- CT homeschool bill advances in split committee vote, despite vast opposition
- Jacari White scores 26 and No. 3 seed Virginia avoids early March exit, beating Wright State 82-73
- UConn’s El Alfy and Quinonez among star international players set to hit the court in March Madness
- Brazil’s finance minister Haddad resigns to launch a high-stakes bid for Sao Paulo governor
- Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97
- Ex-director sues lacrosse association, claims wrongful dismissal, unsafe workplace
- March Madness back at Memorial Gym in Vanderbilt’s latest step toward NCAA success
- Canada’s Mboko needs less than an hour to win opening match at Miami Open
- Iowa State All-American Joshua Jefferson hurts ankle in opening minutes of NCAA tourney game
- McTominay goal gives Napoli win over Cagliari and second place in Serie A
- Next week’s budget will boost child care funding, Manitoba finance minister says
- Olympic champ boxer Lin Yu-ting cleared for return to competition after approval of sex eligibility
- Airport screeners quitting instead of working without pay poses a longer-term problem for TSA
- Opening of P.E.I. legislature delayed for funeral of cabinet member Mark McLane
- Carabao Cup final a tale of two footy clubs
- Resilient trio of young Ugandan abductees star in Bitek’s Free Press Book Club pick
- Otega Oweh’s buzzer-beater saves Kentucky in 89-94 overtime win over Santa Clara in March Madness
- City again using hotel tax revenue to cover convention centre expansion loan payment
- Cuba gifts AKM rifle to troubadour Silvio Rodríguez after he vows to fight for island
- With thick goggles and colorful nicknames, Robbie Avila is leading Saint Louis in March Madness
- West Virginia women look to make the most of a rare chance to host March Madness
- Federal prosecutors seek to dismiss charges against Louisville officers in Breonna Taylor’s killing
- Corpus Christi’s crucial refineries look for alternate water supplies amid looming water crisis
- Two arrested in Vancouver after alleged home invasion, kidnapping
- Thousands told to evacuate due to flooding on Oahu’s famed North Shore
- Free Press journalists recognized among country’s best
- Toby Fournier scores 24, Duke women beat Charleston 81-64 in 1st round of NCAA Tournament
- Local police officials defend officers’ conduct during immigration operation, blame ‘agitators’
- BTS fans stream to Seoul cafe, restaurant that once served as bases for the K-pop superstars
- Two men who allegedly fathered hundreds of kids banned from donating sperm in Quebec
- Vance to visit Hungary days before Orbán’s election challenge, foreign minister says
- Preston midfielder gets 3-game ban for kicking water bottle that hit Norwich fan
- Ont. ticket price cap hard to enforce, could send fans to informal markets: experts
- List of nominations announced by the National Newspaper Awards for 2025
- South Carolina coach Dawn Staley pleased the WBNA and players’ union reached an agreement
- US prosecutors probe whether Colombian President Petro had ties to drug traffickers, sources tell AP
- Inmate overcrowding causing ‘dangerous situation’ inside jails: union for corrections officers
- Calvin Tomkins, longtime writer for The New Yorker, dies at 100
- Police in Richmond, B.C., investigating ‘organized’ meat theft after 39 cases
- Audi team boss Jonathan Wheatley leaves 2 races into F1 season after reported Aston Martin interest
- Drifting Russian tanker has entered Libya search and rescue zone, Italy’s civil protection says
- Ontario border officer arrested in drug trafficking, import case
- Water consumption warning issued after ‘intentional’ damage’ to B.C. reservoir
- Attack on alleged drug vessel leaves 3 survivors in eastern Pacific, US military says
- Rudi Garcia names 3 uncapped players in Belgium squad for US and Mexico friendlies
- Nearly 90,000 bottles of children’s liquid pain medication recalled
- Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds
- Czech authorities probe suspected arson at a drone technology company
- Hamstring injury keeps Cristiano Ronaldo out of Portugal friendlies against US and Mexico
- France takes ‘appropriate measures’ after sailor’s jogging app exposes aircraft carrier’s location
- Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
- Uganda reintroduces rhinos into a protected area where they have been extinct since 1983
- Guardiola opts against stoking Arteta rivalry at a time when ‘the world is going to collapse’
- Clothing brand Garage expands overseas with stores opening in the UK
- Does California’s race for governor finally have a leader? Swalwell sees attacks from left and right
- Vatican launches campaign to encourage divestment from mining industries
- Statistics Canada reports January retail sales up 1.1 per cent to $70.7B
- US college student’s death in Barcelona was likely an accident, Spanish police say
- Spain makes light of failure to reschedule Finalissima vs. Argentina with comedy sketch
- Hungary’s Orbán threatens further anti-Ukraine measures over Russian oil dispute
- Zelenskyy sends a delegation to US to seek resumption of Russia-Ukraine talks
- NASA hauls its repaired moon rocket from the hangar back to the pad for an early April launch
- Check out soccer star Erling Haaland’s latest business venture, in chess
- Norway’s crown princess talks about her ties to Epstein for the first time
- A failure to act Family says teen re-victimized by school’s lax response after reporting sexual assault Classroom confidential By: Jeff Hamilton Posted: 6:05 AM CDT Friday, Mar. 20, 2026
- Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Iran’s theocracy falls
- Many states count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day. Those grace periods could go away
- Maguire and Mainoo back in England squad, first call-ups for Steele and Garner
- Heavy rain in coastal B.C. prompts evacuation watches in Fraser Valley
- Umberto Bossi, the League’s populist founder and a pivotal figure in Italian politics, dies aged 84
- Fast-talking, faster-driving Maddi Gordon is a potential force for drag racing
- ‘This is not a jersey’: New Belgium World Cup away shirt pays tribute to surrealist René Magritte
- Entering a soccer stadium without a ticket is now a criminal offence in Britain
- Iranian diaspora marks Nowruz with heavy hearts as war cuts contact with loved ones
- Israel strikes Iran’s feared Basij from commanders down to street level, but its grip remains strong
- A look at who holds the reins of power in Iran since the country’s top leaders were killed
- In the news today: Trump rattles NATO, Oil refinery fire, Lightning zaps Canucks
- Treadle to the metal For vintage sewing-machine aficionado, it’s all about seeing them stitch again By: David Sanderson Posted: 3:00 AM CDT Friday, Mar. 20, 2026
- Wembanyama leads Spurs by Suns to end 6-season playoff drought, stirring memories of historic run
- Early Southwest heat is latest in parade of weather extremes as Earth warms
- Letters, March 20
- Drone video from inside a Fukushima reactor shows a hole in pressure vessel, likely fuel debris
- New Zealand wins the toss and bowls in the 3rd T20 against South Africa
- Scores and Schedule for Thursday, March 19
- Fire at South Korean auto parts factory injures at least 50
- What to know about Denmark’s election that follows a standoff with the US over Greenland
- Kucherov, Cirelli lead the Lightning past the NHL-worst Canucks, 6-2
- Oil prices ease and Asian shares are mixed as energy supply worries over Iran war remain
- Nikita Kucherov, Anthony Cirelli lead Tampa Bay Lighting past Vancouver Canucks 6-2
- Mammoth score on 1st 3 shots on goal in 3-0 win over the Golden Knights
- Kuwait says its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery again hit in Iranian drone attacks, starting fire
- The Latest: Iran retaliates against Gulf energy sites as stocks sink worldwide
- Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration
- North Carolina blows a huge leads and makes another early March Madness exit under Hubert Davis
- Energy fallout from Iran war signals a global wake-up call for renewable energy
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- Southern closes on a 14-2 run to beat Samford in the women’s First Four
- Johnson sinks go-ahead 3-pointer and Virginia beats Arizona State 57-55 in women’s First Four
- Dakota KOs St. Paul’s, to face Maples in final
- Sergei Bobrovsky perfect in net as Florida Panthers blank Edmonton Oilers 4-0