Savannah Guthrie to return to ‘Today’ show on April 6, following mother’s abduction
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – Savannah Guthrie is scheduled to return to her job as a co-anchor of NBC’s “Today” show on April 6, the network said on Friday, more than two months after her 84-year-old mother’s
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 03.27.26

Government Shutdown: We’re seeing a breakthrough on the partial government shutdown. Senate passes overnight bill to fund most of Homeland Security as fight nears end (Fox News) This comes after the announcement that President Trump said he
A year after Trump’s DOGE cuts, workers whose lives were upended question what was saved

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thea Price anticipated changes under the second Trump administration, but she never expected her life to be thrown into such disarray. Along with the 300 other employees of the United States Institute of Peace,
China opens investigations into US trade practices in response to Trump tariff moves

BEIJING (AP) — China launched two investigations into U.S. trade practices on Friday, signaling its resolve to push back against President Donald Trump’s tariffs ahead of his visit in May. The Commerce Ministry said the new probes
A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis

It has a catchy name — Build America, Buy America — and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But the law has spurred a bottleneck for affordable housing. Nearly everything from
New York’s newly identified Underground Railroad passage is under threat

NEW YORK (AP) — A newly identified Underground Railroad passageway once used by enslaved people fleeing to freedom is putting the spotlight on a New York City museum and its struggle against a proposed neighboring development. Staff
In the wake of US social media verdicts, a look at what limits other countries have imposed for kids

Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about the dangers of social media for young people. But the U.S. lacks federal regulation that meaningfully addresses these harms. On Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both
Savannah Guthrie speaks out on mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance in first televised interview

“TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie has opened up for the first time since her mother, Nancy Guthrie, vanished from her Tucson, Arizona home in the early hours of Feb. 1, sharing an emotional and deeply personal account of
The Kennedy Center announces that Bill Maher will be awarded Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

The Kennedy Center has announced that comedian and political commentator Bill Maher will be honored with the 27th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, settling recent public disagreement over whether he would be receiving the award. Maher
Why Pakistan has emerged as a mediator between US and Iran

ISLAMABAD (AP) — As fears of a wider regional conflict escalate following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began in late February, Pakistan has emerged as an unexpected mediator, offering to help bring Washington and Tehran