Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Start with these headlines:
U.S. campuses in the Middle East temporarily closed after Iran threats.
Fungi are taking the U.S. by storm.
An Italian art heist took less than three minutes.
Nicole Fallerthere, bringing you the news to know on Tuesday. We start with far less water than normal out West and a birthright citizenship case in the Supreme Court. Plus: Everything to know about the Artemis II launch.
Water restrictions and concerns in Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
Stretching out in their beach chairs as the temperature climbed toward 70 degrees, Seth and Renee McLaughlin watched their three kids play in the sand on what was supposed to be a family ski trip.
The McLaughlin's spring break vacation to Colorado's mountains required a hard shift in plans following ahistorically warm and dry winter. And climatologists told USA TODAYa dangerously dry summeris expected across the West.
Alarmed civic officials across the Westhave already begun ordering restrictionson watering lawns, cleaning cars and even whether restaurant patrons get served glasses of water.
Longtime Western water expert Brad Udalltold USA TODAYit's hard to put into words just how bad things are.
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More news to know now
Supreme Court to rule on birthright citizenship. The Supreme Court hears debates Wednesday on the legality of Trump's order not to recognize the citizenship of babies born in the U.S. if neither parent is a citizen or lawful permanent resident.
"Cicada" COVID variant detected in at least 25 states. This variant is more effective at evading current vaccination formulations and immune systems that have built a resistance to other COVID-19 infections — raising the potential of a "summer surge."
Could the U.S. reinstate the military draft? Despite some calls the U.S. should align with other countries that require conscription, bringing back a draft appears unlikely at the moment.
March Madness
Women's Final Four is set
The UConn Huskies, UCLA Bruins, Texas Longhorns and South Carolina Gamecocksare the Final Four women's teamsstill standingin the March Madness field. UConnwill faceSouth Carolina and UCLA takes on Texas in Phoenix, Arizona,this Friday.
Artemis II won't land on the moon
The Artemis II mission is NASA's first human lunar mission in more than 50 years. The venture set to launch April 1 is ahistoric undertaking— one that will send the first Black man, first woman and first Canadian on ajourney that will take them farther from Earththan any other human trip. Instead of touching down on the surface, thefour astronautsare due tocircle the moonin NASA's Orion capsule before heading back to Earth. Get your Krispy KremeArtemis II doughnut.
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