Man who helped recruit players into a sprawling NCAA basketball point-shaving scheme pleads guilty
One of the so-called fixers in a sprawling betting scheme to cash in on big bets on rigged NCAA basketball games has pleaded guilty.
Day: March 9, 2026
Seventh US service member killed in war with Iran identified
Benjamin N Pennington, 26, died from injuries sustained during an Iranian strike on an airbase in Saudi Arabia Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Pentagon has identified the seventh US service member killed…
ITB Berlin: Travel industry looks for new opportunities for resilience in the face of global unrest
Many destinations are seeing visitors spend more money and time in search of a more meaningful cultural experience.
Prewar US intel assessment found intervention in Iran wasn’t likely to change leadership
An intelligence assessment completed shortly before the U.S. and Israel launched a war in Iran determined that military intervention is unlikely to result in regime change.
In Trump’s chaotic theatre of war, there’s only one lead role
For most people, violence is risky. For the US president, it’s a spectacle.
CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane leaves network: ‘I look forward to some independence’
Justice correspondent most known for his January 6 Capitol riot coverage, is latest to quit Bari Weiss-led networkSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxScott MacFarlane, the CBS News justice correspondent most kno…
How the Iran war is affecting Africa
Before the start of the war between Israel, US and Iran, Africa was on track for its biggest economic moment in history.
UK’s AI drive, touted since 2024 and featuring splashy NScale and CoreWeave deals, to build datacenters is riddled with phantom investments and shaky accounting (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
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UK’s AI drive, touted since 2024 and featuring splashy NScale and CoreWeave deals, to build datacenters is riddled with phantom investments and shaky accounting — Exclusive: Rented datacentres and ‘s…
Outlandish prophecy declaring Trump God’s anointed leader shared by president
Amid his war in Iran, President Donald Trump shared a 2007 video from the so-called Christian prophet Kim Clement.On his Truth Social platform, Trump described the video as “Kim Clement prophesying about Donald Trump, 2007.””This that shall take place…
News24 | Iran war sends oil price soaring as Khamenei son takes charge
The Iran war sent oil prices spiralling above $100 a barrel on Monday after Tehran under new leader Mojtaba Khamanei fired a new barrage of missiles at Israel and its crude-exporting Gulf neighbours.