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Possible meteorite crashes into Houston area home, officials say

Updated on: March 21, 2026 / 11:29 PM EDT / CBS News

A possible meteorite crashed into a Houston area house on Saturday night, tearing through the roof and two stories of the home, officials said.

Ponderosa Fire Chief Fred Windisch told CBS News that what “appears to be a meteorite” crashed through a woman’s house, landing in the kitchen. Windisch said the meteorite was a little bigger than his hand. Ponderosa Forest is a suburb in north Houston.

A possible meteorite that landed in a home in the Houston, Texas, neighborhood of Ponderosa Forest on March 21, 2026. Ponderosa Fire Department

NASA said in a social media post that the meteor became visible at 49 miles above Stagecoach, northwest of Houston, at 4:40 p.m. local time. The meteor moved southeast at 35,000 miles per hour, breaking apart 29 miles above Bammel, just west of Cypress Station, NASA said.

“The fragmentation of the meteor – which weighed about a ton with a diameter of 3 feet – created a pressure wave that caused booms heard by some in the area,” NASA said in the post.

Across the Houston area, residents described hearing a low, rumbling sound that many compared to thunder, even though the skies were clear, according to CBS affiliate KHOU.

Earlier this week, an asteroid weighing about 7 tons and traveling at 45,000 mph traveled over multiple states.

And last June, a bright meteor was seen across the southeastern U.S. and exploded over Georgia, creating similar booms heard by residents in the area.

Trump threatens to strike Iran power plants in 48 hours over Strait of Hormuz | Fox News

Trump posted the warning on Truth Social, threatening to ‘hit and obliterate’ Iran’s power plants ‘starting with the biggest one first’

By Michael Sinkewicz
Fox News

Published March 21, 2026 10:16pm EDT

President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Iran on Saturday, warning the U.S. would strike its power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.

“If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

The president’s threat represents a notable escalation in rhetoric as tensions surge over the strategically vital waterway.

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a global choke point for oil and gas transport that supplies roughly one-fifth of the world’s crude oil, has been largely limited since early March, shortly after the war with Iran began.

US SIGNALS READINESS TO ESCORT TANKERS THROUGH HORMUZ AS TRAFFIC THINS BUT NO MISSION LAUNCHED

President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that the U.S. could strike Iranian power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.(Getty Images)

Trump’s post comes after he told reporters Friday that reopening the strait was a “simple military maneuver.”

“It’s relatively safe, but you need a lot of help in the sense of you need ships, you need volume,” he said.

The president added that NATO hasn’t had the “courage” to assist the U.S. with reopening the waterway.

TRUMP SAYS US ‘OBLITERATED’ TARGETS IN STRIKE ON KEY IRANIAN OIL HUB

The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman.(Benoit Tessier / Reuters)

“NATO could help us, but they so far haven’t had the courage to do so, and others could help us,” Trump said. “But, you know, we don’t use it. You know, at a certain point, it’ll reopen itself.”

Earlier Friday, Trump ripped NATO on Truth Social as “cowards,” saying they “complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz.”

A growing group of countries has signed onto a joint statement signaling their “readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage” through the strait.

The joint statement said, “We express our readiness to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait,” and, “We welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning.”

The statement was attributed to leaders from more than 20 countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada and the United Arab Emirates.

“We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces,” the statement reads.

NATO HEAVYWEIGHTS BALK AT HORMUZ MISSION AS TRUMP WARNS ALLIANCE AT RISK

A satellite image shows the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, vital for global energy supply.(Amanda Macias/Fox News Digital)

“We express our deep concern about the escalating conflict. We call on Iran to cease immediately its threats, laying of mines, drone and missile attacks and other attempts to block the Strait to commercial shipping, and to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 2817,” the statement continued.

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Earlier this week, U.S. forces struck Iran’s anti-ship missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz with 5,000-pound bunker-buster bombs, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman-Diamond contributed to this report.

