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Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)CNN —Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may have “significantly underpaid his Social Security and Medicare taxes” in recent years, according to a memo prepared by Democratic staff on the Senate Finance Committee and obtained by CNN.

Dr. Mehmet Oz may have skirted paying Medicare and Social Security taxes, Democrats say

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Friday morning to defend his decision to support a Republican short-term funding bill that will effectively help avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day.His surprise reversal, first announced Thursday evening -- a day after he said he and Democrats would try to block the bill -- means there will almost certainly be enough Democratic votes to advance the measure to a final Senate vote Friday just hours before the shutdown deadline.

Schumer defends support for GOP funding bill ahead of Senate votes to avoid shutdown

Federal agents arrested a Palestinian student who had taken part in protests at Columbia University last spring and had overstayed her student visa, officials said Friday.The student, identified by the Department of Homeland Security as Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from the West Bank, was previously arrested for her participation in the protests.

Columbia protestor arrested for overstaying student visa as tensions grow on campus

By Kara Fox, Zahid Mahmood and Kathleen Magramo, CNN(CNN) — Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has made his first appearance via video link at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands, where he faces murder charges related to his “war on drugs.”

Former Philippines leader Duterte appears in Hague courtroom via video link on ‘war on drugs’ charges

U.S. investors are beginning to worry that a recession is on the horizon.President Donald Trump's mercurial tariff policies threaten to roil the global economy, resulting in unrest in the stock market. The S&P 500 has fallen more than 10% from the index's February high.

Don't 'let fear take the wheel': 3 steps to recession-proof your finances, according to CFPs

‘Tell your mom NOW.’Family vacation and drama often go hand-in-hand. But one woman says she noticed something on her dad’s phone that could put her parents’ relationship on the line.In a video with over 8.2 million views, Charlee (@charleecheaterbuster) says she used an AI platform called Cheaterbuster to find her dad’s Tinder dating profile.

‘He’s been married to my mom for 20 years’: Woman goes on vacation with her family. Then she sees her dad on Tinder

The vivid festival marks the beginning of spring, symbolizes the defeat of evil and celebrates the love between the Hindu deities Krishna and Radha.NEW DELHI — There's no way to avoid getting smeared with colored powder, hosed with water guns or hit with sparkle-filled water balloons if you venture out of your home in India on Friday.

Water Balloons and Bollywood, India covers itself with color on Holi festival

As cute and confident as Pardamat now seems, the little elephant had a difficult start to life."Pardamat was found next to the dead body of his mother," Edwin Lusichi, head keeper at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's nursery in Nairobi, Kenya, where Pardamat is being cared for, told ABC News.

Kenyans grapple with elephants destroying crops

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it is imposing permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations around Washington's Reagan National Airport and eliminating helicopter and passenger jet mixed traffic.The FAA is permanently closing one key route and evaluating alternative helicopter routes after the National Transportation Safety Board this week made two urgent safety recommendations following the Jan. 29 mid-air collision of an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people.

FAA issues permanent restrictions on Washington helicopter traffic after fatal collision

March 14 (UPI) -- Actress, singer and makeup entrepreneur Selena Gomez has released new music.The 32-year-old billionaire released "Sunset Blvd," and a music video to accompany it featuring fiancé Benny Blanco, on Friday.The video shows Gomez and Blanco get close, and ends with Gomez appearing to eat a tiny version of Blanco.

Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco revisit first date in 'Sunset Blvd'

This story is part of NBC Select’s New & Notable column, where we highlight our favorite product launches. We’ll continuously update this article throughout the month with new releases you should know about.Selected.Our top picksFootwear launchesBrooks Glycerin 22 SEIf you like wearing Brooks’ sneakers as lifestyle shoes rather than running shoes, make room in your closet — the brand just dropped a special-edition pair of its Glycerin 22 sneakers with a pull-on, laceless design.

The best new products from March (so far): Shop Apple, Dyson, Therabody and more

BAGHDAD — The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday.“The Iraqis continue their impressive victories over the forces of darkness and terrorism,” Prime Minister Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said in a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says

In honor of Pi Day, pizza chains and national restaurants are celebrating the sweet holiday with special promotions and even some free pie offers this Friday.See which of your favorite pizza and pie shops are marking the annual commemoration of the mathematical constant pi, the endless number that starts with 3.14.

Pi Day 2025: How to get free pie, pizza and deals

March 14 (UPI) -- The European Union Friday agreed to drop three Russian individuals from its sanctions list as the price for Hungary's Viktor Orban to drop a threat to veto Europe's sanctions against Russia.A fourth Russian was removed from the sanctions list as the deal with Hungary was reached, but he was removed due to a weak legal case for keeping him on the list.

EU drops 4 Russians from sanctions list in deal with Hungary to drop its sanctions veto

Locals who lived near a Connecticut house where a man was allegedly held captive and abused by his stepmother for two decades remain stunned at the reported shocking hidden abuse that occurred in the midst of their community.The 32-year-old was found emaciated in a property in Waterbury on Feb. 17, where he had endured "prolonged abuse, starvation, severe neglect and inhumane treatment," police said.

