The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration says it may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on as travelers are experiencing record waiting times
March 25, 2026What to know on Day 26 of the Iran war: Tehran taunts Trump, US troop deployment
March 25, 2026A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment
March 26, 2026The Whiskey Island salt mine in Cleveland is critically important to providing enough road salt to keep streets safe during the harsh winters of the Northeast and Great Lakes states
March 25, 2026In the AI industry, ‘agentic’ takes on a life of its own
March 26, 2026The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will likely contribute to air pollution
March 26, 2026Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran pushed stocks higher on Wall Street, while oil prices eased
March 25, 2026Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings as President Donald Trump faces a tough moment and a growing rift over the Iran war
March 25, 2026Tens of thousands Transportation Security Administration officers are set to receive another $0 paycheck this week
March 25, 2026American investors are making a big move into Indian cricket, with two separate billion-dollar deals made on the same day for teams in the country’s most popular sports league
March 26, 2026The NBA has finally decided to consider expanding past its current 30-team footprint, with the league’s owners voting Wednesday to start exploring the process of adding franchises in Las Vegas and Seattle
March 25, 2026Businesses might be quicker to raise prices in response to the Iran war due to bitter memories of the energy price inflation that broke out after Russia invaded Ukraine
March 25, 2026TSA officer frustrated with lack of pay, ICE presence at airports: "Very disheartening"
March 26, 2026Maryland planning to crack down on drivers improperly registering vehicles in Virginia
March 26, 2026Not paying TSA workers could pose a security risk, experts say
March 25, 2026Epic Games to lay off more than 1,000 workers, including 211 in Triangle amid Fortnite downturn
March 26, 2026US consumers, already feeling pain at the gas pump, can expect higher prices and prolonged shortages for goods of all sorts, including food, as additional consequences of slowed oil production.
March 25, 2026Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez is selling investors on a newly opened oil industry and looser U.S. sanctions
March 25, 2026Couple says mail theft led to $14,000 in stolen checks
March 25, 2026Hawaii communities are digging out from the state’s worst flooding in more than 20 years, and aid groups are rushing to support them by raising money statewide
March 25, 2026The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it’s not looking good for Meta
March 25, 2026Many older Americans end up relying on Medicaid for long-term care because Medicare rarely covers daily help like bathing or eating
March 25, 2026Fuel vs food: These Americans are cutting back to afford higher gas prices
March 25, 2026Cottage baking is on the rise: Omaha metro neighbors turn their passion into thriving home-based businesses
March 25, 2026Labubu doll maker Pop Mart’s shares have plunged nearly 23% despite robust revenue, with analysts pointing to investor concerns over the company’s ability to grow beyond its heavy reliance on Labubu-related income
March 25, 2026A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans believe recent military action against Iran has gone too far and many are worried about affording gasoline
March 25, 2026Merck is buying oncology company Terns Pharmaceuticals in a deal valued at approximately $6.7 billion as the pharmaceutical giant works on beefing up its cancer portfolio before a key patent on its cancer drug Keytruda expires in two years
March 25, 2026The status change may result in students avoiding degrees in nursing and social work.
March 25, 2026Pittsburgh’s struggle to move beyond steel demonstrates that industry dominance is temporary. Other regions can learn from Pittsburgh’s slow economic recovery.
March 25, 2026Asia embraces energy austerity as dire fuel shortages force Philippines to declare national emergency
March 25, 2026How private credit could quickly become a public problem
March 25, 2026A victory ‘for decades’? Netanyahu’s promise after June strikes proved hollow, but Israelis still support Iran war
March 25, 2026Kenya’s flower industry is losing up to $1.4 million a week as the Iran war cuts demand and disrupts shipping
March 25, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices soaring
March 24, 2026The Trump administration has offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran
March 24, 2026The Trump administration offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, according to a person briefed on the contours of the plan but who was not authorized to speak publicly about it, even as it’s sending more troops to the Middle East
March 24, 2026The worst oil crisis in history comes at a good time for China’s troubled EV giants
March 25, 2026Newly released court records indicate the Justice Department's investigation of a $2.5 billion renovation project at the Federal Reserve didn’t find any evidence of a crime before a judge quashed government subpoenas, dealing a severe blow to the probe
March 25, 2026Officials say an oil refinery fire near the Texas coast has been put out and a shelter-in-place order has been lifted following air quality testing
March 24, 2026Prosecutor told judge no evidence existed to criminally pursue Powell over costly Fed renovations
March 25, 2026What we know on Day 25 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 24, 2026Jury finds Meta liable in case over child sexual exploitation on its platforms
March 24, 2026Belgian pharmaceutical maker UCB says it will build a $2 billion drug manufacturing plant near Atlanta
March 25, 2026Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges
March 24, 2026How much are Lorain County communities getting from recreational cannabis tax revenue?