Michael Sinkewicz is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.sinkewicz@fox.com/

美F35被伊朗击中 中国官媒：遭传感器锁定

2026年3月22日 10:08 / 联合早报

3月11日，北约“冷应答”（Cold Response）军事演习中，一架隶属挪威皇家空军的美制F-35战斗机降落在靠近挪威北部纳尔维克（Narvik）的空军基地。 （法新社）

美军一架F-35型隐形战斗机被伊朗击中，引发广泛关注。中国官媒引述军事专家称，战机降低飞行高度时，发动机的红外热信号被伊朗防空战车感测器捕捉到，因而遭到伊朗防空导弹攻击。

伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队星期四（3月19日）宣布，击中一架美军F-35战机并对其造成严重破坏，以此证明伊朗的防空并未被美军摧毁。F-35是美军第五代战斗机，被称为世界上最先进的战机机型之一。

央视新闻星期六（3月21日）引述军事观察员魏东旭分析，伊朗的防空作战部队应该是采取了守株待兔的方式，或摸清了美军战机空袭的规律，在重点区域进行伏击。

虽然伊朗的防空作战体系遭到了美以空袭的破坏，但是伊朗仍部署了一些机动灵活的防空战车。这些防空战车上有小型雷达和光电红外传感器。

魏东旭研判，当F-35降低飞行高度的时候，光电红外传感器可以捕捉到发动机所产生的红外热信号，随后发射中近程的防空导弹对其展开攻击。

因此他认为，上述事件会导致美军在后续执行空袭任务时，不敢在中低空执行作战任务，而是尽可能让F-35飞得高一些，采取高空轰炸，或者有其他飞机对它进行掩护和支援。

至于F-35被伊朗击中带来的影响，魏东旭认为，这对于采购了F-35的北约成员国和日韩等美国盟友而言，不是个好消息。

他指出，如果在实战中，F-35遭到了伊朗简易防空系统的命中，未来在更高强度的作战环境中，F-35的隐身性能恐怕无法满足实战需求，战场的生存能力会变得更弱。

2 Iranian strikes on towns near Israel’s main nuclear research center injure more than 100 people

March 21, 2026 / 10:21 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Iranian strikes hit two communities near Israel’s main nuclear research center, injuring more than 100 people in the southern part of the country. It was the first time Israel’s nuclear research center has been targeted in the war that began three weeks ago.

The strikes came hours after Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit in an airstrike, for which Israel’s military has denied responsibility.

Israel’s military said it was not able to intercept the Iranian missiles that hit the cities of Dimona and Arad, the largest near the center of Israel’s sparsely populated Negev desert.

Israeli security forces and rescue teams work at the site struck by an Iranian missile in Arad, southern Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. Ohad Zwigenberg / AP

Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency rescue agency said early Sunday morning that at least 64 people were injured in the strike on Arad. A Magen David Adom spokesperson said that seven were hospitalized in serious condition, 15 in moderate condition and 42 in mild condition.

Magen David Adom teams are continuing to search the debris for more casualties, the agency said.

In a separate Iranian strike hours earlier on the nearby town of Dimona, at least 40 people were injured, Magen David Adom previously reported.

Following the two strikes, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel’s military would continue in its war efforts in the Middle East.

“This is a very difficult evening in the campaign for our future,” Netanyahu said in a statement posted to social media, adding that he had spoken to the mayor of Arad, one of the two towns that was struck, and conveyed “our prayers for the peace of the injured.”

“We are determined to continue to strike our enemies on all fronts,” Netanyahu wrote.

“It is becoming increasingly clear that the Iranian regime is resorting to reckless attacks that only further expose its instability and disregard for human life while strategically targeting civilians, said Lt. Col. Nadav Shosh, an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, on social media.

Footage from Israel’s emergency service showed a large crater next to what appeared to be apartment buildings with outer walls sheared away. The missile appeared to have struck an open area.

Rescue workers said the direct hit in Arad caused widespread damage across at least 10 apartment buildings, three of them badly damaged and in danger of collapsing.

Israel is believed to be the only Middle East nation with nuclear weapons, though its leaders refuse to confirm or deny their existence. The International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, said on X it had not received reports of damage to the Israeli center or abnormal radiation levels.

Israel Saturday denied responsibility for the strike on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, located about 135 miles southeast of Tehran. The Iranian judiciary’s official news agency, Mizan, said there was no leakage. The IAEA said on X it was looking into the strike, but that “no increase in off-site radiation levels” had been reported.

The nuclear facility had already been struck by Israeli airstrikes during the Iran-Israel 12-day war in June 2025, and later that month by the U.S.

The IAEA has said the bulk of Iran’s estimated 970 pounds of enriched uranium is elsewhere, beneath the rubble at its Isfahan facility, which was also bombed by the U.S. last June.

The Pentagon declined to comment on the strike on Natanz, which was also hit in the first week of the war and in the 12-day war last June.

“If the Israeli regime is unable to intercept missiles in the heavily protected Dimona area, it is, operationally, a sign of entering a new phase of the battle,” Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on X before word of the Arad strike spread.

On Friday, multiple people briefed on the discussions told CBS News that the Trump administration has been strategizing methods and options to secure or extract Iran’s nuclear materials. The timing of any such an operation, if President Trump were to order it, remained unclear. One source said he has made no decision yet.

美国会调查：中国通过财政贡献人事布局操控联合国

发布时间 / 来源：2026年3月22日 09:46 / 联合早报

美国国会众议院发布的一项调查报告，指中国通过资金影响力、关键职位的人事布局以及联合国维和部队的军队部署，操控联合国并伤害美国的利益和价值。

美国众议院中国问题特别委员会星期五（3月20日）在其官网发布共34页的《中国重塑联合国策略内幕》（Inside China’s Strategy to Reshape the United Nations）调查报告，称这份报告“揭示了中国如何操控其在联合国的地位，以削弱美国利益并推进其战略意图”。

新闻稿引述委员会主席、共和党议员穆勒纳尔（John Moolenaar）称，调查显示，中国在联合国关键职位安插自己的人，资助对抗美国的倡议，并部署军队至联合国维和体系来保护其商业利益。

穆勒纳尔表示，美国总统特朗普政府将追究联合国的责任，并通过重要改革，以保障美国的国家安全。

报告称，过去20年来，中国对联合国的财政捐助不断增加。中国在联合国常规预算中的占比从2006年的2.053%，增至2026年的20.004%，仅次于美国的22%。

委员会的报告指，上述财政贡献不断增加，让北京可通过拖延付款来换取政治让步，让联合国行动朝着有利于中国的方向发展。

调查也发现，中国将本国人员部署在联合国关键职位，如负责监督联合国经济发展倡议或非洲区域计划的职位，以推进其海外利益。

此外，报告还称，中国在联合国维和体系中，将其军队部署至具备经济与战略利益的地区，为解放军增加实战经验的同时，也保障中国企业投资区域的安全。报告也指控中国利用政府主导型非政府组织（Government-Organized Non-Governmental Organizations）向联合国体系注入政治影响力。

针对上述发现，报告提出多项政策建议，包括美国政府应持续追究联合国体系的责任，并领导协调行动，重新评估中国在联合国机构中的“发展中国家”地位等。

报告也要求美国国务卿及常驻联合国代表提交年度报告，说明“中国将其公民安排到联合国领导职位的行动与企图”。

沙特：利雅得附近遭三枚弹道导弹袭击

发布时间：2026年3月22日 11:35

沙特阿拉伯国防部说，在首都利雅得附近探测到三枚来袭的弹道导弹。此前，因美国和以色列袭击伊朗，沙特及波斯湾邻国遭到伊朗的报复性打击。

国防部发言人星期天（3月22日）在社交媒体上发文称：“一枚导弹被拦截，另外两枚落入无人区。”

星期天清晨，沙特民防部门发布预警，七分钟后确认危险解除后取消了预警。

法新社引述国防部称，自午夜以来，还拦截了五架无人机。

为回应上月底引发地区战争的美国和以色列的袭击，伊朗持续对沙特阿拉伯及其周边国家发动报复性袭击。

这些针对石油资源丰富国家的袭击，其中一些袭击的目标是能源设施，加剧了人们对全球能源供应冲击的担忧。

沙特：利雅得附近遭三枚弹道导弹袭击

2026年3月22日 11:35 / 联合早报

沙特阿拉伯国防部说，在首都利雅得附近探测到三枚来袭的弹道导弹。此前，因美国和以色列袭击伊朗，沙特及波斯湾邻国遭到伊朗的报复性打击。

国防部发言人星期天（3月22日）在社交媒体上发文称：“一枚导弹被拦截，另外两枚落入无人区。”

