9 Mar 2026, 5:08 pm
Background: The Upshur County Sheriff's Office in Buckhannon, W.Va. (Google Maps). Inset (left to right): Joshua Vincent Moore and Kayla Spruill (Tygart Valley Regional Jail). The teenage daughter of a West Virginia couple called 911 to report a domestic violence incident and police said when they arrived, they found a 4-year-old child with autism locked in a room. According to local CBS affiliate WDTV, 40-year-old Joshua Vincent Moore and 36-year-old Kayla Spruill…
9 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm
Top European Court Advisor Says Policy Should Be 'Refund Now, Sue Later'Banks must promptly refund phishing victims when the scams lead to unauthorized transactions, an advisor to the European Union’s top court has said. The case in question involves an unnamed Polish woman who got duped on an online auction platform.
9 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm
Similar Fraud Rates Across Documents Reveal Weaknesses in Verification WorkflowsOne in 16 documents processed across financial institutions last year showed signs of manipulation, fabrication or misrepresentation. Most fraud teams want better document detection and tighter review queues. But financial institutions may be looking in the wrong place.
9 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm
Three-Year Old Zero-Day Under Mass AttackA flaw in Cisco Software-defined network management software has become a hacker free-for-all, warn cybersecurity experts. The flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication and obtain administrative privileges on the affected system.
9 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm
CS4CA USA Summit Speaker Daryl Haegley on Zero Trust and OT VisibilityCritical infrastructure operators face constant cyber probing from state adversaries targeting energy, water and industrial systems. A U.S. Air Force cyber resiliency leader explains why zero trust, IT-OT separation and stronger anomaly detection are essential to defend mission-critical operations.
9 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm
How Silos Drain Time, Money and AI Value Across Modern EnterprisesSilos are draining organizations more than leaders realize. From duplicated work and stalled decisions to fragmented AI adoption and shadow tools, internal barriers are eroding productivity and digital transformation. The cost is measurable and preventable for those willing to act.
9 Mar 2026, 5:00 pm
Why SOCs Must Move Beyond Alerts and Adopt Identity-Aware Defense Models TodaySecurity operations centers are overwhelmed by alerts, fragmented identity data and tool sprawl. As identity-based attacks rise, CISOs are shifting toward identity-aware detection, automation and outcome-driven security operations to reduce risk and improve resilience across hybrid environments.
9 Mar 2026, 4:53 pm
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., questioned a State Department official last week over Biden-era grants for DEI programs around the world amid her claim that former President Joe Biden’s administration was "trying to make the maps more gay."Sarah Rogers, the State Department’s undersecretary for public diplomacy, was testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in a hearing titled: "Advancing National Security Through Public Diplomacy.""Can you tell me what is…
9 Mar 2026, 4:53 pm
Iran’s new supreme leader has not been in power long, but President Donald Trump has already voiced his displeasure of the choice and said he would support Mojtaba Khamenei’s murder. Trump said he would support the killing if the new leader if he doesn’t agree to the U.S.’s demands to end the war, per Mediaite. Iran’s Assembly of Experts named Khamenei the new Supreme Leader of Iran, succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S.