March 25, 2026U.S. stock indexes slipped and gave back some of their rallies from the day before, while oil prices got back to rising
March 24, 2026The intense, all-night negotiations over the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement were new to many on both sides
March 24, 2026U.S. senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including Transportation Security Administration airport workers who are going without pay
March 24, 2026The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans’ finances: Higher interest rates
March 25, 2026The Trump administration’s $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel tactic against the industry that supporters see as creative, but opponents see as foolish and extreme
March 25, 2026A U.N. Security Council resolution calling for countries to use “all necessary means” to keep the Strait of Hormuz open is facing some opposition for raising the possibility of U.N.-backed military action against Iran
March 25, 2026Oklahoma’s governor has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill a newly vacant U.S. Senate seat through the end of the year
March 24, 2026Asian countries are burning more coal to keep power going as the war in the Middle East disrupts other fossil fuel supplies
March 24, 2026Speculation is mounting about who, if anyone, might replace Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for change in Cuba’s leadership
March 25, 2026The group Everytown for Gun Safety used court records to trace more than 250 guns bought at nearly two dozen Academy Sports + Outdoors chain stores that had been trafficked over three years in a handful of federal straw purchasing prosecutions
March 25, 2026Veteran fights to keep his home after lawsuit from a cash-for-homes company
March 25, 2026Franchise movies have been the dominant currency in Hollywood for years, but, lately, the upside of originality has been hard to miss
March 24, 2026The nonprofit that controls the artificial intelligence maker OpenAI pledged Tuesday to grant out $1 billion over the next year and to build up its capacity as a philanthropic funder
March 24, 2026Soccer fans have launched a formal complaint with the European Commission against FIFA over World Cup ticket prices
March 24, 2026Marina revives old desal plant to boost drought-resistant water supply
March 24, 2026A new Gallup survey finds that Americans’ outlook on the job market is increasingly pessimistic
March 24, 2026A new explosion — in Texas, this time — could be sending your gas prices higher
March 24, 2026Community providing hundreds of meals for TSA agents weekly during partial shutdown
March 24, 2026Strait of Hormuz closure means this port could be a key lifeline for the Persian Gulf
March 24, 2026Union president reveals reason for strike at Bath Iron Works
March 24, 2026The national intelligence community has seemingly been sidelined from Trump’s Iran war decisions – a far cry from previous administrations, writes a former National Security Council member.
March 24, 2026Trump and Greenland loom over Denmark’s election, but voters are focused on other issues
March 23, 2026The European Union and Australia have agreed on the final text of a free trade agreement some two years after negotiations broke down over Australian demands for more red meat market access and complaints about Australian products labeled with traditionally European names such as prosecco
March 24, 2026Kalshi and Polymarket are tightening their rules on insider trading as Congress appears to be moving closer to cracking down on prediction markets
March 24, 2026President Donald Trump started the fourth week of his war against Iran by offering the world some guarded optimism that the U.S. could soon be winding down its military operations
March 24, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. is talking with an Iranian leader and claims the Islamic Republic is eager for a deal to end the war
March 23, 2026How Trump suddenly embraced the idea of talking with Iran
March 24, 2026Air traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport were juggling a runway emergency moments before an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck Sunday night
March 24, 2026Markwayne Mullin confirmed to lead a DHS in turmoil
March 24, 2026The list of reasons why air travel can be stressful has grown as long as the security lines at some U.S. airports in recent months
March 24, 2026Rahm Emanuel is proposing a far-reaching measure to crack down on betting in predictive markets in Washington as part of an effort to call attention to what he sees as a culture of corruption gripping the nation’s politics
March 23, 2026A cautious relief swept through financial markets after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war
March 23, 2026The RNC has nearly a 7-to-1 money advantage over the DNC, which has more debt than cash on hand
March 24, 2026Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms
March 24, 2026Oil drops, stocks soar after Trump postpones strikes on Iran
March 23, 2026Thousands in taxpayer funds spent on horse, hair and makeup expenses for Kristi Noem’s Mount Rushmore ad
March 23, 2026A company that evaluates news outlets and websites to see which produce reliable journalism says it's under attack by the Trump administration
March 15, 2026Farm turns to old-school conservation, new crop to weather drought concerns
March 24, 2026More than 2,000 people remain without power Sunday afternoon because of historic flooding in Hawaii
March 23, 2026Nations’ stores of petroleum can dampen price shocks in the short term, but as reserve supplies dwindle, economic pain may continue.
March 24, 2026People around the world are cutting back on spending as high gas prices stretch household budgets
March 24, 2026Trump promised to fix the economy, and that helped increase his Latino support in 2024. But the cost of living and ICE raids may be bringing Latinos back to the Democrats in 2026.
March 23, 2026DoorDash is offering extra compensation to U.S. and Canadian drivers as part of a temporary program to help offset rising gas prices
March 23, 2026Allegheny County is pouring millions into a new juvenile detention facility, even as evidence mounts that alternatives to detention are more helpful.
March 18, 2026In a story published Mar
March 22, 2026What we know on Day 24 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 23, 2026European far-right leaders are rallying around Hungary’s Viktor Orbán as his grip on power looks shakier than it has in years
March 23, 2026The shattered legacy of Latino labor rights icon César Chavez has been particularly devastating among advocates who have long fought to raise awareness about sexual harassment and abuse against women farmworkers, which remains both widespread and underreported
March 22, 2026WNBA players have unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement with more than 90% participating in voting over the weekend
March 23, 2026Hungary’s top opposition leader says the government may have fed Russia inside details from EU meetings, and called it “treason” which should be investigated
March 23, 2026Want to protect yourself from AI? Invest, says BlackRock’s Larry Fink
March 23, 2026Florida city hosts a food drive for federal employees without pay
March 23, 2026Newark Airport ground stop ends after smoke condition cleared from air traffic control tower
March 23, 2026Having to deal with chronic pain at work is all too familiar for Americans in many occupations.
March 23, 2026Oil prices fall as Trump hails ‘productive’ conversations with Iran on an end to the war
March 23, 2026Democrats are pushing new tax-cut plans to ease voters’ affordability worries and blunt Republicans’ advantage on the issue
March 23, 2026Fertilizer prices bring more pain for American farmers amid war in Iran
March 23, 2026Most travelers don’t know who pays TSA officers. Here’s a breakdown
March 23, 2026Oil prices rise after Trump issues ultimatum and Iran threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely
March 23, 2026The head of the International Energy Agency says the global economy faces a “major, major threat” because of the Iran war
March 23, 2026Immigration agents deploying to airports under border czar as TSA staffing falls short
March 22, 2026The United States and Iran are threatening to target critical infrastructure as the war in the Middle East puts lives and livelihoods at risk
March 22, 2026President Donald Trump is cycling through what seems to be an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz
March 23, 2026Spiking gas prices in the U.S. are on track to eat up tax refunds this year, leaving most Americans with little extra to spend
March 22, 2026Cuba has begun restarting its power grid after another nationwide blackout left millions without electricity
March 22, 2026Cuba plunged into second nationwide blackout in less than a week
March 22, 2026Tom Kean Jr.'s bid for a third term representing New Jersey's 7th Congressional District offers a window into the larger battle for control of the narrowly divided House
March 21, 2026Why the Trump administration is easing sanctions on certain Iranian oil stockpiles
March 21, 2026What’s ahead as Trump threatens to send ICE agents to airports while TSA workers go unpaid during shutdown
March 22, 2026Nonprofits and airport communities across the country are feeding Transportation Security Administration officers who keep working without full pay during the partial government shutdown
March 22, 2026Hawaii has been suffering its worst flooding in more than 20 years
March 21, 2026Cuba is again without electricity as power grid has collapsed for a third time this month
March 22, 2026President Donald Trump on Saturday says the U.S. will “obliterate” Iranian power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours
March 21, 2026President Donald Trump is sending mixed messages about the U.S. war with Iran, and that's raising even more questions about the direction of the conflict and his administration's strategy
March 21, 2026What we know on day 22 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 21, 2026President Donald Trump says he'll order federal immigration officers to take a role soon in airport security unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security
March 22, 2026President Donald Trump took the United States to war without a vote of support from Congress
March 21, 2026Airline passengers are saying that Transportation Security Administration workers need to get paid
March 21, 2026Russia and Ukraine have traded deadly strikes as Ukraine pushes the U.S. to restart stalled peace talks
March 21, 2026TSA workers go unpaid as unpredictable wait times mount during shutdown. Here’s what travelers should know this weekend
March 21, 2026The Strait of Hormuz is about more than just oil. It feeds 100 million people
March 21, 2026CBS News says it's shutting down its radio news service after nearly a century of operation as part of a round of layoffs at the company
March 20, 2026California walnut farmer's crops stranded at sea as Iran war disrupts shipping routes
March 22, 2026Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a high-stakes decision on Israel’s next election as war rages on multiple fronts
March 21, 2026High level officials usually shy away from public discussion of Japan’s 1941 sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor
March 21, 202620 US airports don’t have TSA. Passengers there are not seeing long lines
March 21, 2026Claiming new tax breaks for tips, overtime, seniors or car loan interest? Mind the fine print
March 21, 2026Internet outages disrupt daily life in Russia, fueling fears of a digital crackdown
March 21, 2026They built success in the US. Now Havana wants them back
March 21, 2026There are races in 30 states this year for attorney general, and groups that support those candidates prepared for the elections by raising record amounts in 2025
March 21, 2026Does California’s race for governor finally have a leader
March 20, 2026The artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries have suffered a setback as they try to reshape the midterm elections and establish themselves as power players in American politics
March 18, 2026South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, where an explosion and fire injured at least 59 others
March 21, 2026Some 650 delegates from 33 countries and 120 organizations have started arriving in Cuba as part of a solidarity caravan transporting some 20 tons of humanitarian aid as the island grapples with a severe energy crisis
March 21, 2026A judge this week ruled that Voice of America's employees — and the news organization itself — get back to work
March 21, 2026More than 200 people were rescued Friday as heavy rains pummeled the Hawaiian island of Oahu and triggered the worst flooding the island has in 20 years
March 20, 2026The U.S. military is deploying three more warships and roughly 2,500 more marines to the Middle East as Iran fires on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states, sending oil and gas prices soaring
March 20, 2026A jury has found Elon Musk liable for defrauding investors by deliberately driving down Twitter’s stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion
March 21, 2026Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders ahead of acquisition in 2022, jury finds
March 21, 2026The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter
March 21, 2026Talks intensify in Washington to end DHS shutdown as airport delays mount nationwide
March 21, 2026Iran is threatening recreational and tourist sites worldwide and insisting it is still building missiles three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East
March 20, 2026Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes
March 20, 2026A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security has failed to advance in the Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some of the country’s biggest airports
March 21, 2026The public is experiencing the consequences of a partial U.S. government shutdown in long wait times at some airports as Transportation Security Officers take time off to manage the financial strain
March 21, 2026What we know on the 21st day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 20, 2026Noah Wyle says his Emmy-winning show “The Pitt” is a domestic success story
March 21, 2026The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a public-private partnership with SoftBank and AEP Ohio to develop a massive artificial intelligence data center and power complex at a former uranium enrichment site in southern Ohio
March 21, 2026The WNBA and its players union have reached the next step in their new collective bargaining agreement, signing a term sheet
March 21, 2026Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve
March 20, 2026Gold just had its worst week since 1983
March 20, 2026Japan’s people are aging as its snow worsens. That’s a lethal combination
March 21, 2026Lawmakers reckon with question of special treatment at airport security amid DHS shutdown
March 21, 2026The Cleveland Guardians won’t have to pay indicted pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz while Major League Baseball’s investigation continues into allegations of pitch-rigging for gamblers
March 20, 2026Stocks, bonds and gold slump while Iran war rages
March 21, 2026Your tax refund is likely bigger this year. But Trump’s war with Iran could take a bite out of it
March 20, 2026The State Department is setting up 12 regional hubs to coordinate disaster and emergency humanitarian responses under the auspices of a new bureau that will oversee some of the functions that had been handled by the now-dismantled U.S. Agency for International Development
March 21, 2026'Feels so good': Residents in Prospect thankful homes saved after landslide
March 21, 2026Policy and legal efforts aim to stop these malicious security breaches, but they are growing more common as hospitals adopt remote health care delivery and hackers adopt artificial intelligence.
