Today's Headlines: Power Outages Are Reported in Tehran as Israel Launches Strikes

March 23, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time

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Iran War Live Updates: Power Outages Are Reported in Tehran as Israel Launches Strikes

Residents reported widespread power outages across the capital. Israel’s military said it had begun a new wave of airstrikes targeting infrastructure in the city, but did not provide further details.

Live Updates: LaGuardia Shut Down After Jet Collides With Vehicle

The airport was closed early Monday as emergency crews swarmed a damaged Air Canada Express plane on a runway. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries.

ICE to Aid Airport Security Amid Partial Shutdown, Border Czar Says

Tom Homan, President Trump’s chief border official, cast the operation largely as one to help ease long security lines. The Homeland Security Department said 14 airports across the country would be involved.

World

Israel Thought It Could Spur Rebellion Inside Iran. That Hasn’t Happened.

President Trump’s hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran’s theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.

French Far Right Falls Short of Statement Win in Yardstick Local Races

France’s far right hoped for major gains in Sunday’s municipal elections, a key bellwether moment before a presidential election next year. Its results were mixed.

In Denmark’s Election, How Will the Woman Who Took On Trump Fare?

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is the biggest force this country has seen in decades. The crisis in Greenland has energized her, but are voters itching for change?

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U.S.

More Air-Conditioners Crank Up as Heat Wave Wilts Large Part of U.S.

In recent years, more homes have added air-conditioning, something that may come in handy this week as some areas are expected to see temperatures 40 degrees above normal.

Suspect in Chicago Student’s Killing Was in U.S. Illegally, D.H.S. Says

Sheridan Gorman, 18, was killed last week near Loyola University Chicago. The Trump administration has sought to highlight crimes committed by undocumented people in its deportation campaign.

A Meteor Exploded Over Ohio. Then the Chase Began.

After a seven-ton fireball exploded above the Cleveland area, a group of meteorite hunters descended too, in the name of science — and possibly cash.

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Politics

How the G.O.P. and Democrats Are Talking About the Surge in Gas Prices

Republicans have largely been on defense against Democratic criticism. Here are five arguments advanced by figures in both parties.

How Obama’s Strategist Discouraged Biden From Running in 2016

In a new set of oral histories, David Plouffe, President Barack Obama’s political adviser, described how he urged Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. not to challenge Hillary Clinton for the nomination.

Anti-Muslim Comments by G.O.P. Congressman Reflect a Rising Trend

On Capitol Hill and in Nashville, comments by Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee have sown division and underscored a growing tolerance on the right for Islamophobia.

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Business

Stocks Tumble as Oil Prices Rise

Investors braced for a fourth week of market turmoil caused by the war in the Middle East

Not All Malls Are Struggling

A certain type of shopping mall has become a surprising bright spot for real estate investors.

This Corvette’s a Hybrid, but It’s Built for Raw Power, Not Efficiency

The ZR1X, starting at $207,000, is a Chevrolet showpiece that competes with rarefied rivals like Ferrari and McLaren at a fraction of their (stratospheric) prices.

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New York

Pro-Palestinian Activists Rally in Support of Freed Columbia Protester

After speaking alongside city officials in Paterson, N.J., Leqaa Kordia, who was recently released after a year in ICE detention, led a crowd in chants of “globalize the intifada.”

‘Love Story’ Has People Falling for ’90s New York City Again

The show, about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, has fans flocking to restaurants and stores the couple visited during their romance.

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Arts

Food

Spring Cooking, Activate!

Lemon butter salmon, asparagus with furikake and chicken with spring vegetables, you’re up.

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Science

The Balance That Keeps Climate Stable Is Out of Whack, U.N. Report Finds

The continued burning of fossil fuels is locking heat in Earth’s atmosphere, oceans and land — instead of allowing it to reflect back into space, a new report finds.

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