9 Mar 2026, 4:49 pm
President Trump will hold a press conference Monday evening, after addressing the House Republican caucus in Miami. It follows a weekend of developments in the war against Iran. Oil prices surged overnight Monday, settling near $100 a barrel as the conflict shows no signs of slowing down. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday downplayed concerns about the……
9 Mar 2026, 4:48 pm
This post is cowritten with Abdullahi Olaoye, Curtice Lockhart, Nirmal Kumar Juluru from NVIDIA. We are excited to announce that NVIDIA’s Nemotron 3 Nano is now available as a fully managed and serverless model in Amazon Bedrock. This follows our earlier announcement at AWS re:Invent supporting NVIDIA Nemotron 2 Nano 9B and NVIDIA Nemotron 2 Nano VL 12B models. With NVIDIA Nemotron open models on Amazon Bedrock, you can accelerate innovation and deliver tangible…
9 Mar 2026, 4:44 pm
Despite a dip in job approval ratings, President Trump is still beating out former Vice President Kamala Harris (D) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in an overall popularity contest. In new NBC News survey results released Monday, 41 percent of respondents expressed favorable views of the president. Only 34 percent of those polled responded……
9 Mar 2026, 4:44 pm
The adoption and implementation of generative AI inference has increased with organizations building more operational workloads that use AI capabilities in production at scale. To help customers achieve the scale of their generative AI applications, Amazon Bedrock offers cross-Region inference (CRIS) profiles. CRIS is a powerful feature that organizations can use to seamlessly distribute inference processing across multiple AWS Regions. This capability helps you get…
9 Mar 2026, 4:42 pm
European airfares could double if the war in the Middle East continues, analysts warn. On the day oil broke through the $100 a barrel mark, experts say the knock-on effects could soon be hitting holidaymakers. Petrol prices are already up at the pumps and the energy shock will feed through to prices in the shops if the crisis isn’t resolved, it was warned.But problems for air travellers are just weeks away. The Gulf is a major source of aviation fuel, most of whic…
9 Mar 2026, 4:40 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis traveled to Cyprus for an emergency trilateral meeting with President Christodoulides amid the war in Iran.
9 Mar 2026, 4:39 pm
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) will be joining the Washington Reporter as a columnist, according to a Monday release from the outlet. The Washington Reporter touted Sinema as someone who will bring a “rare perspective” and “inside look” to policy debates. “This is another step in establishing the Reporter as an independent, nonpartisan outlet dedicated……
9 Mar 2026, 4:36 pm
Travelers heading out for spring break encountered unusually long airport security lines over the weekend as a lapse in funding for the Department of Homeland Security began affecting staffing levels at checkpoints across the country. According to Fox News, at several airports, passengers reported waiting hours to clear security. Houston Hobby Airport in Texas saw lines stretch to an average of about 3.5 hours at one point on Sunday, per Reuters. Meanwhil…
9 Mar 2026, 4:34 pm
Left: Pricilla P. Marshall. Right: Cody R. Marion (Fox Lake Police Department). An Illinois mother and her boyfriend are behind bars after they allegedly subjected her 11-year-old son to yearslong abuse, which included pouring dish soap into his mouth and forcing him to write sentences such as "you're not a loved child, everybody hates you." Pricilla P. Marshall, 34, and Cody R. Marion, 35, are facing charges of aggravated battery, endangering the life of a child an…
9 Mar 2026, 4:33 pm
Last week NVIDIA released the 595.45.04 Linux driver beta as their first release in the R595 series for Linux and it's running very well in initial testing. Today as part of their Vulkan developer beta program, they have released the NVIDIA 595.44.02 driver that brings some new Vulkan API features...
9 Mar 2026, 4:32 pm
The war is now in its 10th day, and Israel and the United States continue to trade blows with Iran, with further missile and drone strikes across the Middle East. Meanwhile, the U.S. military’s ability to execute more rapid heavy airstrikes against Iranian targets was stepped up further today, with the arrival at RAF Fairford in England of three U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers. The aircraft are from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dako…
9 Mar 2026, 4:32 pm
Telehealth company Hims & Hers on Monday announced a “strategic shift” in its business model, partnering with pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk to sell its blockbuster GLP-1 medication and stop selling the “copycat” compounded versions it has long advertised. In a press release, Hims & Hers said it will “no longer advertise compounded GLP-1 offerings on……
9 Mar 2026, 4:29 pm
Oil prices whipped from nearly $120 per barrel, their highest since 2022, back toward $90.
9 Mar 2026, 4:29 pm
The two were taken into custody for throwing homemade shrapnel-filled explosives towards officers near Gracie Mansion on Monday. The devices failed to ignite. Police also searched two homes in Pennsylvania linked to the incident.
9 Mar 2026, 4:28 pm
Paul Scholes says an Instagram story post about Manchester United interim head coach Michael Carrick was "in no way intended to be offensive" towards his former team-mate.
9 Mar 2026, 4:28 pm
Donald Trump has told US media that the Iran war is "very complete," in the biggest indication to date the end could be in sight for the 10-day long war.The US President said they were "very far ahead of schedule", and that Iran has "no navy, no communications," "no air force," and claimed their missiles are "down to a scatter"."Their drones are being blown up all over the place, including their manufacturing of drones. If you look, they have nothing left. There's n…
9 Mar 2026, 4:26 pm
Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi are awaiting arraignment Monday on charges that include attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization.
