| Evacuations Ordered on Oahu as Heavy Rain Brings Flash Flooding
- A dam on the northern part of the island was close to failing, emergency officials said.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:06:44 +0000
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| Chuck Norris Punched This Article Into the Sun: How an Action Hero Became a Meme
- Norris, best known as the butt-kicking star of action films, became an unwitting if good-natured pioneer of the internet meme.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:57:04 +0000
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| Justice Dept. Seeks to Drop Charges Against Officers in Breonna Taylor’s Death
- The civil rights charges against the two Louisville, Ky., police officers stemmed from their involvement in drafting the no-knock search warrant that led to the fatal shooting.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:55:19 +0000
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| Aid Ship Departs for Cuba as Island Grapples With a Fuel Blockade
- The “Nuestra América” humanitarian convoy plans to deliver more than 20 tons of critical supplies to Cuba. Some Cuban exiles view it with suspicion.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:19:59 +0000
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| A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared.
- Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial intelligence.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:16:23 +0000
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| U.S. Prosecutors Are Investigating Colombia President Gustavo Petro
- The Justice Department is examining whether President Gustavo Petro of Colombia has ties to drug traffickers.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:07:26 +0000
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| Trump Officials Bypass Congress to Sell Weapons to U.A.E., Kuwait and Jordan
- Some of the proposed sales, valued at more than $23 billion, were under review, while others were never sent to Congress. The administration is pushing them through without congressional approval.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:06:37 +0000
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| NYC Marks First Ramadan Under Mayor Zohran Mamdani
- Many New Yorkers said Ramadan felt especially poignant this year under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who used his own observance of the holiday to model the diversity of Muslim life in the city.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:02:37 +0000
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| Cuba Power Outages and Flight Cancellations: What Travelers Need to Know in 2026
- The island is dependent on tourism, but a lack of fuel and extensive power outages are forcing many travelers to cancel. Here’s what visitors might face.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:55:31 +0000
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| Calvin Tomkins, Who Profiled Giants of Modern Art, Dies at 100
- On the staff of The New Yorker for more than 60 years, he wrote about Duchamp, Rauschenberg and many others. His books include “Living Well Is the Best Revenge.”
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:42:44 +0000
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| Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has imbued U.S. military actions with a Christian moral underpinning that suggests they are divinely sanctioned.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:39:09 +0000
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| Mullin Said to Have Credited the King of Jordan for a Helicopter Rescue
- The homeland security nominee brought up a mysterious trip in mid-2016 at a confirmation hearing. He visited Jordan that August, congressional records show.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:32:14 +0000
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| Trump Friend Asked ICE to Detain the Mother of His Child
- Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent and a longtime Trump ally, was in a custody battle over his son. An ICE official agreed to help.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:52:06 +0000
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| Polymarket Says It Deals in Truth, but Its Social Feeds Are Filled With Falsehoods
- A review of the betting market’s social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:06:09 +0000
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| More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use.
- At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much A.I. they’re using. They’re racking up big bills along the way.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:06:03 +0000
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| CBS News Radio, Onetime Home of Murrow, Will End Amid Layoffs
- Bari Weiss, the editor in chief of CBS News, announced layoffs on Friday that affected more than 60 employees. The network is owned by the technology heir David Ellison.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:54:12 +0000
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| Chuck Norris, Action Star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ Dies at 86
- He channeled his martial arts skills into heroic roles in films like “The Delta Force” and “Missing in Action” and in the long-running TV series “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:35:06 +0000
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| Presidents Who Honored Cesar Chavez Have Yet to React to Abuse Allegations
- Bill Clinton gave Mr. Chavez the nation’s highest civilian honor. Barack Obama made Cesar Chavez Day a federal holiday. Joe Biden displayed a bronze bust of Mr. Chavez. So far, all have been quiet.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:24:55 +0000
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| ‘Once and for All’ Means Never
- Hamas has survived waves of killings of its leaders. More than force will be necessary to overturn the Islamic regime of Iran.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:18:31 +0000
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| Alexander Brothers Are Said to Seek Trump Pardons for Sex Trafficking
- People representing the three brothers have reached out to a lobbyist and an influential Jewish group that have supported clemency for others. There are no signs the White House is considering a pardon.
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:11:27 +0000
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