On This Day: March 31

10 years of headlines that grabbed us.
March 31, 2025
Markets Tumble Ahead of 'Liberation Day'
It's shaping up to be another rough day for the stock market as investors brace for a new round of tariffs on Wednesday from President Trump—a day he has christened "Liberation Day."  Keep reading >>
 
March 31, 2024
Mistaking Girl, 2, for Her Dad, Police Sniper Killed Her
On March 26, 2022, Taylor Shutte called the police in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and asked for help.  Keep reading >>
 
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March 31, 2023
Gwyneth Paltrow Has Parting Remark for Sanderson
Gwyneth Paltrow leaned down to touch Terry Sanderson's back and speak a few words to him as she exited the courtroom after her legal victory in the ski crash lawsuit he'd brought against her.  Keep reading >>
 
March 31, 2022
New Charge for Man Accused of Abducting Nevada Teen
Update: Troy Driver had already been charged with kidnapping in the case of Naomi Irion, the Nevada 18-year-old whose body was found more than two weeks after she was taken from a Walmart parking lot.  Keep reading >>
 
March 31, 2021
NYC Man Sentenced for 2021 Anti-Asian Attack
The New York man who brutally attacked an Asian-American woman in New York's Times Square in 2021 was on Wednesday sentenced to 15 years behind bars.  Keep reading >>
 
 
March 31, 2020
New Theory Floated on Origins of Coronavirus
Scientists studying the origins of the coronavirus have found similar strains in bats and pangolins, leading to speculation that it jumped from one or perhaps both of those animals to humans earlier this year.  Keep reading >>
 
March 31, 2019
Barbara Bush Came Close to Killing Herself
Barbara Bush's depression ran so deep, she considered driving into a tree or an oncoming car.  Keep reading >>
 
March 31, 2018
Laura Ingraham Taking Week Off as Advertisers Leave
Laura Ingraham told her Fox News viewers Friday that she would be off the air next week on a scheduled vacation.  Keep reading >>
 
March 31, 2017
Prof 'Tries Not to Vomit' as Passenger Gives Seat to Soldier
As a first-class airline passenger gave up his seat to a service member on a recent flight, many of his fellow passengers applauded, but an associate professor at Pennsylvania's Drexel University took the less popular route: He tweeted that he was "trying not to vomit or yell about Mosul."  Keep reading >>
 
March 31, 2016
FBI Wants to Grill Clinton Over Email
The FBI has wrapped up its review of Hillary Clinton's private email server and emails and is nearing a verdict on whether to seek criminal charges, reports Al Jazeera America, via Mediaite.  Keep reading >>