9 Mar 2026, 4:20 pm
The trio of officials tapped to succeed Alina Habba by splitting the role of New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor are leading the office unlawfully, a federal judge ruled Monday, slamming the Trump administration for seeking to skirt congressional approval once again. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann rejected the government’s assertion that Congress gave Attorney General Pam Bondi the authority to skip over Senate……
9 Mar 2026, 4:19 pm
Enjoy meltdowns from businesses on Yelp over negative reviews? AI is threatening to take that away Angry company responses to customer complaints are a favorite topic of internet amusement and outrage, but they're also embarrassing for the employees who post them. Having AI process customer reviews could be a better way. ……
9 Mar 2026, 4:13 pm
“Although Obamacare sign-ups have fallen significantly this year over skyrocketing monthly premiums, Dr. Mehmet Oz believes enrollment is still too high,” NBC News reports. “Oz said some people enrolled in ACA plans should not be there and expects enrollment to fall further — to around 19 million.” Said Oz: “In fact, the fact that we have 23 million makes me think we have too many participants in the ACA. It’s too high of a number.”…
9 Mar 2026, 4:10 pm
“Airports are warning travelers to prepare to spend hours in security checkpoint lines, with the partial government shutdown stretching federal security workers,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
9 Mar 2026, 4:08 pm
Global energy markets have been rocked by the U.S. war with Iran, as shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have been all but completely cut off. But one location that has not been hit is Kharg Island, which is roughly 16 miles off the coast of Iran and 300 miles from the Strait of Hormuz.……
9 Mar 2026, 4:07 pm
Several Republican lawmakers are raising concerns about whether immigration policies in a U.S. Pacific territory could be allowing Chinese nationals to exploit birthright citizenship laws. According to Fox News, in a letter sent Monday, Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, and 32 other House Republicans asked federal officials to provide more information about immigration programs and births involving Chinese nationals in the Commonwealth of the…
9 Mar 2026, 4:04 pm
President Trump has said he is “not happy” about the appointment of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, adding that the Islamic regime had made a “big mistake”.Hardliner Mojtaba Khamenei, the late Ali Khamenei's son, was announced as the new chief Ayatollah yesterday.He was chosen by the "assembly of experts", a body of 88 Islamic scholars who have been selected by their loyalty to the regime.The previous Ayatollah was killed in the first wave of joint US and Israe…
9 Mar 2026, 4:04 pm
The NewsScott Colom says his challenge to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith isn’t about revenge over her blocking his bid to become a federal judge — but that she’ll still come to regret it.Had Hyde-Smith not objected to Colom’s judicial nomination in 2023, he would be on the federal bench for life, and the Mississippi GOP senator would probably lack a real opponent. But Hyde-Smith used her veto power as a home-state senator to stop Colom; and now, she is in the unusual…
9 Mar 2026, 4:02 pm
The chancellor said a meeting on Wednesday will explore ways to help households.
9 Mar 2026, 4:00 pm
What hardware hacker doesn’t have a soft spot for transparent cases? While they may have fallen out of mainstream favor, they have an undeniable appeal to anyone with an interest in electronic or mechanical devices. Which is why the Orbigator built by [wyojustin] stands out among similar desktop orbital trackers we’ve seen. Conceptually, it’s very similar to the International Space Station tracking lamp that [Will Dana] built in 2025. In fact, [wyojustin] cite…
9 Mar 2026, 4:00 pm
A libertarian public-interest firm that helped topple President Trump’s emergency tariffs at the Supreme Court sued him Monday over his new levies, contending they also are illegal. “This Court has been down this road before,” Liberty Justice Center wrote in its complaint. The suit challenges Trump’s global 10 percent tariff — which he pledged to raise to 15 percent — quickly imposed after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of…
9 Mar 2026, 4:00 pm
Adam Serwer: “This rejection of empiricism makes selling falsehoods easier and contradicting them harder, which creates a fertile environment for anyone with something to sell, whether shady businesses or authoritarian governments.” “The spread of anti-vax conspiracy theories is just another example of the gullicism that defines our age. The cynicism is highly selective: Gullicists see everyone’s hidden motives—except when they don’t. They are able to re…
9 Mar 2026, 4:00 pm
As power grids add more renewable energy and large-scale battery storage, utilities face a growing challenge: how to stress-test tomorrow's electricity systems before investing billions to build them. Wind, solar and battery-backed grids behave differently from traditional power systems. They are faster, more complex and harder to predict, especially during faults, extreme weather or sudden demand spikes. But using today's simulation tools to test those scenarios ca…
9 Mar 2026, 3:58 pm
Great Britain's joyless start to the Winter Paralympics continues as wheelchair curlers Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean miss out on the mixed doubles semi-finals.
