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Enrollment is open for the 2026–2027 school year at Wyoming Virtual Academy, a tuition-free, full-time online public school for grades K–12 powered by K12 and run as a program of Niobrara County School District #1.

As of the 2025 tax year, 16 states and the District of Columbia offered state child tax credits, and Connecticut has a pending bill to create a $600-per-child credit that has not yet become law.

A UK player won £181,073,415.70 in a recent EuroMillions draw, making them the third-largest UK jackpot winner; the article reviews the top 10 UK National Lottery winners and notes how some used their prizes for travel, property, investments, charity or chose to remain anonymous.

More than 77 million people from the Midwest to the Southern Plains were under tornado or severe-storm warnings after multiple apparent twisters caused extensive damage in Illinois and Indiana.

An apparent order telling ships to avoid the Strait of Hormuz slowed tanker movements, prompting regional output cuts and a rise in oil prices above $100 a barrel.

Amin Nasser said continued disruptions to Middle East energy supplies could be "catastrophic," and Aramco is routing more oil through its East–West pipeline toward about 7 million barrels per day capacity.

Existing home sales rose 1.7% in February to a 4.09 million annual rate; recent mortgage-rate volatility has pushed averages from about 6.05% to 6.14%.

Al-Qard Al-Hassan is a Lebanon-based quasi-banking institution linked to Hezbollah that offers interest-free microloans and other basic financial services, and Israeli forces have reported striking a building described as one of its branches amid renewed hostilities.

Severe storms are expected in the Chicago area Tuesday between 4 p.m. and midnight, with areas south of I-80 at the greatest risk and an enhanced risk near the city.

Gov. Mikie Sherrill will present a budget that proposes a record $12.4 billion for K-12 schools and includes a new school-based mental health model, while the state faces a reported $3 billion structural deficit.

The government said the first V-level vocational qualifications will begin in 2027 in education and early years, finance and accounting, and digital, and that V-levels will sit alongside A-levels and T-levels as the equivalent of one A-level.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has asked Treasury officials to explore support for about 1.5 million homes that rely on heating oil after a recent spike in oil prices; a Wall Street bank warned average household bills could rise by roughly £344 from July.

Celcuity published efficacy and safety results for the PIK3CA wild-type cohort of the Phase 3 VIKTORIA-1 trial, reporting longer median progression-free survival and higher objective response rates with gedatolisib-containing regimens versus fulvestrant; the U.S. FDA has granted Priority Review with a PDUFA date of July 17, 2026.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to meet rural and Northern Ireland MPs to explore options for households that rely on heating oil after global oil prices rose; the Competition and Markets Authority has been asked to monitor heating oil prices.

A Manhattan jury found Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander guilty of sex trafficking and related charges after testimony from 11 women; sentencing is set for Aug. 6.

Oil prices jumped as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran intensified, and the White House says President Trump is reviewing "all credible options" on energy prices while coordinating with relevant agencies.

A boil water advisory remained in Novi and Walled Lake after a weekend water main break; the Great Lakes Water Authority says a new steel pipe was installed and water testing must show two clean samples before the advisory can be lifted.

Minneapolis approved a 60-day extension before eviction for nonpayment; St. Paul is considering a similar ordinance and both cities have redirected local funds toward emergency rental assistance.

Bernard Lafayette Jr., a civil rights organizer who helped plan the Selma-to-Montgomery march and coordinated the 1968 Poor People's Campaign, died at 85 in Tuskegee, Ala., his son said the cause was a heart attack.

Home prices and monthly mortgage costs in Nevada, especially around Las Vegas, remain substantially higher than before the pandemic, and large investors own a greater share of single-family rentals there than nationally; state and federal officials are proposing a range of policy responses.

Social Security beneficiaries with birthdays between the 1st and 10th are scheduled to receive payments on March 11, and the SSA says to allow up to three business days if a direct deposit does not appear.

Reports that traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has effectively halted and rising Middle East tensions pushed oil sharply higher and led to steep declines in several Asian stock indexes.

Shenzhen Shangyuan Display presented bespoke jewelry display cases at INHORGENTA 2026 in Munich, drawing over 100 industry visitors from 16 countries and prompting a full-floor purchase by a Croatian jeweler.

ABC7 is the official broadcast partner for the 2026 San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, which features Maverick the Year of the Fire Horse mascot and grand marshal Eileen Gu.

Researchers at Nankai University report a semi-solid-state battery pack with a system-level energy density of 288 Wh/kg and a claimed 142 kWh pack range of over 620 miles; the results have not yet been independently verified.

As The Wealth of Nations marks its 250th anniversary, the article reports that Adam Smith criticised trade protectionism, concentrated wealth and monopolies, and that scholars continue to debate how to interpret his ideas for today.

Kalshi says women now make up 26% of its users, up from 13% about ten months earlier, as it expands beyond sports into politics, the economy and pop culture and pursues outreach like paid posts and in-person events.

A government-chartered flight from Muscat, Oman, with a stop in Cairo landed at Dublin Airport carrying nearly 200 people, including children and infants. Officials described the journey as challenging and said more people have returned via commercial flights amid ongoing regional volatility.

Ukrainian officials reported a large-scale Russian attack on March 7 that struck multiple cities, and local authorities said a missile hit in Kharkiv killed 11 people and injured at least 15.

Tornadoes struck communities in Michigan and Oklahoma over several days, killing at least eight people; officials reported ongoing searches and state emergency declarations while the National Weather Service conducts storm surveys.