A landmark WNBA labor deal nears reality, paving the way for the first million dollar players

by News Feed Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | Sports

NEW YORK — A landmark new WNBA collective bargaining agreement was reached in principle early Wednesday morning that will give the league its first million dollar players.There’s still a lot of work to do between now and the start of the regular season on...

Rory McIlroy’s menu for the Masters taps into Northern Ireland, New York and the Augusta wine cellar

by News Feed Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | Sports

Rory McIlroy has put together a menu for the Masters Club dinner nearly as dramatic as the back nine he played at Augusta National to win the green jacket.There’s a taste of home in Northern Ireland with his mother’s bacon-wrapped dates as an appetizer and...

African soccer’s showpiece games are never far from controversy. Here are some of the biggest

by News Feed Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | Sports

LAGOS, Nigeria — Two months after the chaotic end to the Africa Cup of Nations final between Senegal and Morocco, the outcome of the game remains in dispute.Senegal was stripped of its title on Tuesday when African soccer’s governing body ruled it had...

The WBC is thriving. Rob Manfred says MLB might consider moving it to midseason

by News Feed Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | Sports

MIAMI — Having set attendance and broadcast viewer records, the World Baseball Classic will return in 2029 or 2030 and at some future point could be moved to midseason, when clubs would be less likely to restrict players.Since the WBC’s inception in 2006,...

The 3-pointer changed college basketball. And attempts keep ticking up heading into March Madness

by News Feed Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | Sports

No team has made more 3-pointers, nor launched more, than Alabama in the past four seasons. And nothing will shake coach Nate Oats from believing they’re at the core of building a winner in modern basketball.Teams might struggle to match the Crimson Tide’s sheer...

Delcy Rodriguez replaces Venezuela’s Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino

by News Feed Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | World

General Vladimir Padrino spent 11 years as the country’s defence minister, acting as a key ally of Nicolas Maduro. Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has announced that she is replacing the country’s longtime defence...

Iran war hinders the flow of U.N. aid through the Gulf to communities in need

by News Feed Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | Top Stories

It’s not just oil tankers stranded near the Strait of Hormuz. U.N. aid shipments are also hindered by the war in Iran. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source

Pope Leo XIV’s African visit a journey to the margins — and the heart of Christianity

by News Feed Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | Religion

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — As Pope Leo XIV prepares to travel to Africa, its Catholic leaders are underlining the significance of the visit to the continent, where Christianity is on an upsurge. Leo will visit Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea from April...

Nvidia is quietly building a multibillion-dollar behemoth to rival its chips business

by News Feed Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | Technology

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was years ahead of the market when he pushed the company to start tinkering with building AI-specific chips back in 2010, more than a decade before the current buzz around AI. A similar move in 2020 — doubling down on data center networking...

Oil prices surge after Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gasfield

by News Feed Editor | Mar 18, 2026 | World

There are fears that a period of elevated oil and gas prices could trigger a damaging wave of global inflation.By AP and ReutersPublished On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026Oil prices have risen more than 5 percent following an Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars gasfield as...