Monday, March 30, 2026 • 3 min read |
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by Natasha Frost with Harriet Sinclair |
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by Natasha Frost with Harriet Sinclair
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Good morning, folks. To make your wins feel even better this week, try approaching your goals with this mindset. Now, on to the news. |
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Smoke rises following an Iranian missile strike in Southern Israel. | Amir Cohen/Reuters |
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President Trump raised the idea of U.S. forces seizing Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil terminal in the Persian Gulf, as the war continued to reverberate across the region. |
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The latest: Trump suggested the U.S. could “maybe” take Kharg Island, and the U.S. and Israel continued to strike Iran, despite signs of progress in nascent ceasefire talks. Trump has also said Iran will allow 20 oil ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Crude oil is up nearly 60% from February. [AP]
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In Yemen: Houthi rebels entered the conflict on Saturday, firing two missiles towards Israel. The Iran-backed group has warned that they could close a key waterway at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, further disrupting global shipping and oil supplies. Here’s what to know. [CNN]
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In Israel: After a backlash, Israeli authorities will allow the Latin Patriarch to hold Palm Sunday services in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Israeli police on Friday prevented senior leaders from celebrating Mass in the church for the first time in centuries, citing security concerns. [BBC News]
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Morez Johnson Jr. goes up for a shot against Felix Okpara during the second half of a NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Elite 8 game. | Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images |
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The Final Four is set to be a clash of the titans. UConn stunned Duke after rallying from a 19-point first-half deficit to win on a 35-footer just before the buzzer, and Michigan triumphed over Tennessee, in the most lopsided men's Elite Eight victory in 37 years. [Yahoo Sports]
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An estimated 8 million people turned out at 3,300 “No Kings” demonstrations nationwide on Saturday to protest the Trump administration and its policies. A White House spokesperson dismissed the events as "Trump Derangement Therapy Sessions." See photos. [Yahoo News] |
TSA agents are set to receive backpay today or tomorrow, but it may take weeks for operations to stabilize as efforts to end the 44-day DHS shutdown continue. ICE officers will stay at U.S. airports “as long as they need [to],” border czar Tom Homan said. [AP/BBC News]
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High-flying space odyssey Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, spent another week on top of the box office charts, earning $54.5 million domestically to become the year’s highest-grossing movie so far. Read a review. [Entertainment Weekly/USA Today]
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Golf legend Tiger Woods was charged with DUI and property damage following a crash with a pickup truck in Jupiter, Florida, on Friday, the county sheriff said. Woods refused a urine test and was jailed for eight hours before being released on bail. [CBS News] |
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Follow Rory McIlroy’s 14-year pursuit of the green jacket and success at the 2025 Masters in the documentary Rory McIlroy: The Masters Wait on Prime Video. Watch a clip before you tune in. [New York Post Sports] |
The 76ers and Heat tip off at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock as they jockey for playoff positions in the Eastern Conference. This late in the season, every game counts. See where things stand. [SB Nation/Yahoo Sports] |
In the women’s NCAA tournament
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In the final two Elite Eight games, Michigan plays Texas at 7 p.m. and South Carolina faces TCU at 9 p.m., both on ESPN. Here’s what you need to know. [Yahoo Sports] |
The Giants and Padres square off in their first meeting of the year at 9:40 p.m. ET on NBC Sports, after a rocky start to the season for Tony Vitello and San Francisco. [Sporting News] |
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Illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Courtesy Everett Collection |
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In 1964, Jeopardy! premiered on NBC. Originally hosted by Art Fleming, it nearly went by a very different name. Can you guess what it could’ve been? [New York Post] |
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Audrey Mari Slade’s surprise birthday trip to Barbados turned into an even bigger surprise as her best friends, who secretly coordinated with her cousin, began to appear one by one along the way. “It felt like my heart was going to explode from joy,” she said. Watch the video. [USA Today] |
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