The Latest: 03/17/2026 01:59pm ET

0:00This is an iHeart podcast, Guaranteed Human. From the creators of Jury Duty comes a new installment full of high jinks, hilarity, and hot sauce. This season we're taking the comedy out of the courthouse and into the mountains for an annual company retreat. The catch? Everyone but the new guy is an actor. Oh yeah, and the company is fake. Season 2 arrives with bigger laughs, higher stakes, and the same heart that made season 1 a cultural phenomenon. Such Jury Duty presents company retreat, now streaming on Prime Video. This is your 24-7 News Update, the latest views this hour in just four minutes. President Trump says NATO allies don't want to help protect the Strait of Hormuz. He made the comment to reporters when asked about getting more NATO allies to help secure the Strait, as the war in Iran continues. He called it shocking, adding he won't forget, France, Germany, and Spain have rejected involvement, and Trump says the UK is a no as well.

1:02President Trump is shrugging off the resignation of one of his top counterterrorism officials over the Iran War. In his resignation post on next National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent said Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation. Adding Trump was deceived by Israeli officials and influential members of the American media. Today, Trump told reporters he thought Kent was weak on security. Trump added that Iran has been a threat for a long time. Democrats are demanding that President Trump come to Congress and explain how the war in Iran will play out. We're in week 3, the President said we already won. It seems like there are always a few hours away from hanging the next mission accomplished sign. California Congressman Pete Aguilar says that nobody has been able to explain how the war will be paid for. He says there were rumors of a $50 billion bill coming to Capitol Hill. Aguilar says the cost could also be rolled into a larger defense spending package. U.S. flyers are getting hit with a one-two-punch of bad weather and long lines. On the weather front delays and cancellations are starting to pile up. As a line of thunderstorms hits the east coast as far south of Florida.

2:04Flight-aware reports over a thousand flights have been canceled at last check. Meanwhile, major airports are reporting long security lines due to the partial shutdown. TSA says its agents are fully stretched as they work without pay. Cannabis medication shows little effectiveness in treating most mental health disorders, according to researchers at Australia's University of Sydney. They reviewed data from 54 randomized trials over the last 45 years and found no significant benefit to using marijuana as a primary treatment to manage PTSD, opioid addiction, anxiety issues, or psychotic conditions. I'm Chris Carasio. Workers are on strike at one of the country's largest meat-packing companies, thousands of union workers at JBS and Greeley, Colorado hit the picket lines yesterday, demanding better wages and safer working conditions. The company says the union walked away from negotiations and says it's ramping up beef processing at other locations to satisfy beef demand across the country. March Madness officially begins later today from Dayton, Ohio, the NCAA tournament, tips

3:06off with a pair of first four matchups, UMBC and Howard, battle for the 16th seed in the Midwest region. The winner will play number one Michigan in the first round. The nightcap features a heavyweight matchup between Texas and NC State for the 11th seed in the West, 6th ranked BYU awaits the victor of that contest, per review A&M squares off against Lehigh and Miami of Ohio faced SMU Wednesday to wrap up the first four. History.com says St. Patrick's Day is a silly day for the Irish and for people who want to be Irish, pretend as with more. The day started as a religious day of feast, but Irish Americans turned it into a party. We dress like leprechauns, not that anyone's ever seen one, wave the Irish flag, eat corn beef and cabbage and drink all in the name of Irish heritage. And that's about 35 million Americans. It's said a kiss from an Irish person on St. Patrick's Day will bring good luck. But if you try, know that the Irish are also heavy into boxing. Kid Rock is weighing in after Conan O'Brien mocked the turning point USA Super Bowl halftime

4:06show while hosting the Academy Awards Sunday night in a post on ex Kid Rock. Wrote, I love a good joke even when I am the butt of it. Unfortunately, it was not a very good one during O'Brien's opening monologue at the award show. He said tonight could get political. And if that makes you uncomfortable, there's an alternate Oscars being hosted by Kid Rock adding it's at a David Buster's down the street. The joke comes after TPUSA hosted their own halftime show as a response to the Super Bowl booking of bad bunny as their halftime headliner earlier this year. I'm Chris Caragio.