On This Day: March 19

10 years of headlines that grabbed us.
March 19, 2025
UPenn to Erase Lia Thomas' Records, Titles
The University of Pennsylvania will no longer allow transgender women to compete on its women's sports teams, in an agreement announced by the Department of Education Tuesday that ends a federal civil rights case against the school.  Keep reading >>
 
March 19, 2024
Latest Video of Kate Middleton Just Adds More Fuel to the Fire
The latest development in #KateGate involves an actual video of Princess Catherine of Wales, aka Kate Middleton, strolling at a farm shop with her husband, Prince William.  Keep reading >>
 
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March 19, 2023
Twin Toddlers Drown in Their Backyard
Firefighters responded to an unimaginable scene Thursday morning at an Oklahoma City home: A mother had pulled her 18-month-old twins, a boy and a girl, out of the family's backyard swimming pool and was performing CPR on them.  Keep reading >>
 
March 19, 2022
Pope Overhauls Bureaucracy
Pope Francis released his long-awaited overhaul of the Holy See bureaucracy on Saturday that envisages greater decision-making roles for the laity and gives new institutional weight to efforts to fight clerical sex abuse.  Keep reading >>
 
March 19, 2021
His Parents Kicked Him Out Monday. On Tuesday, Shootings
Police confirmed on Thursday that Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in Tuesday's shootings at three Atlanta-area massage parlors that left eight dead, had been a customer of at least two of the sites—Aromatherapy Spa and Gold Spa.  Keep reading >>
 
 
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus Kills 3 Members of NJ Family
The coronavirus has devastated a large New Jersey family, killing three of them and infecting at least four others.  Keep reading >>
 
March 19, 2019
HBO's Elizabeth Holmes Film Rekindles Debate on Her Voice
The stunning rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her now-defunct company, Theranos, gets a thorough rehashing in an HBO documentary that debuted Monday night.  Keep reading >>
 
March 19, 2018
Report Sees 'Huge Clue' as to Mueller Strategy
Think obstruction, not collusion.  Keep reading >>
 
March 19, 2017
Waiter Asks for 'Proof of Residency,' Is Quickly Fired
You can expect your waiter to ask all kinds of questions when he approaches the table, but, "Can I see your proof of residency?"  Keep reading >>
 
March 19, 2016
Protesters Block Main Road to Trump Rally
Protesters outside Phoenix blocked the only major road leading to the site where Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is set to hold a campaign rally on Saturday, the AP reports.  Keep reading >>