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Chaotic weather, from surprising heat in California to the threat of storms rolling into the East Coast, has put over half the US population in the path of extreme conditions.More than 200 million people or some 58 per cent of the population, were under a weather alert on Monday, according to the National Weather Service and storms across the nation’s eastern half forced airlines to cancel more than 4500 flights, according to the online portal FlightAware.Many schools closed early in the mid-Atlantic states, where high winds were in the forecast.Blizzards buried parts of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota while torrential rains…

Sri Lanka imports all of its oil and also buys coal for electricity generation.Fuel rationing began Sunday, limiting each motorist to 15 litres of petrol or diesel per week, while public transport was allocated up to 200 litres.Officials said the country’s petrol and diesel reserves would last nearly six weeks, but they warned that any disruption to fresh supplies could severely affect the island.Sri Lanka buys refined petroleum products from Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea, while crude oil for its Iran-built refinery is sourced from the Middle East.The government has warned that any escalation in fighting in the Middle East…

The 33-year-old Columbia University protester had been held in immigration detention centre for a year.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoLeqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman detained in the United States after taking part in pro-Palestine demonstrations in 2024, has been released after a year in custody.The 33-year-old, who grew up in the occupied West Bank before moving to the US in 2016, was held at a detention facility in the state of Texas since March last year.“I don’t know what to say. I’m free! I’m free!…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Monday questioned California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fitness for higher office, citing his learning disability. Trump was speaking with reporters in the Oval Office when he talked about requiring identification to vote in elections and the resistance from Newsom and other Democratic elected officials. “That’s how crazy it’s gotten with a low IQ person, you know, because Gavin Newsom has admitted…that he has learning disabilities,” Trump said. “Honestly, I’m all for people with learning disabilities. But not for my president…I think a president should not have learning disabilities.”GAVIN NEWSOM SPOX TELLS…

US stocks closed higher on Monday as investors returned to equities after several weeks of pressure linked to the escalating Iran conflict, while oil prices declined from recent highs.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 387.94 points, or 0.83%, to close at 46,946.41. The S&P 500 rose 1.01% to 6,699.38, marking its strongest one-day gain in more than a month, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.22% to 22,374.18.The rebound followed three consecutive weekly declines for the S&P 500, which had closed at its lowest level of the year on Friday.Technology and artificial intelligence-linked stocks helped lead the rally. Meta Platforms climbed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities searching for missing retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William “Neil” McCasland are investigating a new development after hiking boots believed to belong to the missing general were discovered at his vacation home, officials said Monday.Investigators said they are still working to determine whether the boots are connected to McCasland’s disappearance, which has now stretched into a third week.During a Monday news conference, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said there have still been no confirmed sightings of the 68-year-old aerospace engineer, and the Silver Alert issued for him remains in effect.McCasland was…

Experts say the war in Iran is having a rippling effect across the world, and B.C. is starting to see some impacts. The pressure on oil supplies has pushed the price of gas in Metro Vancouver to record highs of more than $2 per litre.“With few exceptions, the price has gone nowhere but up since the beginning of the conflict,” Dan McTeague with gasbuddy.ca and affordableenergy.ca told Global News.He said oil is up about $30 a barrel, with gasoline up about 24 cents a litre.“Just at the beginning of this, we were in the $1.67 to $1.70 range, so we’ve…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jane Fonda is taking a dig at the Academy for choosing Barbra Streisand to honor Robert Redford during the ceremony’s In Memoriam segment.Following the big night, Fonda joked that she had “more to say” than Streisand due to her long history with the late actor.”I want to know how come Streisand was up there doing that for Redford?” Fonda told Entertainment Tonight. She noted that Streisand “only made one movie with him, I made four! I have more to say.” Jane Fonda took a dig at Barbra Streisand for honoring Robert Redford…

Victoria Police say key-cloning technology is used in a significant portion of the state’s car thefts, with no end in sight to the concerning trend.

NewsFeedOffering another rationale for the US-Israeli war on Iran, Donald Trump claimed he ordered strikes to prevent a nuclear conflict that would have turned into World War III. He also said not even the “greatest experts” thought Iran would retaliate with attacks on Gulf states.Published On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo