Jackie O seeks $82m for wrongful termination in legal action filed against her former radio station 31. March 2026 (01:57) Former co-host of Kyle Sandilands filed proceedings in the federal court against Kiis licence holderFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJackie “O” Henderson has filed a legal action in the federal court claiming compensation of “at least $82,250,000” for the wrongful termination of her 10-year contract to present the Kyle and Jackie O Show on radio station Kiis.The fresh legal action came four weeks after Henderson’s contract was terminated by Kiis owner ARN Media, and days after her broadcasting partner Kyle Sandilands’ first hearing in the federal court for his own claim against the media company. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New York councilmember and Hochul governor aide investigated for bribery 31. March 2026 (01:40) Prosecutors investigate whether Farah Louis and Debbie Louis accepted bribes to help migrant shelter providerFederal prosecutors are investigating whether a New York City councilmember and her sister, an aide to governor Kathy Hochul, accepted bribes or kickbacks in connection with the appropriation of city funds to a migrant shelter provider, according to a copy of a search warrant obtained by the Associated Press.The warrant, signed on 19 March, seeks evidence of possible criminal violations involving councilmember Farah Louis, a Brooklyn Democrat, and Debbie Louis, who serves as Hochul’s assistant secretary of New York City intergovernmental affairs. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two-year-old held by ICE sick and not getting adequate care, Democrat warns 31. March 2026 (01:15) Congressman Joaquin Castro calls for release of boy, Kaleth, and mother from much-criticized detention Dilley facilityA two-year-old detained in a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, is sick and not getting adequate help, said Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressman from San Antonio. The boy, Kaleth, has a fever and is not eating the food served at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center, which Castro said detainees have complained of having mold and worms.“When his mother asked for help, the staff said it was all ‘mental’,” Castro wrote in a post on X. “A vulnerable child at the Dilley trailer prison was suffering and ICE denied their reality and their needs. It’s shameful and must stop.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US directs American embassies to wage campaign against foreign ‘hostility’ – with Musk’s help 30. March 2026 (23:52) Cable signed by Marco Rubio and seen by Guardian suggests staff work with Pentagon psychological operations unitThe United States has directed every American embassy and consulate across the world to launch coordinated campaigns against foreign propaganda and endorses Elon Musk’s X as an “innovative” tool to help do it.The cable, signed by secretary of state Marco Rubio on Monday and obtained by the Guardian, also suggests embassies and consulates work alongside the US military’s psychological operations unit to address the problem of rampant disinformation. It lays out a sweeping set of instructions for how embassy staff should push back against what it describes as coordinated foreign efforts to undermine American interests abroad. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump administration sues Minnesota for allowing trans athletes in girls’ sports 30. March 2026 (23:37) Justice department claims state is violating Title IX – the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination The US Department of Justice sued Minnesota’s education department and the state’s school athletics body on Monday for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports.In a lawsuit, the justice department claims that by making female student athletes compete against transgender girls, as well as share locker rooms and bathrooms with them, Minnesota is violating Title IX – the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination for any programs that receive federal funding. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
José Guadalupe Ramos, a Mexican national, dies in ICE detention in LA 30. March 2026 (23:32) Security staff at the Adelanto detention center found Ramos unconscious and unresponsive in his bunkA Mexican immigrant has died at a detention center outside Los Angeles, marking at least the 14th death in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since the year began.Security staff at the Adelanto detention center found José Guadalupe Ramos unconscious and unresponsive in his bunk on 25 March, according to an ICE press release. Staff attempted to carry out life-saving procedures, including CPR, then called emergency services, who took Ramos to Victory Valley Global medical center in nearby Victorville. He was pronounced dead there at 9.29pm. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Army investigates after two helicopters hovered by Kid Rock’s pool as he saluted 30. March 2026 (23:29) Two AH-64 Apache helicopters on training run maneuvered near hillside home of Trump-supporting musicianThe army has launched an administrative review after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training run hovered near the hillside home of Kid Rock as the outspoken supporter of Donald Trump saluted their crews.Kid Rock posted two videos on social media on Saturday. Each shows a helicopter hovering alongside his swimming pool while the entertainer claps, salutes and raises his fist in the air. The Nashville skyline can be seen in the background. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Vaping likely to cause lung and oral cancer, Australian researchers find in new review of evidence 30. March 2026 (23:11) ‘There is no doubt that the cells and tissues of the oral cavity, the mouth and the lungs are altered by inhalation from e-cigarettes,’ academic saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVaping is likely to cause lung and oral cancer, researchers have found, as they urged regulators to act now rather than wait decades for a definitive level of risk.Cancer researchers led by UNSW in Sydney analysed reviews of evidence from animal studies, human case reports and laboratory research published between 2017 and 2025, in one of the most detailed assessments to date of whether nicotine e-cigarettes could cause cancer. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
At least 70 people killed and 30 injured in Haiti gang attack 30. March 2026 (22:46) Nearly 6,000 people forced to flee, human rights group says, as it criticises ‘abandonment’ from authoritiesAt least 70 people have been killed and 30 injured during an attack in Haiti’s breadbasket Artibonite region, significantly more than official estimates, a human rights group has said.Police initially reported 16 dead and 10 injured, while a preliminary report from civil protection authorities suggested 17 had died and 19 were wounded. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israel passes law to give death penalty to Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks 30. March 2026 (20:41) Knesset approves measure that has been criticised by European nations and rights groupsIsrael’s parliament has passed a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks, a measure sharply criticised as discriminatory by European nations and rights groups.The legislation makes the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank found guilty of intentionally carrying out deadly attacks deemed acts of terrorism by a military court. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