March 20, 2026US furiously seeks to avert potential monthslong closure of Strait of Hormuz
March 21, 2026City Council approves plans for what would be largest data center in Illinois
March 21, 2026The White House just laid out how it wants to regulate AI
March 20, 2026Democrats running for governor across the country are making tariffs a central element of their political message this year
March 20, 2026Neighbor describes "bomb-like" blast as he pulls woman from rubble after Lake Dallas home explosion
March 20, 2026The Trump administration’s miscalculation of Iran is the latest entry in an old and lethal tradition in international politics: the catastrophic gap between what leaders believe and what war delivers.
March 20, 2026The current Colorado River negotiations process includes all five of the most common sources of conflict in any process seeking compromise.
March 20, 2026Major League Baseball is entering an official partnership with Polymarket and has an agreement with the federal commission overseeing prediction markets to collaborate on integrity concerns
March 19, 2026Uber says it will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian Automotive to help launch up to 50,000 robotaxis
March 19, 2026President Donald Trump faces the most daunting question of the Iran war: Will he put U.S. troops on the ground to secure the enriched uranium Tehran could use for nuclear weapons
March 19, 2026The State Department says it is adding 12 countries to an expanding list of nations whose citizens must post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for U.S. visas
March 18, 2026Israel has pounded Tehran with airstrikes as Iranians mark Nowruz, or the Persian New Year
March 19, 2026The Iran war is exposing how much the global economy still depends on fragile fossil fuel supplies
March 20, 2026The Federal Communications Commission has approved the merger of the Nexstar Media Group and its rival Tegna, creating a company that will control more than 250 television stations across the country, most of them local affiliates of ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC
March 19, 2026Treasury Department to take over some federal student loans, as Trump administration works to dismantle Education Department
March 20, 2026Iran intensified its attacks on Gulf oil and gas infrastructure Thursday in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, dramatically raising the stakes in a war that's sending shock waves through the global economy
March 19, 2026A new cash aid program in Maui is helping some Lahaina fire survivors stay afloat long after the flames
March 19, 2026The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department
March 20, 2026A senior vice president of Super Micro Computer Inc. and two others affiliated with the company have been charged with conspiring to smuggle billions of dollars of computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips to China
March 20, 2026A senior administration official says the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war
March 19, 2026Nexstar says it has acquired Tegna as state AGs push to block the merger
March 19, 2026WNBA players are having information sessions over the next day or two to learn more about the new collective bargaining agreement that was agreed to in principle early Wednesday morning
March 20, 2026Live Nation Entertainment's longtime chief executive has testified at a New York antitrust trial, defending the dominant position his company has taken in the concert industry over the last two decades
March 20, 2026Cuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was operating on natural gas, solar power and thermoelectric plants as severe power outages continue to hit an island whose power grid is crumbling
March 20, 2026The wait times at airport security checkpoints have become a guessing game during the shutdown of a single U.S. government department
March 20, 2026Trump’s promised ‘manufacturing boom’ couldn’t save these Whirlpool jobs
March 19, 2026What we know on the 20th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 19, 2026European leaders have demanded the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a moratorium on strikes on water and energy infrastructure in the Middle East as they met in Brussels to grapple with rising energy prices caused by the war
March 19, 2026There's a small sign of progress in efforts to end the Homeland Security shutdown
March 20, 2026President Donald Trump this week said he believes he’ll have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon
March 19, 2026Oil and natural gas prices are volatile following strikes on Middle East energy hubs
March 19, 2026Oil prices jumped to market-shaking levels but then eased back late in the day, helping Wall Street to pare its losses
March 19, 2026TSA officer speaks out on partial shutdown strain as XNA, community step up to help
March 20, 2026Catalytic converter theft disrupts fresh food deliveries around Kansas City metro
March 20, 2026Federal auto regulators have escalated a probe of Tesla after several of its cars crashed while using its self-driving feature, just as CEO Elon Musk prepares to roll out a new model with no steering wheel or pedals
March 19, 2026President Donald Trump says he knew oil prices would go up because of the Iran war as the conflict underscores the risks of his relentless focus on fossil fuels while pursuing what he calls American energy dominance
March 19, 2026Epstein ties present potential hurdle for Trump’s Fed chair nominee
March 20, 2026As the war — and gas prices — escalate, Trump uses Israel to deflect domestic and allied pressure
March 20, 2026President Donald Trump has for months wanted to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve
March 19, 2026San Diego TSA officers turn to food banks as the partial government shutdown drags on without an end
March 20, 2026U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy
March 20, 2026The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than three months, a setback for prospective home shoppers this spring homebuying season
March 19, 2026A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs
March 19, 2026The Bank of England is holding its main interest rate at 3.75% in the wake of the oil and gas price hikes following the start of the Iran war
March 19, 2026What is the South Pars gas field and why is Israel’s attack an escalation?
