Disney premiered the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special on Disney+ and Hulu March 24, 2026, reuniting Miley Cyrus with recreated sets, archival footage and a live concert taping filmed for fans in Los Angeles. Hosted and co‑produced by podcaster Alex Cooper, the one‑hour program features Cyrus performing classics such as “The Best of Both Worlds” and “The Climb” (multiple takes were filmed) and debuting a new song, “Younger You.” Guests include Selena Gomez and Cyrus’s father Billy Ray Cyrus; Emily Osment explained she was absent because she was filming another show. Surprise cameo Chappell Roan praised Cyrus on camera but drew mixed reactions at the premiere amid a separate public relations incident in Brazil. Coverage also noted absent cast members (actor Drew Roy was not involved) and heavy nostalgia marketing tied to the premiere — from themed pop‑ups and brand collaborations to Y2K fashion on the pink carpet. The event was filmed under the working title “Project Wig” and emphasised Cyrus’s intention to merge her Hannah and Miley identities rather than repudiate the past.

OpenAI announced on March 24–25, 2026 that it will discontinue its Sora text-to-video model, consumer app and developer API, and is winding down a recently publicised partnership with The Walt Disney Company. Launched in late 2024 and remade as a standalone social app in September 2025, Sora helped popularise high‑quality AI video generation but drew criticism over deepfakes, copyright risk and “AI slop.” OpenAI said the Sora research team will refocus on world‑simulation research and robotics and that the company is reallocating compute as demand grows. Reports say the reported $1 billion Disney investment and character‑licensing agreement never closed and will not proceed following the shut‑down. The move follows falling user engagement, high computational costs, internal strategic shifts ahead of an expected IPO and leadership memos prioritising agentic and enterprise products. OpenAI has pledged timelines for winding down services and options for users to preserve their work.

Tiger Woods made his first competitive appearance in more than a year on March 24-25, 2026, but his Jupiter Links side was overwhelmed as Los Angeles Golf Club swept the TGL Finals. LAGC won Match 1 on Monday 6-5 and closed out the best-of-three series with a 9-2 victory in Match 2 at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, securing the SoFi Cup and the $9 million team prize (Jupiter Links collected $4.5 million). Woods replaced Kevin Kisner for Match 2, produced an early 3-wood that set up a birdie, but later missed a three-foot putt and slammed his putter as momentum swung to LAGC. Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose and Sahith Theegala led Los Angeles, while Max Homa, Tom Kim and Woods featured for Jupiter Links. The appearance was Woods’ first competitive action since surgeries for a ruptured Achilles and a lumbar disc replacement, and came amid mounting speculation whether he will attempt a comeback at the Masters at Augusta National beginning April 9-12.

A Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules transport plane carrying troops crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguízamo in Putumayo province on March 23, killing at least 69 people and injuring dozens, Colombian authorities said. The aircraft was en route to Puerto Asís and carried roughly 126–128 people including army personnel, air crew and police. Local residents reached the remote jungle crash site first and helped pull survivors from the burning wreckage; many of the wounded were flown to hospitals in Bogotá and other cities. Officials said ammunition on board detonated in the fire, complicating rescue operations. Defence ministry and air force commanders said there were no immediate signs of hostile action and launched an investigation with technical assistance from the United States and Lockheed Martin. President Gustavo Petro publicly criticised the use of secondhand donated aircraft and called for accelerated military modernisation, while investigators examine factors such as weight, runway length and aircraft maintenance history. The disaster is one of the deadliest recent military aviation accidents in Colombia and has intensified scrutiny of fleet age, logistics and safety protocols for troop movements in remote regions.

Four ambulances belonging to Jewish volunteer charity Hatzola Northwest were set alight in Golders Green, north-west London, in the early hours of Monday, March 23, 2026, in an attack that shattered nearby windows when oxygen canisters exploded. CCTV shows three hooded suspects pouring accelerant over vehicles before lighting them and fleeing; no arrests had been reported as of March 24. The Metropolitan Police said counter‑terrorism officers are leading the probe, though the incident has not been formally classified as terrorism while investigators authenticate an online claim by a little‑known group calling itself Harakat Ashab al‑Yamin al‑Islamia (HAYI), which has claimed a string of recent antisemitic incidents across Europe and is suspected by some governments to have links to pro‑Iran networks. Authorities announced heightened protection measures — including an extra 264 officers, armed patrols and specialist units — and the government arranged replacement ambulances and pledged to cover costs. The Community Security Trust announced King Charles will become its patron (a planned patronage unrelated to the attack). Crowdfunding raised more than £1.3m for Hatzola within 24 hours as Jewish communities in Britain and Europe reported heightened fear and vigilance.