9 Mar 2026, 3:58 pm
The United Kingdom’s HMS Dragon warship will set sail in the coming days to a military base in Cyprus, British Defense Secretary John Healey confirmed on Monday amid escalating military operations from the U.S. and Israel against Iran. The Ministry of Defense first announced the ship’s deployment last week. But the aircraft carrier has been……
9 Mar 2026, 3:56 pm
NATO shot down a second Iranian missile in Turkish airspace Monday, the Turkish defense ministry reported. There were no injuries.
9 Mar 2026, 3:56 pm
President Trump is scheduled to conduct a news conference Monday afternoon, with the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran in its second week. “Many important meetings and phone calls taking place today while I am at Trump National Doral, in Miami,” the president said in a Truth Social post Monday afternoon. “Additionally, I will be going……
9 Mar 2026, 3:52 pm
A man found himself fighting a dangerous flesh-eating infection after what appeared to be an innocuous spider bite transformed his hand into something resembling "the size of a bowling ball."Chris Keegan, a 40-year-old actor and escape room designer, awoke one morning to discover a tiny mark on his right hand, which he initially paid little attention to.The seemingly trivial wound, suspected to be from a false widow spider, would soon escalate into a medical emergen…
9 Mar 2026, 3:51 pm
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, enters power as the Islamic republic faces its most serious crisis.
9 Mar 2026, 3:50 pm
President Trump said that the war against Iran could be over soon, CNBC reports. Said Trump: “I think the war is very complete, pretty much”…
9 Mar 2026, 3:48 pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday went after Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) for his blanket attack on Muslims. Ogles posted a message on social media Monday morning declaring that Muslims have no place in America, prompting Jeffries to say that Ogles has no place on Capitol Hill. “Andy Ogles is a malignant clown and……
9 Mar 2026, 3:44 pm
The selection of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s new supreme leader has raised concerns among analysts who say his leadership could strengthen the country’s security establishment and continue the policies of his father. According to Fox News, Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of longtime Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reportedly been chosen to lead the Islamic Republic following his father’s rule. Some observers say the younger Khamenei has long wielded…
9 Mar 2026, 3:44 pm
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed a bill that would have honored the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk on license plates in the Grand Canyon State. “Charlie Kirk’s assassination is tragic and a horrifying act of violence. In America, we resolve our political differences at the ballot box. No matter who it targets, political violence……
9 Mar 2026, 3:42 pm
Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the National Governors Association dinner at the White House, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Washington (AP Photo/Allison Robbert). Secretary of State Marco Rubio was slapped with a lawsuit on Monday morning, claiming he's made a "brazen" censorship policy against noncitizen researchers, academics, and journalists under the guise of cracking down on those "complicit in censoring Americans." The Coalition for Independent Technology…
9 Mar 2026, 3:41 pm
GB News host Martin Daubney has clashed with a Labour MP in a tense exchange over the Iran war, demanding him to "get on the phone" to his "boss" Sir Keir Starmer.Appearing on the People's Channel, Alex McIntyre assured viewers that the Prime Minister has put "the interests of the British people first".Challenging Mr McIntyre, Martin pushed back on his assurance: "Do you agree, it's an international embarrassment to learn that HMS Prince of Wales isn't currently hea…
9 Mar 2026, 3:41 pm
SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly accused CBS News’ “60 Minutes” Monday of editing an interview with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to make it appear like he was answering a question about Israel. The edited segment suggested that Hegseth answered a question about Israel’s influence on the U.S. strikes against Iran. However, the full interview showed “60 Minutes” reporter Major Garrett asking Hegseth to respond to critics who accused the Iranian strikes of not bei…
9 Mar 2026, 3:33 pm
The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a three-year contract with wide receiver Mike Evans, sources familiar with the agreement told UPI on Monday.
