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Trump said he would pause attacking Iran’s energy infrastructure for 10 days late on Thursday as stocks tumbled

It was an ugly day all around in markets as the Iran war has sent oil prices and bond yields surging higher.

Trump announced the U.S. would continue a pause on energy sites in Iran as key stock market indices fell and oil prices rose.

FIRST ON FOX – The Department of Education (ED) announced on Thursday it will move to a smaller building to reduce the agency’s footprint as part of their broader effort to dismantle itself.Department staff will move out of the Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters building, so the Department of Energy can eventually move in by August. The move is what the officials call “a prudent step to save hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and further reduce the federal education bureaucracy.”The ED said that their relocation will save taxpayers approximately $4.8 million annually in operating costs and eliminate wasted space in a building that is approximately 70% vacant. TRUMP ADMIN CUTS RED TAPE AS IOWA JOINS EFFORT TO RETURN EDUCATION TO STATES”One year ago, President Trump signed one of the most consequential executive orders of his presidency – to break up the federal education bureaucracy and return education to the states,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said. The Trump administration announced last week an interagency agreement between the ED and the Department of Treasury, with an official calling it the “largest” step to shutting the agency down.The official previously told Fox News Digital that staff are working to put themselves out of a job under President Donald Trump’s orders because the agency is not needed.This agreement follows nine agency partnerships over the past year as the Department of Education seeks to minimize itself, shifting power from some of its offices and programs to other federal agencies.MCMAHON SAYS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN PROVED SCHOOLS DON’T NEED FEDERAL OVERSIGHT AT ALLWhile Congress holds the key to shutting the operation down for good, McMahon plans to show legislators that the interagency agreements are “proof of concept” that the ED is not needed for federal grant aid and federal student loans to continue flowing to borrowers.Throughout the 2024 campaign, then-candidate Trump promised to eliminate the Department of Education and signed an executive order directing his administration to start disbanding it. MCMAHON RECOUNTS STORY OF REASSURING PARENT OF SPECIAL NEEDS THAT FUNDING WILL CONTINUE AS DEPARTMENT SHRINKS

CNN CEO Mark Thompson insisted on Wednesday that he’s committed to the network despite a looming ownership change that has employees concerned for their future. Netflix dropped its bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery last month after the company announced Paramount’s latest bid to buy all of its assets, including CNN, was “superior.” The sale to Paramount would put media mogul David Ellison — who has a close relationship with President Donald Trump and has angered liberals for installing Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News — in charge of CNN. As a result, CNN staffers have been on edge about what the future holds for the struggling network, but Thomspon suggested he plans to stick around to find out. “I’m really committed to CNN,” Thompson said in a Zoom meeting with international staffers, a network insider told Fox News Digital. MOOD IS ‘HORRIFIC’ INSIDE CNN AS STAFFERS BRACE FOR CHANGE AMID POTENTIAL PARAMOUNT TAKEOVER, INSIDERS SAY”I’m in the middle of something exciting and interesting with all of you,” he continued. “And I’d like to continue it.”The Status newsletter, which first reported Thompson’s comments, added that “several anchors and on-air journalists hammered him with questions about ensuring editorial independence under incoming Paramount ownership.”A CNN insider recently told Fox News Digital that staffers feel “a mix of despair, apprehension and curiosity” as the sale to Paramount looms. NETFLIX BACKS OUT OF WARNER BROS BIDDING WAR AFTER PARAMOUNT MADE ‘SUPERIOR’ OFFER”Look, I think this is a place that has gone through a lot. A lot of mergers in the past decade. A lot of ‘fresh’ starts,” the CNN insider said. “I think there is an underlying fear of mixing two news divisions,” they continued. “Who is gonna get canned?”CNN has struggled in the ratings department in recent years, and Ellison has showed with significant changes to CBS that he isn’t afraid of shaking up a legacy organization. CNN staffers famously turned on former CEO Chris Licht when he tried to tamp down CNN’s partisanship that marked the Jeff Zucker era. Thompson replaced Licht in 2023. While Thompson said he is committed to CNN, it’s unclear if Paramount feels the same way about the current network boss. Paramount did not immediately respond when asked for comment. Thompson previously attempted to subdue concerns last month with an encouraging memo to CNN employees. BARI WEISS TELLS CBS NEWS STAFF THEY’RE ‘NOT PRODUCING A PRODUCT THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE WANT'”Despite all the speculation you’ve read during this process, I’d suggest that you don’t jump to conclusions about the future until we know more. And secondly, let’s not forget our duty to our audience,” Thompson wrote in the memo obtained by Fox News Digital. “We’re still near the start of what is already an incredibly newsy year at home and abroad, one that will culminate with critical U.S. midterm elections and who knows what else,” he continued. “Let’s continue to focus on delivering the best possible journalism to the millions of people who rely on us all around the world.”Fox News Digital’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report. 

Icons recognize icons, and Bruce Willis learned from the best: his mother.Marlene Willis was recognized Wednesday by the Los Angeles Police Department for decades of volunteer service to the organization.Known around the station as “Mrs. Willis,” the 90-year-old became a pillar at one of the department’s 21 stations serving the city.BRUCE WILLIS AND DEMI MOORE’S DAUGHTER DENIES LIVING OFF PARENTS’ MONEY, SAYS SHE WORKS 4 JOBS AS SINGLE MOMLIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS”At 90 years old, Marlene ‘Mrs. Willis’ (Yes, Bruce’s mom) has quietly become a cornerstone of the LAPD’s West LA station, dedicating more than two decades of volunteer service to supporting officers and staff,” the league stated.”Known for her warmth and consistency, she spends several days each week reviewing reports, assisting with administrative work, and offering something just as valuable: genuine care for those returning from difficult calls.”They added, “Despite being Bruce Willis’s mother, she never draws attention to it, instead choosing to focus entirely on serving what she calls her second family: the LAPD.”APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTRepresentatives for the Willis family and the LAPD did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.Former LAPD Chief Michel Moore previously presented Marlene with the LAPD volunteer of the year award, in addition to another surprising honor.”While I can’t make her a cop, I can at least give her the greatest symbol of what it means to be a cop,” Moore told NBC Los Angeles. “And that is a badge of the law center police department.”CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThe retired chief added, “Marlene, there are people in our lives that when you cross their path; they leave a lasting impression. You are one that has risen to the top of one of the best impressions. To you and the work you do, we will be forever grateful.”Marlene keeps her famous family close, and doesn’t discuss her affiliation, but reportedly has a screensaver featuring the “Die Hard” star in a warm embrace. “She was never one to wear her identity as his mother on her sleeve or even involve him in even passing references of her life, which impressed me,” Moore told NBC Los Angeles.

The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay $800,000 in attorney fees as part of a settlement with a Christian photographer after years of litigation over a nondiscrimination provision in a local law she was concerned would make her violate her faith. “I am thrilled to see this case come to a close and celebrate that free speech is for everyone and the government cannot force you to create anything you don’t believe in,” Chelsey Nelson, an Alliance Defending Freedom client and Louisville-based photographer, said in a statement to Fox News Digital.  “Artists like me should have the right to decide what messages we express,” Nelson added. “You shouldn’t lose your freedom of speech when you choose to make a living. I am grateful that I can continue photographing and creating consistent with my religious beliefs and ensure that all artists in Louisville can do the same.” FEDERAL APPEALS COURT SIDES WITH WASHINGTON PROFESSOR PUNISHED FOR MOCKING UNIVERSITY LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe settlement, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division, follows a Sept. 30, 2025, ruling in which the court sided with Nelson over a prohibition from the city of Louisville on discrimination.In the September ruling, the court cited 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which said that a Colorado website designer’s First Amendment rights permit her to refuse to make custom wedding websites for couples of the same sex. “That 2023 decision confirmed this Court’s 2022 interpretation of the First Amendment to bar the City of Louisville from enforcing an ordinance prohibiting wedding photographer Chelsey Nelson from stating her traditional (now dissenting) views on traditional marriage or declining to participate in those ceremonies,” the September ruling said.CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL NOW ALLOW BIBLE COLLEGE STUDENTS INTO ITS TEACHING PROGRAM, AFTER LAWSUITTHE US GOVERNMENT TARGETED ME FOR MY POLITICAL SPEECH. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU, TOO”These disputes, no less than those from earlier but equally fraught moments in our nation’s history, posed profound questions about the meaning of speech, the government’s authority to demand as well as forbid expression, and the tension in a system of ordered liberty between the common good and individual freedom.” Tuesday’s settlement was announced by Alliance Defending Freedom, which represented Nelson and filed the lawsuit, Chelsey Nelson Photography v. Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government in 2019. “Louisville’s law threatened to compel Nelson to create photographs and blogs celebrating a message about marriage she does not believe and prohibited her from expressing her views on marriage on her studio’s website,” according to the legal group. “The government cannot force Americans to say things they don’t believe,” Bryan Neihart, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, said in a statement. “For almost six years, Louisville officials tried to do just that by threatening to force Chelsey to promote views about marriage that violated her religious beliefs,” Neihart added. “Louisville’s threats contradicted bedrock First Amendment principles which leave decisions about what to say with the people, not the government. This settlement should teach Louisville that violating the U.S. Constitution can be expensive.”Fox News Digital reached out to the office of Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg for comment. 

A shocking spring break stunt that went viral for all the wrong reasons has now ended in tragedy.
A 22-year-old spring breaker, identified as Michael Brown, has died after being flung from the roof of a speeding Jeep while allegedly twerking during a drunken joyride in Port Aransas, Texas, the New York Post reported.
The disturbing incident, which was caught on video and spread rapidly across social media, showed the young man dancing half-naked on top of the moving vehicle as it sped down a highway.
Moments later, that so-called “fun” turned into a nightmare.
According to reports, 24-year-old driver Riley Rhoades was later arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) and crashed into another vehicle, sending the 22-year-old flying off the Jeep and onto the pavement, where he suffered catastrophic head injuries.
24-year-old driver Riley Rhoades (Nueces County Jail)
He was later pronounced dead after several days in critical condition.
WATCH:

NEW: The spring breaker who was seen dancing on top of a Jeep in Port Aransas, Texas, has sadly died.
22-year-old Michael Brown suffered a fatal head injury and passed away on Friday, according to local reports.
The driver of the Jeep, Riley Rhoades, was arrested at the scene… pic.twitter.com/81MGpzoIX7
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 26, 2026

Daily Mail reported:

Video shared on social media showed a shirtless man climbing out of the Jeep’s roof and twerking as it drove down the highway just moments before impact.
The Jeep driver, Riley Rhoades, 24, was arrested after blowing .14 and .12 blood alcohol content (BAC) during breath tests, according to court documents obtained by KIII 3 News.
In Texas, the legal BAC limit is .08, and Rhoades has been charged with one count of intoxication assault and is being held in the Nueces County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
Footage from the scene of the crash showed three swimsuit-clad young people next to the shattered Jeep while EMS assisted an injured person on the road.
Another person involved in the crash was reportedly hospitalized with a serious head injury.

This article originally appeared on The Gateway Pundit.com.

A California jury found Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman over 50 years ago — and ordered him to pay nearly $60 million in damages.