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Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years threatens dam, prompts evacuations as more rain looms

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOY
Mar 21, 2026 2:53 pm - As Hawaii endures its worst flooding in more than 20 years, officials are urging people in hard-hit areas to “LEAVE NOW.” The warning early Saturday came after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago. Still more rain was expected during the weekend, officials said.
Extreme heat continues to strike Southwest US and even Nebraska needs a cold drink

Mar 21, 2026 2:47 pm - Parts of California and Arizona were under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather even stretched as far north as Nebraska just a day into spring.Temperatures at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 C) were forecast in the Southwest, closing a remarkable week of record-breaking heat.
Dozens injured in Israel after Iranian missile strikes target areas near nuclear research center

By SAMY MAGDY, JILL LAWLESS and SAM MEDNICK
Mar 21, 2026 1:20 pm - Iran targeted a joint U.K.-U.S. base in the Indian Ocean, and Iran's main nuclear enrichment site was struck again, as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week.
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who transformed bureau into counterterrorism force after 9/11, dies at 81

By ERIC TUCKER
Mar 21, 2026 12:58 pm - Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel in charge of investigating ties between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has died. He was 81.
Regulators OK ComEd’s plan to increase deposit costs for large-load projects like data centers

By Maggie Dougherty and Nikoel Hytrek
Mar 20, 2026 4:59 pm - As large data centers burn electricity as fast as some small cities, utilities and advocates are looking for ways to ensure they’re not passing the buck for related infrastructure costs to everyday ratepayers.
High oil prices knock down stocks and erase Wall Street's hopes for a cut to interest rates

By STAN CHOE
Mar 20, 2026 3:54 pm - Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets on Friday, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve
Airport screeners quitting instead of working without pay poses a longer-term problem for TSA

By RIO YAMAT
Mar 20, 2026 3:33 pm - Eviction notices. Vehicle repossessions. Empty refrigerators and overdrawn bank accounts. According to union leaders and federal officials, these are among the mounting f...
DEA names Colombian president 'priority target' as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers

By JIM MUSTIAN, JOSHUA GOODMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Mar 20, 2026 3:28 pm - NEW YORK — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe ...
White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint

By SEUNG MIN KIM and MATT O'BRIEN
Mar 20, 2026 3:24 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House said on Friday that Congress should “preempt state AI laws” that it views as too burdensome, laying out a broad framework for how it wants C...
FCC approves merger of local television owners Nexstar and Tegna as two lawsuits seek to block

By DAVID BAUDER
Mar 20, 2026 3:20 pm - The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two la...

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