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Lead: Sony announced global price increases for the PS5 family and the PlayStation Portal remote player, effective April 2, 2026. The company cited ongoing pressures in the global economic landscape as the reason for the adjustment. New recommended retail prices have been published for the U.S., U.K., Europe and Japan, raising several SKUs by tens … Read more
Lead On March 26, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Taylor Swift was awarded Artist of the Year at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The win was part of a seven-award haul for Swift that night, which also included Pop Album of the Year and Pop Song of the Year. Olympic figure skater … Read more
In Houston on Thursday night, ninth-seeded Iowa extended an unlikely NCAA Tournament surge by defeating fourth-seeded Nebraska 77-71 to reach the Elite Eight. Bennett Stirtz led the Hawkeyes with 20 points and Alvaro Folgueiras added 16, including a decisive three-point play in the closing minutes. The win sends Iowa (24-12) into a South Region final … Read more
Lead: Global equity markets mostly fell Friday while oil climbed after Wall Street recorded its worst single-day loss since the Iran war began. The rout was driven by growing doubts over a negotiated de-escalation between Washington and Tehran and fresh troop movements to the region. Major U.S. benchmarks fell sharply on Thursday, and investors pushed … Read more
On the night of March 27, 2026, at LaGuardia Airport in New York, an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire-rescue vehicle on a runway after an air traffic controller issued urgent orders to stop. Over a span of nine seconds the controller’s voice rose from command to alarm — “Stop, Truck 1, stop!” — … Read more
Lead On March 27, 2026, the U.S. Senate approved a spending measure to restore funding for most Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operations after a 42-day impasse, but the package deliberately excludes funding for the department’s primary immigration enforcement activities. The measure, passed overnight, moves to the House for consideration as lawmakers weigh political and … Read more
Lead Since late February, after the United States and Israel opened a campaign against Iran, Tehran has struck commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, effectively constricting traffic through the narrow channel and contributing to a global fuel shock. Washington has issued an ultimatum demanding that Iran reopen the waterway to oil and gas shipments … Read more
Lead: Today, Friday, March 27, 2026, begins with a Moon Alert: avoid shopping (except food and gas) and postpone major choices between 6:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., after which the Moon shifts from Cancer into Leo. Across the zodiac, themes range from social opportunities and creative momentum to caution around close relationships and Mercury retrograde … Read more
Lead Taylor Swift dominated the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday night, winning seven trophies from nine nominations at the ceremony in Los Angeles. The haul extended her standing as iHeartRadio’s most decorated artist, bringing her career total at the show to 41 wins. Swift accepted the award for Pop Album of the Year for … Read more
Lead On March 27, 2026, Macquarie Group Ltd. warned that crude oil could spike to about 200 dollars a barrel if the conflict involving Iran continues into June and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. The research note, issued and updated the same day, presented a scenario with roughly a 40 percent probability for a … Read more
President Donald Trump said on March 27, 2026, that he will sign an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to restart pay for Transportation Security Administration officers after they spent more than a month without full pay. The move, announced on social media, comes as absences and departures among TSA staff have caused … Read more
Lead: On March 26, 2026, President Trump announced a 10-day extension to his demand that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz, moving the new deadline to April 6 at 8 p.m. ET after saying talks with Tehran were progressing. The shift in tone came the same day Israel said it had killed an Iranian naval … Read more
Lead U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived Friday at a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Vaux-de-Cernay, France, to seek allied backing for the U.S. approach to the Iran conflict after President Donald Trump publicly attacked NATO partners. Rubio faced a group of ministers who have expressed deep reservations about U.S. military action in the … Read more
March 27, 2026 — The U.S. Senate early Friday approved legislation to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security, moving to end a lengthy partial government shutdown that disrupted airport security and travel. The measure, passed by voice vote, creates a path to restore operations hampered at checkpoints and limit wider economic fallout … Read more
Lead U.S. stock futures ticked higher on Friday after President Donald Trump announced a brief extension of a deadline to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure, citing ongoing negotiations with Tehran. The move — a pause that pushes the target date to April 6 — followed attacks on Iran’s energy facilities on Feb. 28 and comes as … Read more
