The Latest: 03/18/2026 08:01am ET

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1:01No U.S. casualties have been reported. President Trump is weighing in after one of his top counterterrorism officials resigned over the Iran war, more from Mark Mayfield. It is resignation post on X, national counterterrorism center director Joe Kemp said. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, adding Trump was deceived by Israeli officials and influential members of the American media. Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he thought Kemp was weak on security. Trump added Iran has been a threat for a long time. NATO's Secretary General is holding meetings today with the war in Iran on top of mind more from Ross Cohen. NATO member Finland says the alliance is not obliged to help Donald Trump with Iran and the German defense minister says that this is not our war. We have not started it. It comes as a European allies of the U.S. have refused so far to join in any U.S. led policing mission in the state of Hormuz. France says it would never join in the current context, but could potentially participate in an escort mission for tankers in the future, saying a diplomatic solution to the blockade in the state was preferable to a quote, solution of force.

2:09Smaller airports across the United States may face closures if the DHS funding crisis continues more from Tammy Trehio. During a recent interview, TSA's acting deputy administrator said if the partial shutdown continues, it's not hyperbole to suggest that we may have to quite literally shut down airports. According to Adam Stahl, the impacts already being felt as major staffing shortages surge at airport security checkpoints and travelers experience lengthy security wait times. This is now the third shutdown in less than a year to leave TSA workers temporarily unpaid. I'm Michael Casner. NASA is now sharing new information about the meteor that exploded over Northeast Ohio early Tuesday, more from Rory O'Neill. Traveling at 45,000 miles an hour, the six foot seven ton meteor generated a large fireball and a boom so loud it rattled homes along Lake Erie into New York and Pennsylvania. It scattered fragments across Southern Medina County, Ohio and nearby residents are now scouring the area for media rights that survived the fiery entry through earth.

3:14There have been no reports of any damage. I'm Rory O'Neill. Arizona is taking a prediction market platform to court. Matt Matinson with more state attorney general Chris Mays announced that criminal misdemeanor charges have been filed against Kalshi. The brand is accused of operating in a legal gambling business in the state as well as election betting. May says both of those accusations break state law. This comes as Kalshi sued Arizona last week, which may is called preemptive and an attempt to avoid accountability. Kalshi's website says it's federally regulated by the commodity futures trading commission. In Arizona, I'm at Mattinson. The mom Donnie administration in New York City wants to stop defending former mayor Eric Adams in a sexual assault suit, more from Andrew Whitman. The suit dates from an incident in 1993 when the former mayor was a transit cop, a civilian employees as Adams exposed himself to her and offered to help her get a promotion in exchange for sexual favors.

4:14It was filed in 2023 and the then Adams led city law department said Adams was eligible for the department's representation. The mom Donnie law department Tuesday filed to withdraw from defending Adams in the suit. The city's new top lawyer corporation counsel Stephen Banks said the move was his call not mom Donnie's no response from Adams. I'm Michael Casner.