March 19, 2026EU leaders are accusing Hungary’s Viktor Orbán of blocking major aid to Ukraine to score points at home ahead of elections next month
March 19, 2026Weight-loss treatment is on the verge of a dramatic shift – again
March 19, 2026Mortgage rates climb to highest level in more than 3 months as Iran war reignites inflation fears
March 19, 2026China’s Alibaba Group has pledged on Thursday a goal of surpassing $100 billion in revenue from its artificial intelligence and cloud businesses over the next five years, which it says would be powered by the AI demand boom
March 19, 2026The U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has thrust the Strait of Hormuz into the crosshairs of yet another geopolitical conflict
March 19, 2026A Nordic nation is the world’s happiest country for the ninth year in a row
March 19, 2026The European Central Bank left its key interest rates unchanged Thursday and warned that the Iran war would boost inflation in the short term through higher energy prices but that the long-term impact on consumer prices and the economy was uncertain
March 19, 2026President Donald Trump’s pick as homeland security chief is signaling a gentler stance on disaster relief and promising to roll back some recent restrictions
March 19, 2026Asian countries are racing to save energy and shield consumers as the war on Iran disrupts oil and gas flows
March 19, 2026The US health insurance system requires that people make strategic and often risky decisions about how much health insurance they can afford and how much coverage they might need.
March 19, 2026The Trump administration’s new child care subsidy rules are the latest measure to challenge the struggling industry.
March 19, 2026There’s lots of copper in the ground, but demand is already outstripping usable supply – and the shortfall is likely to get worse.
March 19, 2026U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the same range of recent years despite a broadly tepid labor market
March 19, 2026Base pay rose as intended, but the drivers’ total compensation, including tips, didn’t increase.
March 19, 2026The WNBA will have its first million dollar players after the league and its players’ union reached a deal in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning
March 18, 2026A U.S. senator from Oklahoma who is poised to join President Donald Trump's cabinet says it was a serious brain injury to his son that drew him closer to the president
March 19, 2026TSA officers are the latest aviation workers to be used as ‘political pawns.’ They just want the shutdown to end
March 19, 2026The US is re-evaluating the threat of Chinese military action in Taiwan
March 19, 2026How Susie Wiles is balancing one of the most powerful jobs in the world with her cancer diagnosis
March 19, 2026Peter Thiel’s secret lectures on Antichrist in Rome spark debate
March 17, 2026European Union leaders are meeting to tackle soaring oil and gas prices driven by the war in the Middle East
March 19, 2026Iran has broadened its strikes on major energy facilities in the Middle East, eliciting strong warnings from Gulf Arab states that called it a dangerous escalation that threatened to draw them into direct combat with Tehran
March 18, 2026A U.S. Appeals court temporarily paused efforts by investors to identify Argentina’s assets in the United States in order to collect on a $16 billion judgment in a case about the 2012 nationalization of the South American country’s largest energy company
March 19, 2026Suspending the Jones Act will increase the supply of fuel by allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil between US ports, which should eventually educe gas prices.
