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Trump nominates State Dept official to lead diminished US global media agency

March 12, 2026 10:27 PM UTC / Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump nominated a senior State Department official to take on the ‌additional role of leading the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the department said on Thursday, after a federal judge invalidated the previous Trump-appointed CEO’s staff cuts at the agency.

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers, who ​has led the administration’s campaign against European Internet regulations that Washington says constitute censorship, was named as ​Trump’s pick to take over the agency that oversees U.S.-funded media outlets like ⁠Voice of America that are aimed at populations in oppressive countries and reach hundreds of ​millions of people.

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“USAGM’s mission has long been closely aligned with the Department of State, and the Under ​Secretary for Public Diplomacy has always held consultative authorities with the agency,” a State Department spokesperson said.

“If confirmed as the CEO of USAGM, Under Secretary Rogers would be uniquely well positioned to significantly strengthen coordination between U.S. ​international broadcasting and American public diplomacy in the national interest.”

Rogers must be confirmed by the U.S. ​Senate before she can assume the role.

The Department of Justice said in a court filing on Thursday that ‌Deputy Secretary ⁠of State Michael Rigas would perform the duties of the agency’s CEO in the interim.

Kari Lake, who was appointed by Trump as a senior adviser to the agency, ushered in sweeping cuts to USAGM’s staff and operations at outlets that also include Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe/Radio ​Liberty that broadcast in 64 ​languages.

U.S. District Judge ⁠Royce Lamberth on Saturday granted a summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, including VOA journalists and a union representing federal employees. They had argued that Lake’s ​appointment as acting CEO and actions she took in that role ran ​afoul of ⁠the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and the Constitution’s Appointments Clause, dealing another blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to diminish various government agencies.

Lake, in a post on X, said what she called her efforts at “right-sizing” ⁠the ​agency were “so effective over the last year that the Deep ​State has done everything they can to stop us, including launching malicious lawsuits at me and the agency.”

Reporting by Simon ​Lewis; additional reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston and Humeyra Pamuk in Washington; Editing by Bill Berkrot

美国弗州发生校园枪击至两伤 FBI展开恐袭调查 | 联合早报

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位于美国弗吉尼亚州诺福克的奥尔德多米宁大学3月12日发生枪击事件，大批调查人员到场调查。 （路透社）

美国弗吉尼亚州的奥尔德多米宁大学12日发生枪击事件，造成两人受伤，枪手已毙命。联邦调查局对这起枪击事件展开恐怖主义调查。

路透社报道，位于弗州诺福克（Norfolk）的奥尔德多米宁大学（Old Dominion University）发布的警报信息显示，星期四（3月12日）上午，一名持枪者在校园一处建筑物内开火，造成两人受伤。警方及紧急救援队立即响应，枪手在在开枪后不久便制服。

联邦调查局（FBI）指枪手被一群预备役军官训练团（ROTC）学员制服后死亡。FBI特工埃文斯在新闻发布会说，枪手不是被开枪打死。据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）报道，枪手走进一间教室，询问是不是ROTC课程后就开枪。

FBI局长帕特尔早前在社媒平台贴文说，FBI联合反恐特遣部队已全面介入，与地方当局紧密合作，并提供一切必要资源。

FBI调查人员指枪手2016年承认向恐怖分子提供物质支持的联邦指控后被判入狱，2024年出狱。

根据一些美国媒体报道，警方已确认枪手身份为贾洛（Mohamed Bailor Jalloh），曾是弗州国民警卫队员。2016年因试图向恐怖组织“伊斯兰国”提供支持而被定罪。

警报说，目前校园已不存在威胁，但事发地及周边仍为限制区域，救援人员仍在现场工作。奥尔德多米宁大学主校区停课一天。

枪支暴力在美国屡见不鲜。据美国“枪支暴力档案”网站数据，截至3月12日，美国今年已有超过2300人因枪支暴力死亡，其中包括182名未成年人。

U.S. military plane crashes in Iraq as status of crew is unknown, officials said

March 12, 2026 / 6:56 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — An American military aerial refueling tanker that was involved in the U.S. military operation in Iran crashed in Western Iraq on Thursday,according to multiple U.S. officials who spoke to CBS News.