星期天清晨，沙特民防部门发布预警，七分钟后确认危险解除后取消了预警。

法新社引述国防部称，自午夜以来，还拦截了五架无人机。

为回应上月底引发地区战争的美国和以色列的袭击，伊朗持续对沙特阿拉伯及其周边国家发动报复性袭击。

这些针对石油资源丰富国家的袭击，其中一些袭击的目标是能源设施，加剧了人们对全球能源供应冲击的担忧。

中国特稿：毛孩子催生千亿元市场 悦己浪潮中它经济狂飙

2026年3月22日 05:00 / 联合早报

随着养宠物日益普遍，中国的宠物经济加速向精细化、多元化发展，从充满人文关怀的宠物善终服务，到满足情感陪伴的人工智能宠物，快速发展的宠物经济形成覆盖宠物生老病死的完整产业链，同时也在从商品消费向情感连接延伸。

（插图／何汉聪）

铺着清新碎花软垫的台面上，一只穿着格子衣服的小狗安静卧躺，身上盖着一层薄薄的毯子，四周环绕着洁白的玫瑰，零食与玩具被整齐码放一旁。

在殡葬师的轻声指引下，小狗的主人缓缓完成与爱宠最后的道别。

这是广州一家宠物善终店内的场景，精心布置的告别厅洁净清爽，方寸空间虽不宽敞，却处处透着克制的庄重与温情。在这样平和的环境里，举办一场兼具仪式感与人文关怀的告别仪式，成为不少中国宠物饲主送别“毛孩子”的方式。

体育拼盘：改革后电力为王 新规让F1变无趣？

发布/2026年3月22日 05:00

如今的超车不靠车队策略，不靠车手将赛车性能推向极限，甚至也不太依赖赛车的绝对性能，而是几乎完全取决于电池电量。

马赛地和法拉利车队是F1新规则下的受益者，前者在前两站包揽前二，法拉利（图）的两名车手勒克莱尔和哈密尔顿也稳定跻身前三与前四。 （法新社）

世界一级方程式赛车（F1）新赛季果然面貌大变。连续两站比赛，排名靠前的赛车都上演了相互不断超越的戏码。只是两站下来，这样的场面却又迅速变得索然无味。如今的超车不靠车队策略，不靠车手将赛车性能推向极限，甚至也不太依赖赛车的绝对性能，而是几乎完全取决于电池电量。它像极了一部不甚高明的美式动作大片——看似拳拳到肉，细品下来却乏善可陈。

今年F1规则经历了大刀阔斧的革新，正式进入高比例电动时代。内燃机与电动输出的比例由过去的80%对20%，调整为50%对50%。然而，内燃机的动力来自燃油，而电动马达的电力，则必须通过赛车在赛道上回收动能获得。

刹车、松油门等操作，都可以让车手以牺牲速度为代价换取电量。于是比赛中出现了颇为诡异的画面：车手们在直道甚至高速弯中主动收油，只为积攒电量，以便在接下来的缠斗中使用。

更进一步，新规则还引入了类似“超车模式”的机制。当后车与前车的差距在一秒以内时，后车可以获得额外电能优势。与此同时，前车的电机功率会在高速区间逐步衰减，而后车则可以维持更长时间的满功率输出。两车之间的极速差可被放大至约每小时20公里。这种机制，几乎从系统层面“安排”了超车的发生。

于是，在澳大利亚墨尔本与中国上海的两站正赛以及一场冲刺赛中，比赛呈现出高度重复的剧本。性能占优的马赛地与法拉利四辆赛车开局即拉开差距，随后彼此之间展开追逐。后车借助电能优势完成超越，前车则在电量恢复后反超回去。几轮攻防之后，整体性能更强的马赛地最终还是稳住节奏，拿下冠军。

