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Henry C. Lee, the forensic scientist whose work brought modern crime-scene methods into public view through high-profile cases including the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial, died Friday at his home in Henderson, Nevada. He was 87. His family and the University of New Haven said he “passed away peacefully” after a brief illness. Lee taught at … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian satellites photographed the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on March 20, March 23 and March 25, days before Iran launched a strike on March 26 that wounded American service members. Zelenskyy shared a summary of Ukrainian intelligence with NBC News during a visit to Doha, and said … Read more
Lead: On March 28, 2026, No. 3 Illinois and No. 9 Iowa met in the Elite Eight at the Toyota Center in Houston with a Final Four berth in Indianapolis on the line. The region final featured veteran Illini coach Brad Underwood (Year 9) against first-year Hawkeyes head coach Ben McCollum, whose roster includes several … Read more
Lead: On 26 March a truck carrying 413,793 KitKat confectionery units—roughly 12 tonnes of a new Formula One-themed chocolate line—was stolen while traveling through central Italy en route to Poland. Nestlé, KitKat’s parent company, confirmed the theft and said it is working with local authorities and supply-chain partners to investigate. The vehicle and the cargo … Read more
Lead: The United States men’s national team faces Belgium this afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta in the first friendly of the March international window. Manager Mauricio Pochettino confirmed defenders Miles Robinson and Chris Richards will not be on the matchday sheet due to ongoing minor injuries, and both are also expected to miss Tuesday’s … Read more
Lead: More than 3,500 U.S. service members, led by the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli with roughly 2,500 Marines aboard, reached the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on March 27–28, 2026. The deployment comes amid an intensifying campaign between Iran and U.S.-aligned partners that has seen over 11,000 strikes since Operation Epic Fury … Read more
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the Department of Homeland Security to pay Transportation Security Administration officers amid a partial government shutdown, aiming to ease unusually long security lines at major U.S. airports during spring break. The move arrives as passenger volumes rise for spring-break travel and the upcoming Passover and … Read more
Updated March 28, 2026 / 4:16 PM EDT Lead European governments told U.S. diplomats in late March 2026 that Russia is providing direct, material support to Iran’s war effort in ways Washington has not fully disclosed. Allies argue the Russia‑Iran partnership links the war in Ukraine to the Middle East, with Moscow reportedly supplying intelligence, … Read more
Lead: U.S. Soccer published its official starting XI for the U.S. men’s national team friendly against Belgium on Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia. The announcement set the tone for a high-profile test against a top-ranked European opponent and provided early clues about selection priorities ahead of competitive windows. Coaches on both sides used … Read more
Health authorities and researchers are tracking a newly notable Omicron-lineage SARS-CoV-2 variant known as BA.3.2, nicknamed “cicada.” First identified in South Africa in November 2024, it reappeared in the United States after a months-long lull and has been detected across multiple countries. Laboratory studies show it carries roughly 70–75 mutations relative to the currently dominant … Read more
Lead: Two of the final co-founders at Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, Manuel Kroiss and Ross Nordeen, have reportedly left the company as of late March 2026. Business Insider first reported Kroiss told colleagues he was departing, and later that Nordeen exited on Friday. The departures come as Musk says xAI is being rebuilt “from … Read more
Lead President Donald Trump has set a firm rule that Tiger Woods may not drive his grandchildren following Woods’s March 27 Land Rover crash and subsequent DUI charge. The restriction applies to the five children of Vanessa Trump and Donald Trump Jr., whom Woods has regularly spent time with during a relationship with Vanessa that … Read more
Lead On Saturday, demonstrators took to streets in cities and towns across the United States for the first “No Kings” action since the joint US–Israeli war against Iran began one month ago. Events were planned in all 50 states, with organisers reporting more than 3,300 actions and projecting large turnouts in New York, Los Angeles … Read more
Lead: Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools will have counselors available Monday and local vigils are planned after a school bus crash in Carroll County on Friday left two students dead and at least seven others critically injured. The Kenwood Middle School bus collided with a Chevrolet Trailblazer and a TDOT dump truck on Highway 70 near Huntington … Read more
Lead On March 28 in Monaco, Pope Leo made a one-day visit to the tax-free principality known for its concentration of extreme wealth and luxury yachts, urging residents to put their prosperity at the service of others. He arrived after a roughly 90-minute helicopter trip from the Vatican and met Prince Albert at the prince’s … Read more
