Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai overnight, as Gulf states increasingly suffer the fallout from the war.
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Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Trump tells Europe 'get your own oil,' Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai
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'We call it the walking bus': How kids are getting to school amid ICE operations
In cities where ICE operations have surged, community members are walking kids to school.
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Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai as fighting continues on all fronts
Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai overnight, as Gulf states increasingly suffer the fallout from the war.
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Monday, 30 March 2026
Who is an American? The Supreme Court will decide
President Trump claims that there is no automatic guarantee to birthright citizenship in the Constitution. But, will that claim hold up in court?
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TSA workers may receive pay soon. And, Israel plans to expand its invasion of Lebanon
TSA workers have now been without pay for more than 40 days, as Trump says he has a plan to pay them. And, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces plans to expand the invasion of Lebanon.
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Philanthropy in science has little oversight. Jeffrey Epstein exploited that
A large share of science funding comes through philanthropy, with little legal or public scrutiny. This lack of oversight allowed Jeffrey Epstein to cultivate scientists and launder his reputation.
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Sunday, 29 March 2026
Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message
Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square.
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How to navigate the maze of drug discounts to get the best price
In February, TrumpRx joined a growing list of websites consumers can tap for discounts on their medicines. Here's a cheat sheet for getting the best deal.
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Why a 98-year-old federal judge is asking the Supreme Court for her job back
Pauline Newman's story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where judges are getting older and lifetime tenure is raising thorny questions about retirement.
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Saturday, 28 March 2026
Rifts over Iran, but unity for Trump: Takeaways from CPAC 2026
Members of the MAGA faithful gathered in Texas for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. While tensions over Iran split some attendees, Trump remained the glue holding them together.
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Friday, 27 March 2026
Kansas City nun reflects on life spent caring for kids
For StoryCorps, a nun in Kansas City reminisces about helping families in need of low-cost childcare.
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Rubio heads to Europe to try garner support for Iran war
Representatives of the world's wealthiest democracies gather in France today for a G7 meeting, where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to try to shore up support among reticent allies for the Trump administration's war on Iran.
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Thursday, 26 March 2026
Bill Maher is getting the Mark Twain Prize after all
There was confusion about whether the satirist would be getting the Kennedy Center's top humor award after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it "fake news." Now it's confirmed.
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Iran rejects U.S. peace plan. And, jury finds Meta, Google to blame in addiction trial
Iran rejects a U.S. proposal to end the war and counters with a different peace plan. And, a jury finds Meta and Google negligent in a trial over social media's harms.
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Wednesday, 25 March 2026
DHS funding deal on shaky ground as Trump and Democrats both decline to embrace it
After weeks of start and stop negotiations between Congressional Democrats and the White House, there's an emerging proposal to fund the majority of DHS and tackle ICE enforcement funding separately.
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A 92-year-old judge will take on the Maduro case. What do we know about him?
Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro heads to court again this week. The judge overseeing this case is longtime federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein. At 92 years old, Hellerstein is older than the average age of a federal judge by more than 20 years.
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Yep, a mom's COVID shot during pregnancy protects her baby, a large study finds
A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
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Thousands of U.S. troops deploy to Middle East. And, the latest on DHS funding talks
The U.S. is sending thousands of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne to the Middle East. And, congressional Republicans present Democrats with a new deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
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Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Kim vows to 'irreversibly' cement North Korea's nuclear status
In his speech, Kim expressed pride in the country's rapid expansion of nuclear weapons and missiles in recent years, calling it the "right" choice.
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Asia boosts coal use as Iran war squeezes global LNG supplies
Analysts say coal may stabilize supplies for now but they warn that continued reliance on the polluting fuel will worsen air pollution.
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Monday, 23 March 2026
A LaGuardia crash kills 2, hurts dozens and closes the airport. Here's what to know
An Air Canada regional jet hit a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia on Sunday night, killing both pilots. At least nine people are hospitalized, and the airport is closed Monday morning.
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Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda
Voice of America staffers are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging she put pro-Trump propaganda on its airwaves. She has lost numerous rulings of late.
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Trump delays strikes on Iran's power plants for 5 days. And, ICE deploys to airports
Trump says he will deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports to help address delays. And, the president said he would delay strikes on Iranian power plants for five days.
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Iran threatens strikes on Gulf power plants following Trump's Strait of Hormuz ultimatum
Iran warned it could start striking power plants across the Gulf region, after President Trump threatened to hit Iran's energy infrastructure unless Tehran opens the Strait of Hormuz when his 48 hour ultimatum expires on Monday.
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Sunday, 22 March 2026
The oldest known recording of a whale song reveals how oceans have changed
Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have uncovered the oldest known recording of whale song. And it reveals a noisier soundscape of today's oceans.
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Inside a rare lab that's blazing a bold trail as it hunts for new drugs
A scientist from Zambia who loves — LOVES! — chemistry runs a lab in South Africa that is being hailed for "extraordinary" work.
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