March 19, 2026Tracking current TSA wait times at select major airports
March 18, 2026President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he believes he could have the "honor of taking Cuba" on the same day the communist-run island’s electricity grid suffered its first nationwide collapse since the US effectively shut off the flow of oil to the country.
March 19, 2026Cuba is going dark under US pressure. How the crisis unfolded and why its troubles are far from over
March 19, 2026Cuba’s president has lashed out after the latest threat from the Trump administration after President Donald Trump said he can do “whatever he wants” with the island
March 18, 2026The U.S. national debt has hit a record $39 trillion
March 19, 2026Compass drops lawsuit against Zillow over how some homes are marketed online
March 19, 2026The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and Chair Jerome Powell highlighted the increasingly uncertain outlook for the U.S. economy and inflation in the wake of the Iran war, suggesting the Fed could stand pat for an extended period
March 18, 2026US downgraded in democracy index as press freedom concerns grow
March 18, 2026Spring break travelers are facing unpredictable lines at airport security as the partial U.S. government shutdown strains TSA staffing
March 19, 2026JPMorgan Chase is making a new wealth advising push for athletes at every income level, so their money lasts longer
March 19, 2026U.S. stocks slumped after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran sent oil prices spiking
March 18, 2026Powell says the global oil crisis may have only temporary economic effects
March 18, 2026The Treasury Department is easing sanctions on Venezuela’s state oil company
March 18, 2026A landmark new WNBA collective bargaining agreement was reached in principle early Wednesday morning that will give the league its first million dollar players
March 19, 2026The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, is forecasting annual retail sales will grow at a faster clip this year than last year, citing consumers’ resilience despite lots of economic volatility
March 19, 20267 ways to protect your money from potentially higher inflation and unemployment
March 19, 2026Pennsylvania regulators are seeking $2.6 million in penalties from UGI because of a gas leak and deadly explosion at a chocolate factory
March 19, 2026Illinois Democrats ushered in a new generation of lawmakers Tuesday night, picking five new nominees for Congress in open seats that are favored to remain in Democratic hands this fall
March 19, 2026The Iran war has rattled the global flow of oil, with steeper fuel costs already straining households worldwide
March 18, 2026There’s a growing body of data showing the tariffs President Donald Trump said would help American factories are, in fact, squashing many of them
March 18, 2026Trump waives Jones Act shipping restrictions in latest bid to ease gas prices
March 19, 2026For about the same price as a new car, you can buy a used luxury model
March 18, 2026Word of the Week: Denying the enemy ‘quarter’ may sound like tough talk, but it would be a war crime
March 18, 2026The gender gap in caregiver well-being is real. How to fix it
March 18, 2026Rising energy costs caused by the Iran war have forced Egypt to hike fuel and cooking gas prices, hitting the country's already struggling poor and middle classes hard
March 18, 2026Omaha landlord fights to reclaim property after squatters take over home
March 18, 2026Farmers are bracing for effects of the Iran war on fertilizer prices and availability as the spring planting season nears
March 18, 2026Georgia bill could allow homeowners to build smaller houses in their backyards
March 18, 2026Macy’s is reporting stronger-than-expected profits from the crucial fourth-quarter and comparable sales are up again
March 18, 2026Exclusive: Here’s how many immigrants have signed on to DHS’s nearly billion-dollar ‘self-deportation’ plan
March 18, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has left for the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump
March 18, 2026Oil prices jump following first attacks on Iranian production facilities
March 18, 2026U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected in February
March 18, 2026Senate passes bills legalizing online sports betting, banning use of food stamps for candy, soda
March 18, 2026Cuba’s electrical grid suffered a total collapse on Monday, the country’s power operator said, marking the latest nationwide blackout in recent years, and the first since the US effectively shut off the flow of oil to Cuba. Efforts are underway to restore power across the Caribbean island, the state-owned operator said.