Recovery efforts are underway in the area where a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crashed. The status of the crew is unknown at this time. A second Stratotanker was damaged but landed safely.

The first plane went down near Turaibil, which is along the Iraqi-Jordanian border, an Iraqi intelligence source told CBS News.

According to flight tracking service FlightRadar24, a KC-135 tanker declared an emergency before landing in Tel Aviv Thursday evening.

U.S. Central Command released a statement Thursday afternoon saying both aircraft were involved in the same incident, and it was not caused by hostile fire or friendly fire.

This marks the fourth publicly acknowledged aircraft to crash as a part of Operation Epic Fury. Last Monday, the U.S. military also confirmed that three F-15E Strike Eagles were downed in a friendly-fire incident involving Kuwait, but all 6 crew members safely ejected.

Each branch of service has their own terminology for launching recovery missions of a downed aircraft but generally they’re called Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel, or TRAP, missions. These types of missions rapidly deploy after an aircraft crash and can be dangerous, as U.S. forces race to secure the crash site before enemy forces can. The goal is to retrieve pilots or crew members — who may be injured or deceased — and retrieve or destroy sensitive equipment that remains intact.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Michaelson takes a look at proposed Georgia detention facility | CNN Politics

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Michaelson takes a look at proposed Georgia detention facility

By Elex Michaelson, CNN

Published 7:24 PM EDT, Thu March 12, 2026

As a Georgia town pushes back on a proposed detention facility purchased by the Trump administration for potentially housing around 10,000 migrant detainees, CNN’s Elex Michaelson speaks with Sen. Raphael Warnock and others for the inside story.

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U.S. fired at Iranian vessel that approached aircraft carrier, officials say

March 12, 2026 / 6:58 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — An Iranian vessel sailed too close to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, and the U.S. fired at the vessel, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the matter who spoke to CBS News under condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

The officials said a U.S. Navy vessel attempted to fire on the Iranian vessel using its 5-inch, 54-caliber Marck-45 gun, a fully automated naval cannon that is mounted to the forward deck of Navy destroyers and cruisers and has served as the fleet’s standard deck gun since the early 1970s.

While it’s not known which naval vessel fired on the Iranian ship, the officials said it missed multiple times.

The status of the Iranian ship and its crew is not known. The incident occurred earlier this week.

The USS Spruance and the USS Michael Murphy, both destroyers, are embarked with the Abraham Lincoln, which is operating in the Arabian Sea in support of U.S. military actions against Iran. However, six other guided-missile destroyers were operating in the Arabian Sea as of last week.

A helicopter equipped with Hellfire missiles was launched and struck the Iranian vessel with two of the missiles.

It’s unclear what type of helicopter was used, but Navy Seahawk helicopters and Marine Corps Viper attack helicopters both have the ability to carry Hellfire missiles. However, MH-60R Seahawks have a multi-mission role which include both anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare.

CBS News contacted U.S. Central Command, the primary unit overseeing U.S. military operations against Iran. A defense official said: “We have nothing for you on this.”

The USS Abraham Lincoln is one of two American aircraft carriers deployed to the Middle East. The Lincoln carrier strike group arrived in the region in late January, part of what President Trump described as an “armada.”

In early February, an Iranian Shahed-139 drone “aggressively” approached the aircraft carrier and “unnecessarily maneuvered” toward it, a U.S. Central Command spokesperson said at the time. The drone was shot down by an American fighter jet, a tense moment between the U.S. and Iran weeks before the war between the two countries began.

Since the start of the U.S.’s war with Iran, American forces have damaged or destroyed over 90 Iranian vessels, according to Central Command.

Eleanor Watson contributed to this report.

Lawsuit alleges David Protein understates calories and fat content of its bars

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A recent class-action lawsuit alleges that David Protein misrepresented the calorie and fat contents in its popular protein bars, a challenge for a company known for catering to health-conscious customers.

In the complaint, filed Jan. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, three individuals who had bought David bars claim they contain “way more” calories and fat than the labels state. Independent and third-party testing, using a method known as the Atwater factors, determined that the number of calories exceeded the amount listed on the label by as much as 83%, the lawsuit claims.

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The plaintiffs also allege that David Protein underestimated the fat content of its bars, with testing revealing that the fat content exceeds the label’s stated amount by as much as 400%.