9 Mar 2026, 3:30 pm
Wall Street Journal: “The hottest and most exclusive MAGA status symbol is a pair of leather oxfords… Trump has been gifting footwear to agency heads, lawmakers, White House advisers and VIPs.” “Trump has fallen in love with Florsheim, the American brand that’s been pairing comfort and style for more than a century… The president has taken to guessing people’s shoe size in front of them. He asks an aide to put in an order and, a week later, a brown Flo…
9 Mar 2026, 3:30 pm
February 17, 2026The Monegasque driver about to marry was/is cheating on his partner like crazy. The ring was kind of a deal. They can't stand each other anymore but there are a lot of things that have been put in place that will be tough to stop. Charles Leclerc/Alexandra Saint Mleux …
9 Mar 2026, 3:28 pm
The Trump administration issued a grand jury subpoena for records pertaining to the Arizona Senate’s 2020 audit of Maricopa County election results, Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen confirmed on Monday in a post on the social platform X. Petersen, who said he had complied with the subpoena, added, “The FBI has the records. Any other report is fake news.”……
9 Mar 2026, 3:27 pm
K-FK / shutterstockThe Winter Olympics just showcased alpine sport at its most spectacular and universal. But in the mountains themselves, access to winter sports is becoming increasingly unequal. The cost of keeping slopes open in a warming climate is climbing – and so are prices for visitors. Investment will be concentrated in higher altitude resorts that are able to adapt, while smaller and lower areas fall behind. The key question for the future of skiing ma…
9 Mar 2026, 3:26 pm
Knowledge about eating wild mushrooms has been lost. Sandret/ShtterstockWild garlic, oyster mushrooms and sea beet were once regularly gathered and eaten as part of meals across the UK. Today, some people have concerns about eating food growing in the woods or hedgerows, but are keen to discuss why – as our research shows. Our small study looked at current public attitudes to eating wild foods in the English county of Dorset. In previous centuries, knowledge ab…
9 Mar 2026, 3:26 pm
Copilot gets tuned to handle long-running knowledge work tasks Microsoft on Monday celebrated freedom of choice by giving customers in the company's Frontier program the option to use Anthropic and OpenAI models via Copilot Chat.……
9 Mar 2026, 3:26 pm
California gas prices have sharply increased since Operation Epic Fury began, with some drivers seeing jumps of over 50 cents per gallon compared to last week. The Golden State’s gas prices have consistently run well above the national average, thanks to additional taxes imposed by Democratic lawmakers. American Automobile Association (AAA) data now shows California’s average for regular gas hitting $5.20, up from $4.65 last week. In February, the state average…
9 Mar 2026, 3:21 pm
France is set to deploy two warships to the critical Strait of Hormuz in a bid to reopen the vital shipping route in the Persian Gulf.Emmanuel Macron told members of the press in Cyprus about a dozen naval vessels, including its aircraft carrier strike group, will be stationed in the region.The French President said the "purely defensive mission" would protect oil and gas shipments through the strait, one of the world's most important and notorious choke points, whi…
9 Mar 2026, 3:20 pm
Rejoice Jill Scott fans! “Jilly from Philly” is set to perform in the city she calls home this summer not once, not twice, but three times! On Monday, March 9, the critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, actress and Philly native announced her upcoming “To Whom It May Concern” world tour in support of her most recent album of the same name which was released on Feb. 13, 2026. The album – which was her first studio release in more than a decade —…
9 Mar 2026, 3:20 pm
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Built on open-source software, this European cloud office suite aims to keep your data out of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace:Digital sovereignty in Europe is taking another step forward. Office.eu has officially launched in The Hague. This new cloud service is positioning itself as a fully European, open‑source‑based alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. The service promises digital sovereignty, strict compliance w…
9 Mar 2026, 3:20 pm
Steve Tandy will be considering a couple of changes ahead of the final game against Italy…
9 Mar 2026, 3:19 pm
League One Port Vale's reward for beating Sunderland in the FA Cup is a quarter-final tie away to Chelsea, while Manchester City will host Liverpool in a heavyweight showdown.
