Snow, thunder, and heat: where to expect extreme weather this week

美伊冲突升级!奥斯卡爆冷、极端气候席卷美国

Apple News Today

2026-03-16

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President Trump wants allies to send send warships to the Strait of Hormuz to provide security for oil tankers. The Guardian on how reports several countries are considering their options. A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing housing supply passed in the Senate overwhelmingly. Sahil Kapur of NBC News breaks down what’s inside the legislation. Extreme weather is about to hit a large swath of the country. Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press explains why blizzard conditions, thunderstorms, and a heat wave are all hitting at once. Plus, airline CEOs called for an end to the DHS shutdown, the mens’ and women’s NCAA basketball tournament brackets are set, and the big winners from last night’s Oscars. Today’s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.
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  • Good morning.

  • We're heading into a week of weather extremes that could cause major upheaval.

  • AP's science reporter maps out what to expect.

  • "98 million people are going to be under threat for severe storms like tornadoes or just strong thunderstorms."

  • Trump turns to other countries for help in avoiding a spiraling energy crisis.

  • And how One Battle After Another won big at last night's Oscars.

  • It's Monday, March 16th.

  • I'm Cecilia Lei, and this is Apple News Today.

  • It's set to be yet another unpredictable, high-stakes week in the Middle East.

  • Over the weekend, the US and Iran gave competing signals on when the war might come to an end.

  • On ABC, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright tried to reassure Americans

  • that there would soon be relief at the gas pump, but he offered no guarantees.

  • "I think that this conflict will certainly come to the end in the next few weeks,

  • could be sooner than that, and we'll see a rebound in supplies

  • and a pushing down of prices after that.

  • But yes, we were very aware, very aware that we would have short-term disruption,

  • we would cause a little bit of increased prices on Americans."

  • Meanwhile, Trump spoke to NBC on Saturday, where he insisted Iran wanted a deal,

  • but that the terms weren't, quote, "good enough."

  • But a day later, on Sunday, Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi,