Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:46:41 +0000)

As the conflict with Iran expands and intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on, or to move toward declaring victory and pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences.

After Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz, Nations Respond With Caution

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:33:49 +0000)

President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.

Israel Says Michigan Synagogue Attacker’s Brother Was a Hezbollah Commander

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:10:46 +0000)

The Israeli military said it killed the brother of Ayman Mohamad Ghazali in an airstrike in Lebanon a week before the attack on the synagogue.

Markwayne Mullin, Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, Got Wealthier Stock Trading in Congress

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:25:25 +0000)

Markwayne Mullin’s financial dealings take on new importance as the Senate considers his nomination to lead an agency whose budget has vastly expanded.

Trump Administration Turns to Migrant Workers to Help Farm Labor Shortage

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:00:19 +0000)

As the president’s immigration policies squeeze an already tight supply of farm labor, the Trump administration is making it cheaper to hire foreign farmworkers.

A Refugee Died After Border Agents Left Him at a Cafe. Fear Followed.

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:53:10 +0000)

Buffalo’s Arakan Rohingya community was rattled after a disabled man’s death. “Our worry comes from future incidents that may happen,” one resident said.

State Department Cuts Price of Renouncing U.S. Citizenship to $450

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:59:27 +0000)

The fee had been increased to $2,350 in 2015, prompting criticism and legal challenges from advocacy groups and Americans living abroad.

The Billionaire Backlash Against a Philanthropic Dream

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:00:10 +0000)

The Giving Pledge, once trendy among the world’s richest, has come upon hard times.

How to Watch the Oscars 2026: Start Time, Host and Streaming

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:17:18 +0000)

Conan O’Brien is back for a second year as the host of the annual awards, which will again be available to stream on Hulu.

The $500 Million Mystery Will, Signed by Ghosts

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:01:21 +0000)

A seven-page document, mailed by an elusive figure, has set off a court battle over the estate of Tony Hsieh, the former chief executive of Zappos.

Timothée Chalamet Was Supposed to Be a New Kind of Leading Man

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:59:52 +0000)

He’s no longer that heart-on-his-sleeve sensitive soft boy many people fell for.

Why Minnesota Matters More Than Iran for America’s Future

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:51:04 +0000)

Moms donating their breast milk to strangers, dads taking someone else’s kids to school: Minnesotans showed a basic human impulse to look out for their neighbors.

Pakistani-Afghan War Takes Heavy Toll on Civilians

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:49:56 +0000)

Pakistani airstrikes have killed at least 75 civilians and displaced 115,000 in Afghanistan, with both sides vowing escalation and no talks in sight.

Powerful Winter Storm Disrupts Travel and Knocks Out Power in the Upper Midwest

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:02:56 +0000)

Officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin warned drivers to stay off the roads as more blowing and drifting snow was expected on Sunday.

‘Doctor Who’ Fans Have Fresh Chance to Time Travel With Found Episodes

(Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:48:19 +0000)

Two unearthed episodes, which were discovered in film canisters wrapped in plastic bags among the possessions of a dead collector in England, were restored by BBC archivists.