David Protein’s website and product labels say the bars contain 150 calories, 28 grams of protein and 0 grams of sugar.

The lawsuit cites Food and Drug Administration guidelines, which dictate that a product is misbranded if the “nutrient content of the composite is greater than 20% in excess of the value for that nutrient declared on the label.”

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The lawsuit lists Linus Technologies as the main defendant, a nutrition-focused company founded by entrepreneur Peter Rahal in 2023, according to market-intelligence platform Tracxn. Linus Technologies operates its business under the brand name David Protein.

Linus Technologies and David Protein did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On Wednesday, the company posted a statement on Instagram that read, “No one is getting Regina Georged,” a reference to the movie “Mean Girls” in which the protagonist Cady Heron dupes bully Regina George into eating a protein bar that causes weight gain.

After the lawsuit was filed in January, Rahal told Vanity Fair that the company “stands behind the accuracy of our product labeling” and that it plans to “defend this claim vigorously.”

The David bar came to market in 2024. The name is a nod to Michelangelo’s 16th-century masterpiece, according to Forbes.

The bars come in a variety of flavors, such as chocolate chip cookie and fudge brownie, and retail for $39 for a pack of 12, or $3.25 a bar.

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Schumer swings at Hegseth over king crab meals for the troops, but Biden-era receipts show similar tab

Senate Democrat ignores Biden Pentagon chief’s $79B spending spree that included $103M on meat and seafood

By Ashley Oliver
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Published March 12, 2026 3:23pm EDT

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is facing backlash for criticizing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for the Pentagon’s spending on luxury items, including food for the miliary, despite similar expenses under former Biden administration Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin.

The top Senate Democrat said Hegseth’s spending in the final month of fiscal year 2025, $93.4 billion, which included millions of dollars on steak, seafood and furniture, could have instead been used to extend the Affordable Care Act.

Social media users panned Schumer online for the remarks, accusing him of cherry-picking a politically convenient area to care about spending, lambasting him for not supporting feeding high-quality meals to military members and citing similar defense spending during the Biden era.

“Hegseth spent $93 billion in one month – roughly the cost of extending the ACA tax credits for THREE YEARS,” Schumer wrote. “But instead of lowering American’s healthcare costs, Hegseth used millions of taxpayer dollars on fruit baskets, Herman Miller recliners, ice cream machines, Alaskan King Crabs, and a Steinway & Sons grand piano.

“A true grifter in every sense of the word.”

During the Biden administration, Austin’s spending nearly mirrored Hegseth’s. Food expenses across administrations went toward feeding members of the military, according to the nonprofit Open the Books, which conducted the spending analyses.

There is no record of Schumer scrutinizing Austin’s spending. Fox News Digital reached out to the senator’s office for comment on the matter.

Defense spending is historically modest compared to past decades, representing a small fraction of the United States’ gross domestic product at 3.7%. Its share of the GDP has decreased significantly since the 1950s, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Schumer’s grievance also comes as he leads Senate Democrats’ resistance to funding the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for about a month. Democrats have demanded changes to the department’s deportation policies, which are nonstarters for Republicans. Essential DHS components, like Immigration and Customs Enforcement, remain operational at this stage, but some agencies, like the Transportation Security Administration, are facing pains as workers go unpaid.

Critics slammed Schumer over the comment on social media.

Fox News analyst Guy Benson called Schumer “the leader of the ‘Learing Center’ fraud party,” in reference to a viral video about welfare fraud scandals in Minnesota, saying Schumer “finally [discovered] one spending line item he’s willing to cut.”

Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, said Schumer “thinks it’s bad that U.S. troops get to eat steak & lobster during deployment” and that the Affordable Care Act is a “failed” plan that makes healthcare more expensive.

“Remember that Democrats would have you eating MREs,” another commenter posted, referring to military-issued “Meals Ready to Eat.”

“Chuck Schumer hates the troops,” Republican communicator Steve Guest wrote.

A commentary writer for the conservative Washington Examiner said, “You said nothing in 2024.”

Another social media user told Schumer he “should’ve done the 30 seconds of research to find Lloyd Austin’s September 2024 expenditures before posting. Missed your outrage back then.”

Hegseth’s spending in September 2025 was the highest the Pentagon has seen on grants and contracts since September 2008. Austin, however, held the record before that, spending $79.1 billion in September 2024.

