Trump's failure with allies on Iran shows pressure losing its effect
PARIS (AP) — We've long had your back, now it's our turn. That is how the famously transactional U.S. President Donald Trump is framing his demands that allies help him with the Iran war. He wants to call in IOUs for decades of U.S. security guarantees. The string of refusals indicates his ...
Red Cross needs blood donations after storms
The winter storms that came through in the past few days had one other, less visible but significant effect: A drop in donated blood and platelets in the region. The American Red Cross of Wisconsin urges people to act now to rebuild the blood supply after to donation appointments were disrupted across the state due to the storms. Donors of all blood types are encouraged to schedule a blood or platelet donation as soon as it’s safe to travel, the Red Cross said in a news release. Over the past few days, more than 30 blood drives have been canceled across the Wisconsin region, ...
Almanac for March 19, 2026
Today is Thursday, March 19, the 78th day of 2026. There are 287 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2003, President George W. Bush announced in a televised address that coalition forces had begun an invasion of Iraq. (Bush would declare victory just over five weeks later in his "Mission Accomplished" speech, though the main U.S. troop withdrawal would not be completed until 2011.) Also on this date: In 1931, Nevada Gov. Fred B. Balzar signed a measure that made the state the first to legalize gambling. In 1945, during World War II, more than 800 service members were ...
Iran challenging a bedrock of American geopolitical power
The reason why we have the Fifth Fleet, one of the most awesome naval forces ever assembled in the history of mankind, is to protect the sea lanes in the Middle East. That the Strait of Hormuz is now effectively closed is not just a blow to the global economy and a key point of leverage for ...
