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.

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.

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.

Tiger Woods made his first competitive appearance in more than a year when he stepped into the Jupiter Links lineup for Match 2 of the TGL Finals at the SoFi Centre in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on March 24-25, 2026. Woods, who has been recovering from a ruptured Achilles and lumbar disc replacement surgery, replaced Kevin Kisner but could not spark a comeback. Los Angeles Golf Club — led by Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood and Sahith Theegala — reeled off three consecutive eagles to turn momentum and closed out the match early, taking a 9-2 victory to secure the SoFi Cup and the $9 million team prize (Jupiter Links earned $4.5 million). Woods showed signs of his old ball speed with a long 3‑wood but missed a short par putt that swung momentum toward LAGC. He described the night as “good to be back” but gave no definitive answer on whether he will play in the Masters at Augusta National on April 9-12. The outing was widely viewed as a fitness and form test ahead of the season’s first major.

Channel 5 premiered Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards on March 24, 2026, a feature-length factual drama produced by Wonderhood that dramatizes the fall of the former BBC newsreader. Martin Clunes stars as Edwards; the film centres on the account of a now-23-year-old man given the pseudonym “Ryan,” who says he was groomed at 17 and paid for sexually explicit material. Channel 5 and makers say the production is based on court reporting, interviews with the victim and his family, and The Sun’s investigation, and that allegations were put to Edwards’ solicitors before transmission. Edwards, who pleaded guilty in 2024 to making indecent images of children (41 images) and received a six-month sentence suspended for two years and placement on the sex-offenders register, has condemned the drama as unfair and said producers did not seek his version. Reviews and viewers described the film as a “hard watch,” praising Clunes’s performance but criticising its lurid moments; the real-life victim told viewers the dramatisation was cathartic. Broadcasters stress compliance with Ofcom rules while the programme has reignited debate over timing, ethics and victim-centred storytelling in true-crime drama.

Dayton James Webber, 27, a professional cornhole player and quadruple amputee, has been charged in the March 22 killing of 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells in southern Maryland. Charles County authorities say witnesses who were riding in the back seat of Webber’s vehicle reported that an argument turned violent and that Webber shot the front-seat passenger. Wells’s body was later found in a yard in Charlotte Hall. Investigators obtained a warrant, located Webber’s vehicle in Charlottesville, Virginia, and arrested him at a nearby hospital; he was booked as a fugitive and is awaiting extradition to Charles County where he faces first- and second-degree murder and related charges. The American Cornhole League said it would not comment on an active legal matter. The case has drawn intense attention because Webber, who lost all four limbs to infection as an infant and was profiled by national media for competing professionally without prosthetics, has posted videos showing him handling firearms; authorities have not publicly detailed how the shooting occurred or how the body was removed from the vehicle.