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Lead: Warner Bros. announced Tuesday night via its social channels that Stephen Colbert and his son, screenwriter Peter McGee, are developing a new Lord of the Rings feature. The project grows from chapters early in The Fellowship of the Ring that were omitted from Peter Jackson’s 2001 adaptation and is being scripted with longtime Jackson … Read more
On 25 March 2026, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched another series of strikes on sites in Israel and US facilities across the Gulf, even as the White House said it had sent a 15‑point proposal to Tehran aimed at ending the conflict. The strikes—reported on Wednesday morning by Iranian state media—hit targets in Kuwait, … Read more
North Carolina has formally opened a search for a new head coach to lead its storied men’s basketball program, and 247Sports has compiled a list of names under consideration after speaking with multiple sources. The reporting aggregates figures confirmed as legitimate targets as well as names circulating in the public narrative. This piece synthesizes that … Read more
Stephen Colbert will co-write a new installment in the Lord of the Rings film slate, a project announced alongside Peter Jackson on social media. The untitled follow-up, currently bearing the working name The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past, is described as the second of two new films being developed from J.R.R. Tolkien’s … Read more
Lead On March 25, 2026, Meta Platforms Inc. told regulators it will award milestone‑based stock options to senior executives — the first such grants since the company’s 2012 IPO. The options will vest only if Meta meets ambitious stock‑price targets over the coming years, according to company filings released Tuesday. Meta says the awards are … Read more
Lead: Mette Frederiksen has emerged the clear winner of Denmark’s 2026 parliamentary contest, but her victory does not deliver an immediate, stable governing majority. The center-left triumph sets up delicate coalition bargaining in Copenhagen, where centrist leader Lars Løkke Rasmussen could become the decisive kingmaker. Negotiations unfolding over the coming days will determine whether Frederiksen … Read more
A drone strike that ignited a blaze at Kuwait International Airport on Tuesday has intensified regional tensions as US leaders approve a deployment of more than 1,000 members of the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East. Reports say the airport fire followed an unmanned attack; there were no immediate official casualty totals. At the … Read more
In a surprise result in Palm Beach, Democrats have flipped Florida House District 87 — the legislative seat that contains former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. First-time candidate Emily Gregory was projected to defeat Trump-backed Republican Jon Maples in a special election held Tuesday, reversing a 2024 Republican margin of 19 percentage points in the … Read more
Lead Grammy-winning South African composer Lebohang Morake, known as Lebo M, filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles in March 2026 accusing Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Mwanyenyeka (stage name Learnmore Jonasi) of harming his reputation by misrepresenting the meaning of the opening chant to The Lion King, ‘Circle of Life.’ The complaint says Jonasi repeatedly offered … Read more
Lead: A drone strike that ignited a fire on Kuwait’s airport runway on 24 March 2026 has added a new flashpoint to an expanding Middle East conflict. Reports say emergency crews contained the blaze with limited operational disruption, while the US authorised the deployment of elements from the 82nd Airborne Division—around 1,000 personnel—to the region … Read more
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks to end the war with Iran are underway, comments that coincided with a sharp drop in oil prices during Asian trading and were disputed by Iranian officials. Brent crude fell 6.6% to $97.56 a barrel and US-traded crude slid more than 5.5% to $87.20. The statements … Read more
Lead On March 24, 2026, NCIS aired its 500th episode, revealing a surprise: Director Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll) dies after an extended, reflective sequence. Carroll says he learned of the plan in November 2025, filmed his final scene on Dec. 11, 2025, and has since returned to the set to direct episodes this season. The … Read more
In the pre-dawn hours a bright green fireball raced across the Pacific Northwest sky and was recorded on a dashboard camera at 6:06 a.m. Monday. The recording came from southwestern Washington, roughly 20 miles (32 km) north of Portland, Oregon, and was reported by a commuter who initially mistook the flash for a lightning strike. … Read more
Lead Reports on 24 March 2026 that the US has offered a 15‑point peace proposal to Iran coincided with a sharp drop in global oil prices and fresh US force movements toward the region. Media outlets say the White House approved the partial deployment of the 82nd Airborne Division—fewer than 1,500 troops—to the Middle East … Read more
Lead: A month before the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, Bucky Brooks releases his third full first-round projection after a frenetic free-agency period and a wave of trades reshaped team priorities. The updated mock shows the Dallas Cowboys selecting Rueben Bain Jr. in the first round and the Kansas City Chiefs adding a dynamic tight … Read more
