briefly jumped about 1.9% before reversing to trade near $110 a barrel, down roughly 1.8% from the intraday peak. US S&P … Read more

Lead On March 21–22, 2026, heavy rain forced widespread evacuations on Oahu’s North Shore as floodwaters rose and threatened a local dam; by Saturday afternoon officials began allowing residents to return. Emergency crews on Oahu conducted at least 200 rescues and state authorities reported about 5,500 people evacuated. The storm system shifted its center toward … Read more