| • | Last night's Academy Awards had it all: history, emotional tributes, laughs and surprises. What you might have missed if you were watching baseball instead (cough! cough!) 🎬 🌟 | | • | President Donald Trump is asking allies for help with the U.S.-Israel war effort in Iran. What they're saying in response. | | • | A weather system that brought blizzard conditions to the Great Lakes is moving to the East, sparking severe storms. ⛈️ 🌪️ ☔️ | |
Hollywood's biggest night | Host Conan O'Brien speaks at the start of the Oscars show at the 98th Academy Awards. Mike Blake, REUTERS |
President Donald Trump demanded more countries send help to secure the Strait of Hormuz, the strategically vital waterway through which much of the world's oil passes. As the U.S.-Israel war against Iran entered its 17th day, though, most of Europe's leaders are saying, basically, you're on your own here. Germany's defense minister Boris Pistorius told reporters, "This is not our war, and we didn't start it." Meanwhile, gas prices climbed higher and Trump, responding to Europeans' reluctance to get involved, doubled down on his go-it-alone attitude, saying, "We don't need them." The latest developments. |
Weather whiplash across the US |
Hang onto your hat: March is a wild month for weather across the country, and this year is no different. So far we've seen wild swings in temperatures, from blizzards to near-record high temps, severe thunderstorms to droughts. March 1 marked the beginning of meteorological spring, when competing air masses and weather systems vie for control and we're all along for the ride. What's in store for this week. | Work crews clear downed trees on Holtville Road north of Wetumpka, Ala., after early morning storms on Monday March 16, 2026. Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images |
Let the madness begin! 🏀 🏀 🏀 |
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Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent at USA TODAY. She'd love to hear from readers about The Short List, story ideas from across the nation and your March Madness picks. Email her at ptrethan@usatoday.com. | | A $40 billion plan proposes massive desalination plants to save the Colorado River, but critics call it "crazy." | | Trump said retiring GOP Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, would have been "dead by June" before he had White House doctors intervene. | | | | The Trump administration argues courts can't review its decision to end a program that allows some immigrants to live and work temporarily in the U.S. | | | | The U.S. Postal Service faces massive losses and may run out of money next year, prompting a congressional hearing and debate over its priorities. | | | | Cuba says Cubans abroad – including Miami – can invest and own private businesses as talks with the US advance. | | | | Monica Goods, an 11-year-old girl, was killed after her family's car was rammed while being pursued by the state trooper. | | | | Young people's "American dream" looks different today, and they identified the major barriers preventing them from reaching it in a new survey. | | | | Top congressional Democrats referred evidence to the DOJ March 16 that they say indicates DHS Secretary Kristi Noem lied to Congress. | | | | A 5-year-old in Colorado was killed in his home, and authorities suspect his older brother of the crime. | | | | "One Battle After Another" won best picture at the 98th Academy Awards. It's "Sinners," though, that will prove the most influential in Hollywood. | | | | | Play Your Way to a Relaxing Break | Unwind with crosswords and challenges that recharge you. | | | Crosswords, Puzzles, Comics & Horoscopes | | | | | | |
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