9 Mar 2026, 3:19 pm
Interest in campervans and motorhomes has soared across the UK this spring, despite growing restrictions on parking and overnight stays in some areas. New data from online classifieds platform Gumtree showed how searches for campervans, motorhomes and caravans have jumped by 133 per cent since the start of 2026.That surge has been happening despite some councils introducing tighter rules on overnight parking and sleeping in vehicles in popular tourist hotspots. The…
9 Mar 2026, 3:18 pm
A police chief who attended protests over the placement of asylum seekers in Crowborough barracks has threatened legal action after she was censured at a meeting. Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne OBE has instructed solicitors to pursue a judicial review against Sussex Police and Crime Panel. In January, council members voted 10-4 in favour of a motion declaring they had "lost confidence in the commissioner and in the commissioner's conduct".The…
9 Mar 2026, 3:14 pm
Background: News footage of the scene in Cedar City, Utah, where Cory Whittenburg was stabbed to death on Feb. 12, 2025 (St. George News). Inset (left): Gerald Vandermeer during his initial court appearance (St. George News). Inset (right): Cory Whittenburg (Cedar Valley Funeral & Cremation). A Utah man who stabbed his neighbor to death after a night of drinking was sentenced after admitting responsibility for the crime. Gerald Vandermeer, 57, pleaded guilty to…
9 Mar 2026, 3:13 pm
In a dangerous and uncertain world, what should US allies do? Draw closer to America, or pull away? When the United States under President Donald Trump is itself among the biggest drivers of danger and uncertainty, the answer seems obvious. Canada’s prime minster, Mark Carney, spelled it out with brutal clarity in his attention-grabbing speech at Davos in January and again speaking to the Australian parliament last week. Middle powers like Canada and Austra…
9 Mar 2026, 3:13 pm
The United States was once a champion of fair trade rules. Now, it has transformed into a rampaging Viking seeking extortionate tributes. This shift means America now uses its power to pressure even its closest allies, threatening to withdraw military protection while hitting them with punishing trade tariffs. Australia depends on America for its security, yet we’re increasingly vulnerable to American economic pressure. US President Donald Trump’s now illeg…
9 Mar 2026, 3:12 pm
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 reshaped the political landscape of the Middle East, replacing Iran’s Western-backed leader with an Islamic Republic. It transformed modern political extremism. Now, more than 40 years later, the Israeli–US attacks have killed the country’s supreme leader, creating the possibility of regime change. It reminds us these fault lines are far from settled. In his riveting new book The Revolutionists, Guardian international security c…
9 Mar 2026, 3:12 pm
“Jeffrey Epstein ordered a 16-year-old girl to give him a massage while he was on the phone with Donald Trump — moments before sexually assaulting her, an FBI memo newly released by the Justice Department claims,” the Daily Mail reports. “In an interview with investigators, the teenage alleged victim said Epstein urged her to hurry, saying: ‘Let’s go, let’s go’, before climbing onto a massage table as she got undressed.”…
9 Mar 2026, 3:11 pm
Manuel Arias Duran / Getty ImagesA theory about male “sexual market value” that began in online manosphere forums is now appearing in the TikTok feeds of Australian teenagers — repackaged as AI-powered “looksmaxxing” apps. The idea is closely tied to the incel (“involuntary celibate”) subculture. These are loose online communities of mostly young men who believe they are unable to form romantic or sexual relationships with women. Within these space…
9 Mar 2026, 3:11 pm
Climate change is contributing to warming trends that lead to earlier, longer, and worse allergy seasons in cities like Philadelphia, where the allergy season is five weeks longer than it was in the early 1970s. Your watery eyes, runny nose, and scratchy throat aren’t playing tricks on you: in some parts of the state, allergy season is longer than it used to be. According to a new report from the climate research group Climate Central, the freeze-free growing se…
9 Mar 2026, 3:11 pm
As a young boy, I had to contend with my grandfather’s compost heap. It was a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste, a metre high and hidden behind a privet hedge. We had placed all the weedy waste in it a year before. As we started the annual spring gardening day, the first area we had to clear was the now weed-covered and unsightly compost heap. By the time we had cleared the weeds sprouting from it, half the day and most of our energy…
9 Mar 2026, 3:11 pm
Amid the recent, dizzying advances in generative AI, it’s been easy to miss the slow but steady progress in facial recognition over the last decade. In the past few months, it has broken containment. In the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deployed a technology known as Mobile Fortify, which uses facial recognition on officers’ cellphones to “quickly verify subjects of interest during operations.” In the United Kingdom, the Met…
9 Mar 2026, 3:10 pm
IndyCar will host the first-ever street race on the National Mall later this summer, the auto racing organizer announced on Monday. The Freedom 250 Grand Prix will be held Aug. 22-23 in Washington, marking the first sanctioned auto race on the National Mall. The 1.7-mile course will loop around the National Archives, National Gallery of……
9 Mar 2026, 3:10 pm
The woman accused of firing shots at Rihanna's Los Angeles mansion has been identified as investigators try and determine a motive for the shooting.
