Top StoriesSun Mar 22 2026
Robert Mueller, 9/11-era FBI chief who later probed alleged Trump-Russia ties, dead at 81
Robert Mueller, the former FBI chief who probed alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, has died, MS Now reported on Saturday. Mueller died on Friday at age 81, according to MS Now, citing two people familiar with the matter.
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Top StoriesSat Mar 21 2026
U.S. sues Harvard over treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, seeks billions of dollars
The Trump administration is suing Harvard University, alleging the school violated Jewish students’ civil rights in the latest escalation of the government’s yearlong campaign against the Ivy League school.
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Top StoriesFri Mar 20 2026
Senate committee advances Mullin's nomination for DHS secretary after Fetterman breaks with Democrats
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday advanced Sen. Markwayne Mullin's nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security, setting up a vote before the full chamber as early as next week. In an 8 to 7 vote, the committee advanced Mullin's nomination. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the committee's chairman, was the sole Republican to vote against advancing the nomination. But support from Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania allowed the nomination to move forward.
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Top StoriesThu Mar 19 2026
Iran confirms Intelligence Minister Khatib killed in third high-profile assassination this week
Israel announced the killing of another top Iranian official, this time Esmaeil Khatib, the country's intelligence minister, on Wednesday.
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Top StoriesWed Mar 18 2026
US National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over Iran war, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat
The head of the United States' National Counterterrorism Center, Joseph Kent, has resigned over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, saying in a letter to President Donald Trump posted on X that "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation."
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Top StoriesTue Mar 17 2026
‘One Battle After Another’ wins best picture at 2026 Oscars
“One Battle After Another,” Paul Thomas Anderson’s political epic, took home the award for best picture at Sunday night’s Oscars, edging out “Sinners,” which gained considerable momentum late in the game, in a tight and dramatic race to the finish line.
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Top StoriesMon Mar 16 2026
NASA is set to send astronauts around the Moon again
NASA is moving into a new phase of space exploration, with major progress across human spaceflight, science missions, and advanced technology. In just one year, the agency has launched multiple crewed and science missions, test-flown new aircraft, and pushed forward plans for the Moon, Mars, and beyond. With Artemis II set to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, NASA is laying the groundwork not just for a re…
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Top StoriesSun Mar 15 2026
US embassy in Iraq's Baghdad hit in missiles attack, security sources say
The sprawling embassy complex, one of the largest U.S. diplomatic facilities in the world, has been repeatedly targeted by rockets and drones fired by Iran-aligned militias.
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Top StoriesSat Mar 14 2026
US military confirms all six crew members dead after refueling plane crashed in Iraq
Four of six crew aboard a US military refuelling aircraft have died after it crashed in Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) says. Rescue efforts continue after the loss of the KC-135, it said, having earlier said neither hostile nor friendly fire were involved in the downing of the aircraft.
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Top StoriesFri Mar 13 2026
Suspect who attacked Michigan synagogue is dead and security guard injured, police say
Police are responding to reports of an “active shooter” at a synagogue outside Detroit, where smoke is billowing from the roof.
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