拉塞尔与安东内利两名马赛地车手，两站比赛各收获一冠一亚；法拉利方面，勒克莱尔与哈密尔顿也稳定跻身前三与前四。

第一场比赛的激烈对抗，尚且令人耳目一新；但到了第二场，当车迷逐渐理解这些“精彩场面”的运行逻辑之后，新鲜感迅速消退。在“电力为王”的体系下，传统F1的比赛逻辑正在被改写。车队不再绞尽脑汁思考进站策略，曾经决定胜负的“undercut”战术几乎消失。车手之间的攻防，也不再是分秒必争的较量。面对超车，前车往往选择顺势让位，只要控制在一秒窗口之内，拥有电量优势的一方反超不过是时间问题。

红牛赛车的竞争力与稳定性在新规则下都下滑，四届世界冠军费斯塔彭一站仅获第六，另一站更因故障退赛。（路透社）

红牛成新规则“受害者”

红牛车队的困境，则从另一个侧面凸显了新规则的冲击。赛车竞争力与稳定性都下滑，四届世界冠军费斯塔彭一站仅获第六，另一站更因故障退赛。作为新规则的直接“受害者”，他毫不掩饰自己的不满：“你刚刚用电动助力超了别人，结果到下一条直道电量就用完了，他们又用增压把你反超。在我看来，这简直就是个笑话。

“如果有人觉得这好看，那他根本不懂什么是赛车。”他说，“这完全没有任何乐趣，说白了就是在玩马里奥赛车，这根本不算赛车。”

28岁的费斯塔彭甚至再次流露出对未来的动摇，他说：“我并不想离开，但我希望比赛能更有乐趣。我也在参加其他赛事，那些要有趣得多。”他提到自己已经参加纽博格林耐力赛，并希望未来能够参与斯帕甚至勒芒等更传统的耐力赛事。

退赛率因机械与电气故障大幅上升

如果说比赛观感的变化仍属“口味之争”，那么稳定性问题则更加现实，也更令人担忧。

新一代动力系统在电动化比例大幅提升的同时，也带来了前所未有的复杂性。电池管理、能量回收、动力输出与软件控制高度耦合，任何一个环节出现偏差，都可能引发连锁反应。在赛季初的两站比赛中，多支车队已遭遇不同程度的电气系统故障。

直观的数据非常刺眼——前两站比赛的退赛率接近三成，较上赛季上升了一倍。更重要的是，退赛的主要原因并非碰撞事故，而是机械与电气故障。上海站中，甚至有四辆赛车在开赛前即宣布退赛，其中两辆甚至来自上赛季双料冠军车队迈凯伦。

由于中东局势紧张，加之车队对高温条件下系统可靠性的担忧，原定举行的沙特与巴林两站比赛已被取消。赛季将在日本站之后进入一个多月的空档期，直至5月初的迈阿密站才会重启。

这段意外出现的“休战期”，为各支车队提供了宝贵的调整窗口。规则本身在短期内难以改变，但如何提升赛车稳定性，已成为所有车队的当务之急。

技术革新从来都伴随着阵痛，只是对于一项以精密与可靠著称的顶级赛事而言，若高退赛率成为常态，那么问题便不再只是“是否好看”，而是“是否还能称之为巅峰”。

赛季才刚刚开始，新规则的最终走向仍有待观察。但至少在此刻，F1正站在一个微妙的节点上——它正在变得更先进，却未必更好看；更高效，却未必更纯粹。而对于车迷而言，我们真正想看的，或许始终只有一件事：不是谁的电量更多，而是谁能开得更快。

何立峰：“十五五”时期中国将坚定不移扩大开放 | 联合早报

发布/2026年3月22日 07:15

何立峰会见跨国公司负责人时说，“十五五”时期中国将坚定不移扩大高水平对外开放。图为上海外滩。 （路透社档案照）

中共中央政治局委员、国务院副总理何立峰会见跨国公司负责人时说，“十五五”时期中国将坚定不移扩大高水平对外开放。

据中新社报道，何立峰星期六（3月21日）傍晚在钓鱼台国宾馆会见汇丰、瑞银、路易达孚、西门子医疗、施耐德电气、力拓、保诚、银瑞达、渣打、书赞桉诺、天丝等知名跨国公司负责人。

何立峰说，当前中国经济稳中有进、向新向优，“十五五”时期中国将坚定不移扩大高水平对外开放，推动高质量发展，这将为跨国公司创造更为广阔的市场机遇。

他说，欢迎跨国公司加大在华投资力度，不断深化互利合作。

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