9 Mar 2026, 3:10 pm
“Republicans are still waiting on President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the Texas Senate race. And every week without him settling it means more costly spending in the GOP runoff battle between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton,” Semafor reports. “When Trump said he would weigh in ‘soon,’ Republicans hoped it meant he’d have backed Cornyn by now. That hasn’t happened, and attacks continue to fly, potentially weakening the event…
9 Mar 2026, 3:08 pm
“President Donald Trump promised that 2026 would be a bumper year for economic growth, but instead it has kicked off with job losses, rising gasoline prices and more uncertainty about America’s future,” the AP reports. Said Trump, just two weeks ago: “The roaring economy is roaring like never before.” “There is a gap between the boom that Trump has predicted and the volatile results he has produced — one that could set the tone in this year’s midterm…
9 Mar 2026, 3:07 pm
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter and its crew returned to their home in California following a 119-day mission in which they seized more than 22,000 pounds of cocaine, the largest maritime drug seizure in 18 years, in the Atlantic in support of the Trump administration's effort to target drug traffickers. The cutter Munro left its port in Alameda on Nov. 3, 2025 for training and participation in Resolute Hunter exercise offshore of San Diego, before sailing into the Pa…
9 Mar 2026, 3:06 pm
Anthropic, which owns the AI assistant Claude, is suing the Trump administration after what it called an "unprecedented and unlawful" decision to blacklist the firm on national security grounds.
9 Mar 2026, 3:05 pm
The wife of a Georgia high school teacher who died after what authorities described as a late-night senior prank gone wrong has asked for all charges to be dropped against the students involved.Five North Hall High students were arrested after going to math teacher Jason Hughes’ Gainesville home armed with toilet paper to carry out a long-standing prank tradition. Hughes, 40, was the intended target Thursday night.As the group tried to leave in two separate vehicl…
9 Mar 2026, 3:04 pm
A suspect in the New York City terror protest attack near Gracie Mansion, the residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, allegedly planned an assault "bigger than the Boston Marathon bombing," federal prosecutors said in a criminal complaint Monday.Emir Balat allegedly made the statement after his arrest. Prosecutors say he told investigators that he and co-defendant Ibrahim Kayumi wanted to stage an attack exceeding the 2013 bombing that killed three people and injured mor…
9 Mar 2026, 3:03 pm
Pensioners are forecast to be "hit hardest" by the likely spike in energy bills as a result of the ongoing US-Iran war in the Middle East, analysts warn.Sir Steve Webb, a former pensions minister and partner at law firm LCP, is sounding the alarm over the projected jump in energy prices later this year.Britain's most financially stretched households dedicate roughly 11 per cent of their total expenditure to gas, electricity, and other fuel costs, according to the Go…
9 Mar 2026, 3:03 pm
Artificial intelligence has become the personal assistant, doctor, lawyer and even psychologist for a growing number of Americans, so much so that we’re now seeing mass layoffs with AI being blamed. The question then becomes how many unemployed workers must this new technology result in before calls for universal basic income become too loud to ignore. Several states are considering or have passed legislation to regulate the use of artificial intelligence for heal…