On This Day: March 12

10 years of headlines that grabbed us.
March 12, 2025
Cops Name Person of Interest Around Missing Spring Breaker
US authorities have identified a person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic.  Keep reading >>
 
March 12, 2024
Boeing Whistleblower Apparently Took His Own Life
The brother of a former Boeing employee found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday has issued a family statement to the AP.  Keep reading >>
 
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March 12, 2023
Mike Pence Delivers Biggest Rebuke Yet to Trump
The annual Gridiron Dinner in DC is usually a lighthearted affair, with politicians testing their comedy chops in front of peers and journalists.  Keep reading >>
 
March 12, 2022
How 4 Brothers Destroyed a Real Estate Empire
Maybe it is just another story about billionaire problems, but—as chronicled by Luc Rinaldi for Toronto Life—the saga of "Libfeld vs."  Keep reading >>
 
March 12, 2021
Military Members Have Biting Response to Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson had something to say about women in the military, and now the military has a lot to say about Tucker Carlson.  Keep reading >>
 
 
March 12, 2020
He Jokingly Touched Everything. Now, a Diagnosis
Within an hour Wednesday night, President Trump announced travel restrictions from Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they'd contracted the contagious virus, and the NBA announced it was suspending its season because of it.  Keep reading >>
 
March 12, 2019
One of the Most Recorded Musicians in History Is Dead
You may not have heard the name Hal Blaine, but if you've heard music from the '60s and '70s, you've heard him play.  Keep reading >>
 
March 12, 2018
DeVos' 60 Minutes Interview Is Not Going Over Well
Education secretary Betsy DeVos appeared on 60 Minutes Sunday night, and she's taking much criticism Monday over her answers to questions from Leslie Stahl.  Keep reading >>
 
March 12, 2017
Trump Jr: 'Zero Contact' With Dad
"I'm watching more take place in two months than I saw in two terms before," is how Donald Trump Jr. sums up his father's job performance in the Oval Office, but he's doing his observing from the sidelines, having taken the reins of the Trump Organization after the American people gave dad a promotion.  Keep reading >>
 
March 12, 2016
Secret Service Agents Rush to Protect Trump at Rally
A group of US Secret Service agents briefly formed a protective ring around Donald Trump at a rally Saturday in Ohio, the AP reports.  Keep reading >>