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Lead On March 16, 2026, EU foreign ministers in Brussels told U.S. leaders they will not send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz, rejecting President Donald Trump’s appeal for European help after Iran partly closed the vital waterway. Ministers discussed widening the mandate of the EU naval mission Aspides to patrol the strait but … Read more
MIAMI — Aaron Nola will start Monday night’s World Baseball Classic semifinal for Italy against Venezuela at LoanDepot Park, Italy manager Francisco Cervelli announced Monday, March 16, 2026. Cervelli said he arrived at the choice Sunday and revealed it the next day, preferring Nola over Michael Lorenzen. Nola, a 32-year-old right-hander, comes off a strong … Read more
Lead: Production on the Hulu reality series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives has been paused after reports of a domestic incident involving lead cast member Taylor Frankie Paul and her former partner, Dakota Mortensen. Multiple entertainment outlets reported the halt to filming for season five, citing production insiders and law-enforcement contact. Draper City Police … Read more
On March 16, 2026, a federal judge temporarily halted several major changes that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed through to alter the nation’s childhood vaccine guidance. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy, found the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s January overhaul of the childhood … Read more
Lead: Severe thunderstorms swept across the Washington, D.C. area Monday, bringing torrential rain, damaging gusts and radar-indicated rotations that prompted tornado watches and localized flooding. The National Weather Service placed the entire D.C. region under a tornado watch through 7 p.m. as additional strong winds and bands of heavy rain moved in during the afternoon … Read more
Lead: A U.S. district court in Massachusetts on Monday temporarily halted a series of vaccine-policy changes put in place by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reversing decisions made by his appointees to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and preventing the panel from meeting as planned. Judge Brian Murphy found the administration had … Read more
Lead: On Monday, March 16, 2026, roughly 3,800 workers at JBS’s Greeley, Colorado beef plant walked off the job, marking the meatpacking sector’s first strike in four decades. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 says the walkout was prompted by stalled contract talks over wages, safety equipment and health benefits; the union … Read more
Lead: The 2026 NCAA men’s tournament projections from Silver Bulletin place Arizona as the pre-tournament favorite after simulations run on the updated COOPER–Pomeroy blend. The model now runs 100,000 simulations per scenario and accounts for injuries, travel, and in-tournament performance; daily probability updates will follow game results. Key contenders include Duke and Michigan, both carrying … Read more
Lead: On March 16, 2026, Sean Penn missed the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles to travel to Ukraine and meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Penn nonetheless won his third Oscar, taking the Best Supporting Actor prize for his role as Colonel Lockjaw in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another. Zelenskyy posted a photo of … Read more
Lead The Vanity Fair Oscars after-party at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on March 16, 2026, shifted the night’s tone from formal glamour to a bolder, more sexualized fashion vocabulary. After the Dolby Theatre ceremonies, many attendees traded corseted gowns and tailored suits for sheer panels, peek-a-boo details and trompe l’oeil embellishment. … Read more
Lead: On March 16, 2026, Cuba’s national electricity system suffered a full collapse, the island’s state operator reported, leaving large parts of the country without power. The blackout followed weeks of reported fuel shortages and comes after Cuban leaders said no oil shipments had arrived in the previous three months. State crews and emergency teams … Read more
The United States has urged partners to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open after Iran effectively blocked most commercial transit, but Western allies have reacted with caution. Senior politicians and military figures in Germany, France and the UK stressed legal, operational and political constraints, while London says work is underway on a “viable plan”. … Read more
Lead On Monday morning, severe storms swept through the Charlotte area, and the National Weather Service confirmed an EF-0 tornado with 85 mph winds struck a northeast Charlotte warehouse, ripping off its roof. The tornado traveled roughly 1.5 miles, touched down southwest of the structure and lifted shortly beyond it. Authorities reported no injuries at … Read more
Lead Nate Diaz will make his first mixed‑martial‑arts appearance in nearly four years on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, the promotion confirmed. Diaz, 40, is scheduled to meet bare‑knuckle standout Mike Perry in a five‑round welterweight bout as part of Most Valuable Promotions’ inaugural MMA card on Netflix. The event is … Read more
Lead Susie Wiles, 68, the White House chief of staff and the first woman to hold that post, announced on March 16, 2026, that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She said the disease was detected at an early stage and that she will remain in her role while beginning a course of treatment … Read more