'It’s beyond comprehension': Community reacts with shock over man allegedly held captive for over 20 years

The Trump bump in consumer sentiment is now a Trump slump.Americans continue to grow worried over President Donald Trump’s escalating and haphazard trade war, according to the University of Michigan’s latest consumer survey released Friday. Consumer sentiment fell 11% this month to a reading of 57.9, a preliminary reading showed, down from last month’s reading of 64.7 and reaching its lowest level since November 2022.

American consumer sentiment plunges on trade war fears

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL for March 14Welcome to the Friday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!Well, we've done it! We've made it through the first week of free agency. Sure, Aaron Rodgers still doesn't have a team and no one knows what the Cowboys are doing, but the important thing is that I know what I'm doing and that's writing today's newsletter.

NFL free agency overreactions, plus DeMarcus Lawrence feuding with Cowboys star and Aaron Rodgers updates

March 14 (UPI) -- NASA and SpaceX were on track to launch NASA's Crew-10 astronauts to the Space Station Friday night in a mission that will also aim to return Starliner astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore.The mission launch set for 7:03 p.m. EST was a go as of Friday morning after SpaceX ground teams Thursday resolved an air pocket issue in the hydraulics system for the clamp arm supporting the Falcon 9 rocket.

NASA, SpaceX set to launch space station mission to bring Starliner astronauts home

Abigail and Meghan have been friends for almost 20 yearsOver the years the Duchess of Sussex has built a close knit circle of friends that includes actress Abigail Spencer, who has now opened up on their decades long friendship.The pair first met in 2007 at an audition but their friendship deepened when they began to work together in the legal drama Suits.

Exclusive: Meghan Markle's best friend Abigail Spencer gives rare insight into 'private' friendship amid Netflix documentary

GREEN OAK TWP., MI — A woman was arrested Tuesday morning after police found her in bed with a dead man on top of her.Green Oak Township police were called around 11:13 a.m. March 11, about a possible death in the Woodland Ridge mobile home park on Shady Brook Court near South Lyon, according to a release from the department.

Woman arrested after she was found in bed with dead man on top of her

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President Donald Trump’s choice of Pam Bondi to be attorney general last fall prompted sighs of relief in some Democratic and legal circles.Trump’s first pick, then-Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who had been investigated by the Justice Department in connection with allegations of sex trafficking — he denied the allegations and the DOJ decided not to bring charges — was seen as someone chosen because he would do whatever Trump asked, regardless of the ethics or law.

It’s Trump’s Justice Department now

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas appeared on CNN earlier this week and had nothing but positive things to say about Elon Musk and the quasi-governmental Department of Government Efficiency. “I think it’s good for us to have this dialogue,” the GOP congressman said.

Republicans might not realize just how unpopular Elon Musk is

Cue the mustache. America’s favorite soccer coach is back.Apple TV+ is bringing back the hit comedy series “Ted Lasso” for Season 4, with star Jason Sudeikis back as the relentlessly positive mustachioed manager of a small English soccer team.The streamer, a division of Cupertino-based Apple, did not announce when production would commence or a premiere date.

‘Ted Lasso’ renewed by Apple TV+ for fourth season

The total lunar eclipse was visible across the globe from the late evening of March 13 through the early morning of March 14It was a night to remember as a spectacular total lunar eclipse adorned the night sky with its reddish hues!Between late last night and early this morning, a rare blood moon lunar eclipse — which hasn’t happened in the U.S. since 2022 — was visible for skywatchers across most of North and South America, as well as the west side of Africa and Europe, the eastern parts of Australia and Russia and northern Japan.

10 Stunning Photos of the Rare Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse Around the World

John Mellencamp's daughter says her cancer has spread to her lungsFox News Flash top entertainment headlines for March 13Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here.While Teddi Mellencamp was hospitalized for treatment for her multiple brain tumors, she believed she was on her "deathbed" and sent out final texts to her loved ones.

'Real Housewives' star Teddi Mellencamp told friend she was on 'deathbed' while hospitalized for brain tumors

Walking through a vintage car show, you can't help but notice just how different old cars feel. Hop in one and you realize that they're built like tanks (or boats, as we used to say) but somehow, they also feel oddly futuristic.

From Pop-Up Headlights to Bench Seats: 13 Retro Car Features We Miss

Washington CNN —President Donald Trump keeps telling a story about how he sent fire-plagued Los Angeles the critical water he says California’s leaders foolishly refused to provide.But the story, which Trump delivered in an especially colorful form at the White House on Thursday, is not true.

Fact check: Trump falsely claims ‘I invaded Los Angeles.’ His water releases didn’t go to LA

“President Trump has made it clear that Hamas will either release hostages immediately, or pay a severe price,” Witkoff said.Trump issued a "final warning" March 6 as an ultimatum to the Islamist militant group that attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.