The Latest: 03/19/2026 12:59pm 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. Japan's Prime Minister is backing President Trump with the war in Iran. Prime Minister Sanaje Takikichi met with President Trump in the Oval Office today, saying through her interpreter that she has faith in Trump's ability to maintain global peace. Even against that backdrop, I firmly believe that it is only you, Donald, who can achieve

1:05peace across the world. She did stop short of pledging any military support to secure the straight-of-war moves while speaking to reporters, something Trump said they will discuss later. The President has called on allies, including Japan, to help secure the straight. Iran has repeatedly attacked tankers in the vital waterway where about one-fifth of the world's oil passes through, which has led to a surge in gas prices in the United States. The war in Iran is showing no signs of winding down, as now it enters day 20. President Trump says Israel attacked a major Iranian gas field yesterday out of anger, without giving the U.S. the heads up. That has sent oil prices up even further, and gas is still climbing right along with it. General Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard appeared before the House Intelligence Committee this morning. Yesterday, she faced questioning from the Senate Intelligence Committee on the war in Iran. Gabbard's side-step questions about how Iran was determined to pose an imminent threat to the U.S. NASA is preparing the second rollout process for its highly anticipated Artemis II mission.

2:09The agency will roll out the 11 million-pound rocket back to the launch pad at Florida's Kennedy Space Center this evening. According to NASA, the rocket will take a four-mile trek from Kennedy's vehicle assembly building to the launch pad, and the journey can take up to 12 hours. Taylor Swift is set to make a special appearance at this year's I Heart Radio Music Awards. The global superstar is nominated nine times at this year's ceremony. Swift will not be performing, but her appearance is notable as she has been keeping a low profile recently. I'm Chris Caragio. A new study says the heart benefits from GLP-1 drugs begin to fade soon after patients stop taking the medication. Past studies have found that a major benefit of the medication is that it greatly reduces the risk of heart attacks, but now a large study in Missouri has found that heart attack risks begin to return as early as six months after stopping the drug. The study published yesterday said patients need to maintain treatment with GLP-1 medications in order to continue seeing the heart benefits.

3:09If you're looking to get a little summer kiss on your skin, there's only one way to do it safely. And today's the day. Pretendness explains. Today is National Spray 10 Day, very popular since the 90s, but it was actually discovered in the 1860s when a researcher was trying to find a substitute for sugar, but instead found a chemical that can tan the skin. We've come a long way from the orange streaks of yesterday's tanners, but no before you glow, exfoliate before, that makes it last longer, and you sunblock after, so you only look like you've been in the sun. I'm Bri Tennis. As Facebook battles TikTok and YouTube, they're offering three months of guaranteed payments to creators with big followings. Facebook's creator FastTrack program is offering $1,000 a month to Instagram accounts with at least 100,000 followers. They're making it even more lucrative for TikTok and YouTube. Those creators are being offered $3,000 a month if they have over 1 million followers.

4:11First cousins are still legally allowed to get married in Florida. It comes after lawmakers failed to pass a bill in the state senate that would have banned incestuous marriage for any purpose beginning July 1st. Florida is one of more than a dozen states where marrying your first cousin is legal, but most of the U.S. is banned such marriages. The congressman Dean Black told Florida's action news, Jax, that he expects another vote on the same issue sometime in the future. I'm Chris Caragio.