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On March 14, 2026, Australian officials said three additional members of Iran’s women’s national soccer team who had applied for asylum after the Asian Cup in Australia decided to return to Iran. The announcement brings to four the number of the seven team members who have rescinded asylum requests since the tournament ended. The players … Read more

Lead On March 14, 2026, a frenetic Saturday of conference-tournament basketball reshaped the projected 68-team NCAA Tournament field as Selection Sunday approaches. Eleven automatic berths were decided during the day, including Akron’s dramatic MAC title clincher and Utah State’s Mountain West triumph over San Diego State. Key bubble teams saw their fates shift: the Aztecs … Read more

Lead: The U.S. military confirmed that six American service members died when a KC-135 aerial refueling tanker crashed in western Iraq on March 13, 2026. CENTCOM said the loss was not caused by hostile or friendly fire and that the circumstances remain under investigation. The crew included personnel from MacDill Air Force Base and the … Read more

Lead CHARLOTTE, N.C. — On March 14, 2026, No. 1 Duke held off No. 10 Virginia 74-70 in the ACC tournament final, securing its second consecutive conference crown under coach Jon Scheyer. Isaiah Evans led Duke with 20 points and Cameron Boozer sank two decisive free throws with 3.9 seconds remaining to seal the victory. … Read more

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday ordered Texas-based Sable Offshore Corp to restore its Santa Ynez unit and associated pipeline infrastructure off southern California, invoking the Defense Production Act to address risks to domestic crude supply after damage dating to a 2015 spill. The directive targets three federal offshore rigs, onshore and offshore pipelines, … Read more

Lead: On March 14, 2026 at Daikin Park, Team Italy upset Puerto Rico 8-6 in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal before 34,299 fans to reach the tournament semifinals for the first time. The win, powered by two early four-run frames and late relief from Greg Weissert, eliminated a Puerto Rico side that entered the game … Read more

Lead Workers installed the final blades on the last turbine Friday evening, marking the end of construction for Vineyard Wind, the United States’ first large-scale offshore wind project off the coast of Massachusetts. The 62-turbine array will still require several weeks of commissioning before it can supply steady power to the New England grid. The … Read more

Lead Strong March winds raced east from the Great Lakes region Saturday, toppling trees, ripping roofs and leaving hundreds of thousands without power across Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Utilities tracking outages reported about 346,000 customers without electricity in the late afternoon. In the Plains, wind-driven blazes in Nebraska burned hundreds of square miles and were … Read more

Lead: On March 12, 2026, Italy’s Constitutional Court upheld a 2025 law that narrows citizenship by descent, limiting eligibility to people with an Italian parent or grandparent under specific conditions. The decision curtails the long-standing jus sanguinis pathway that previously allowed claims through great-grandparents and earlier ancestors. The ruling affects millions worldwide who pursue Italian … Read more

Of the 68 teams that will compete in the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, 31 earn automatic berths by winning their conference tournaments. These conference events run across March, with games staged at campus sites and neutral arenas; many concluded by March 14. The full NCAA bracket will be revealed at 6 p.m. ET on … Read more

Lead: The US–Iran war that began three weeks ago has not yet triggered broad market panic, but strategists warn that sentiment could shift quickly. The S&P 500 is down roughly 3% year-to-date and about 5% below its all-time high, while Brent crude has surged after oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz were disrupted. Alpine … Read more

14 March 2026 — Former US president Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States may carry out additional strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’, while suggesting Tehran was close to a deal that nonetheless offered ‘terms are n’t good enough yet’. His remarks came in a 30-minute telephone … Read more

John Alford, who later reverted to his birth name John Shannon, has died in prison aged 54. He was serving an eight-and-a-half-year sentence imposed in January 2026 after being convicted of sexual offences involving two teenage girls. The incidents dated to 2022 in Hertfordshire and Alford stood trial at St Albans Crown Court in September. … Read more

Lead Three members of Iran’s women’s football delegation who had been granted humanitarian visas in Australia have decided to withdraw asylum requests and will return to Iran. The trio—identified by diaspora activists as Zahra Soltan Meshkehkar, Mona Hamoudi and Zahra Sarbali—had been among a group who initially sought to stay after the Asian Cup match … Read more

Lead: Tilman Fertitta’s Fertitta Entertainment is negotiating to acquire Caesars Entertainment in talks taking place this weekend at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston. Sources say the current economic terms center on about $32 per share, valuing Caesars’ equity at roughly $6.5 billion and its enterprise at $31.5 billion, reflecting substantial company debt. The negotiations … Read more