Valero oil refinery explodes into flames, triggering massive boom as smoke billows through Texas air with residents ordered to shelter-in-place | 23 March 2026 | A massive oil refinery in Texas burst into flames, sending smoke billowing through the air Monday night. Emergency crews rushed to the scene of the…

4 firefighters critically injured as Air Canada flight, firetruck collide at LaGuardia - sources | 23 March 2026 | An Air Canada flight arriving at LaGuardia Airport crashed into a firetruck on Sunday night — leaving four firefighters critically injured, according to sources. Emergency vehicles swarmed Runway 4 at the…

California sheriff seizes 650,000 ballots amid clash with state officials over vote count | 22 March 2026 | A Republican California sheriff who is running for governor has seized more than 650,000 ballots to investigate an alleged excess of votes. Sheriff Chad Bianco, who oversees Riverside County just east of…

Venezuelan illegal accused of killing Loyola student was caught and released under Biden, DHS says | 22 March 2026 | The illegal immigrant accused of killing Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman entered the U.S. during the Biden administration before being apprehended and released into the country, the Department of…

'Like in Gaza': Defense Minister Says Israel Will Flatten Homes in Lebanese Border Villages | 22 March 2026 | Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that, under orders from him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the IDF will accelerate the demolition of Lebanese homes in frontline villages along the…

Bags of shredded documents at NY jail after Epstein’s death, officer tells FBI | 21 March 2026 | Less than a week after Jeffrey Epstein was found dead inside his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, something was afoot inside an office where the Federal Bureau of Prisons'…

Connecticut Dems demand IDs to recycle cans but reject GOP efforts to verify citizenship at polls | 21 March 2026 | Connecticut Democrats recently rushed through an emergency anti-fraud law requiring bottle redemption centers to collect a copy of a person's driver's license when they cash in more than 1,000…

DHS shutdown tied for second-longest ever as Dems again block funding amid airport chaos, terrorism concerns | 20 March 2026 | Long airport lines and rising concerns about threats at home weren’t enough to stop Senate Democrats from blocking Homeland Security funding again Friday. It's the fifth time Senate Majority…

Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to reopen Strait of Hormuz or face strikes on power plants | 21 March 2026 | President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran on Saturday, warning the U.S. would strike its power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened. "If Iran…

U.S. to deploy thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, officials say --Pentagon also sending amphibious assault ship to region | 20 March 2026 | The U.S. military is deploying thousands more Marines to the Middle East, officials told Reuters on Friday, as President Donald Trump accused NATO allies…

Damning study of over a million kids finds myocarditis only in the vaccinated | 19 March 2026 | Biden administration officials and so-called experts characterized COVID-19 vaccines as "safe and effective" during the pandemic. Although the Trump administration has alternatively acknowledged the risks and fallout associated with the vaccines, a…

Suspicious package at U.S. Air Force base overseeing Iran operations had 'possible energetic materials' | 19 March 2026 | A suspicious package found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida contained "possible energetic materials," the FBI has announced. Energetic materials are substances that store large amounts…

America's $100 million F-35 fighter jet is hit by Iranian fire and forced into heart-stopping emergency landing --This marks the first time an American F-35 has been successfully struck by enemy fire in combat | 19 March 2026 | Iran's military claimed a symbolic victory on Thursday as it aired…

Pentagon asks White House for $200Billion as Trump considers deployment of thousands of troops for next phase in war with Iran | 18 March 2026 | The Pentagon has requested $200billion for the war in Iran as President Trump considers deploying thousands of more troops to the region. The development…

MacDill Air Force Base locked down for three hours Wednesday after second security incident in recent days | 18 March 2026 | MacDill Air Force Base was locked down for about three hours Wednesday after a second security incident at the Florida home of U.S. Central Command in recent days,…

FBI Investigating Joe Kent Over Alleged Leak of Classified Information | 18 March 2026 | Former director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joe Kent is reportedly being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for "allegedly leaking classified information." Shelby Talcott, a White House Correspondent for Semafor, reported…

Europe tells Trump Iran is 'not our war' | 18 March 2026 | When President Donald Trump asked countries to join a global effort against Iran and deploy ships to prise open the Strait ​of Hormuz, whose near closure has held the global economy in a vice, he was rebuffed…

Almost 200 House Dems vote against deporting people who commit welfare fraud | 18 March 2026 | The House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation Wednesday to crack down on illegal immigrant welfare fraud, despite fierce objections from most Democrats. Lawmakers voted 231-186 to approve the Deporting Fraudsters Act with 186…

Settler attack on Palestinian hamlet included brutal sexual assault - report | 16 March 2026 | An attack by extremist settlers on a Palestinian hamlet in the northern Jordan Valley over the weekend included a violent sexual assault, Haaretz reports, citing witness testimony. "They pulled down the Palestinian man’s pants,…

Iran's security chief killed in U.S.‑Israeli strikes, missile barrage hits Tel Aviv | 17 March 2026 | Iran confirmed the deaths of top security official Ali Larijani and Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani, the commander of the Basij paramilitary force, in U.S.-Israeli strikes on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump earlier criticized…