The last month of the fiscal year has long been notorious for spending that appears lavish as agencies face pressure to “use it or lose it” so that they can justify keeping their budget for the next year. Contract and grant payment schedules also include September due dates, which can contribute to the spending uptick.

In 2024 under Austin, according to an audit by Open the Books, “the military spent $103.7 million on meat, fish and poultry in September, partially because it ordered raw lobster tail 147 times for $6.1 million. It also dropped $16.6 million on ribeye steak, $6.4 million on salmon and $407,000 on Alaskan king crab.”

Similar to Austin, Hegseth spent $6.9 million on lobster tail, Open the Books found. Austin spent about $1.5 million more than Hegseth on ribeye steaks. Hegseth more than quadrupled Austin’s spending on Alaskan king crab, while Austin’s spending on salmon was roughly six times that of Hegseth’s. The food went toward feeding military personnel, the nonprofit noted.

The Biden and Trump administration’s Pentagon expenses saw parallels for other line items, too. Hegseth’s $5.3 million on Apple products is comparable to Austin’s $5.1 million. Both spent more than $1 million on musical instruments. Hegseth tripled Austin’s spending on footrests at about $111,000, according to the data.

Fox News Digital reached out to Biden’s office and the Pentagon.

Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to ashley.oliver@fox.com.

FBI alert on possible Iran retaliation based on unverified tip, White House says

March 12, 2026 4:46 PM UTC / Reuters

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WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – An FBI alert to law enforcement agencies last month warning of the possibility that Tehran ​might try to retaliate for any U.S. strikes ‌on Iran by launching drone attacks in California was based on a single unverified tip, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said ​on Thursday, adding that there has never been such ​a threat to the U.S. from Iran.

The confidential alert, ⁠issued by the FBI through the multi-agency Los Angeles Joint ​Regional Intelligence Center, surfaced publicly on Wednesday as the war ​that began on February 28 with massive U.S. and Israeli bombardments of Iran stretched on.

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The alert cited FBI information that, as of early ​February, Iran “allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using ​unmanned aerial vehicles” launched from a sea vessel against targets in California “in ‌the ⁠event that the U.S. conducted strikes against Iran.”

Leavitt in a post on X on Thursday said that the alert was based on one email sent to local law enforcement ​in California containing ​a single, ⁠unverified tip.

“TO BE CLEAR: No such threat from Iran to our homeland exists, and it ​never did,” Leavitt wrote.

ABC News first broke ​news of ⁠the FBI security bulletin.

U.S. President Donald Trump has shrugged off the notion of Iran-backed attacks on the U.S. homeland.

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Asked on ⁠Wednesday ​if he was worried that Iran ​may ramp up its retaliation to include strikes on U.S. soil, Trump told ​reporters, “No, I’m not.”

Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Caitlin Webber

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Trump weighs Jones Act waiver amid rising fuel prices, White House says

Updated on: March 12, 2026 / 2:07 PM EDT / CBS News

The Trump administration is prepared to waive the Jones Act to loosen shipping rules as the Iran war continues, the White House said Thursday.

The 100-year-old statute requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be carried on ships that are U.S.-built, U.S.-flagged and U.S.-crewed, and it limits the number of tankers domestic shippers can use.

“In the interest of national defense, the White House is considering waiving the Jones Act for a limited period of time to ensure vital energy products and agricultural necessities are flowing freely to U.S. ports,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to CBS News. “This action has not been finalized.”

Waiving the rule would allow foreign ships to move fuel between U.S. ports, helping to ease supply disruptions and potentially lower energy prices, according to experts.

Oil and gas prices have surged since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, raising costs for motorists and creating inflationary pressures.

Brent crude, which hovered around $60 in early January, rose 8% on Thursday and briefly topped $100, according to FactSet. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, jumped nearly 9% to $95.02 a barrel.

Energy costs are flaring even after the Trump administration and the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday that member countries in the organization would inject a total of 400 million barrels into global energy markets to shore up oil supply.

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Gas prices, which are influenced by the cost of oil, taxes and other seasonal factors, also swung higher on Thursday, hitting $3.60 a gallon, according to AAA. That’s up about 60 cents since before the war started.

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