March 17, 2026An American physicist and Canadian computer scientist devised a way to keep secrets safe from hackers
March 18, 2026US Postal Service will run out of cash within a year without Congress’ help, postmaster warns
March 18, 2026TSA workers face reality of working without pay as passengers unaware of the shutdown see long lines
March 18, 2026The Iran war has scrambled the Federal Reserve’s outlook on inflation and unemployment and will likely further delay interest rate cuts this year, putting off any relief for consumers struggling with high borrowing costs for home and car purchases
March 17, 2026Iran’s chokehold on Hormuz threatens India’s beloved samosas and chai
March 18, 2026Venezuela’s tears of joy: Why the team that cared the most won the World Baseball Classic
March 18, 2026Cuban president promises ‘impregnable resistance’ to any US attempt to control island
March 18, 2026Judge orders Voice of America staff reinstated, reversing Trump’s shutdown
March 18, 2026Officials in Cuba report an islandwide blackout in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen
March 17, 2026About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the war with Iran
March 18, 2026Wisconsin lawmakers are taking a shot at expanding sports betting in the state
March 18, 2026Arizona has become the first state to file criminal charges against Kalshi, accusing the prediction market platform of operating an illegal gambling business within its borders
March 18, 2026Japan has recorded a trade surplus of 57.3 billion yen, or $360 million, in February, according to government data, reversing from a deficit a month earlier
March 18, 2026Israel killed two senior Iranian security officials in a major blow to the country’s leadership
March 17, 2026The widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is choking the Strait of Hormuz and sending energy and security shocks around the world
March 17, 2026Analysts say China is unlikely to help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and it is probably welcoming a delay in President Donald Trump’s Beijing trip
March 18, 2026Former judges side with Anthropic and raise concerns about Pentagon’s use of supply chain risk label
March 18, 2026Paraguay has ratified the Mercosur and European Union free trade deal to complete South America’s approval of a huge new trade zone
March 18, 2026Storms sweeping across the eastern half of the country are disrupting air travel across the United States
March 17, 2026Thousands of flights are canceled or delayed one day after powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and disrupted thousands of others
March 17, 2026Another marathon negotiating session between the WNBA and its players union didn’t end with a new collective bargaining agreement
March 17, 2026The Oscars draw fewer TV viewers this year, even as the show stays a major live event
March 18, 2026Rising jet fuel costs tied to the war in the Middle East are adding hundreds of millions of dollars in expenses for some major U.S. airlines
March 18, 2026President Donald Trump says NATO and other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz
March 18, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called Russia and Iran “brothers in hatred.”
March 17, 2026Provisional results announced by authorities in the Republic of Congo show that President Denis Sassou N’Guesso has been reelected for a fifth consecutive term
March 15, 2026US gas prices surge to their highest since October 2023
March 16, 2026A Live Nation Entertainment ticketing employee says it was immature and unacceptable that he called customers stupid
March 18, 2026The Trump administration is expanding its growing Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida
March 18, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are calling for new people in charge of Cuba as the socialist island experiences its third nationwide blackout in four months
March 17, 2026The antitrust trial of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in a New York federal court has resumed with three dozen states remaining in the case even after the Justice Department settled its claims and withdrew from the case a week ago
March 16, 2026Oil prices resumed their rise because of the war with Iran, but U.S. stocks held steadier this time around
March 17, 2026Arizona files landmark criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi
March 18, 2026Israel says Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official who was widely believed to be running the country after the killing of its supreme leader, was killed in an overnight strike
March 17, 2026Jurors in Ohio have begun deliberating in the corruption trial of two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives charged for their alleged roles in the $60 million bribery scheme centered on a $1 billion nuclear plant bailout
March 18, 2026Columbia, Walla Walla counties recovering from weekend floods
March 18, 2026Sen. Markwayne Mullin has a tough path as he moves toward leading the Department of Homeland Security, with immigration fights, disaster anger and Iran threats piling up
March 17, 2026The transit agency in charge of New York City’s subway system has sued the Trump administration
March 18, 2026Denver Rescue Mission works to end homelessness in Northern Colorado with new Fort Collins facility
March 18, 2026Trump muses over ‘taking Cuba’ as island’s power grid collapses after weeks of US oil blockade
March 17, 2026Long lines and delays are growing at some US airports as hundreds of Transportation Security Administration workers — going without full pay during the partial government shutdown — have quit or taken unscheduled leave.
March 16, 2026Bank of America has tentatively settled a lawsuit claiming it ignored suspicious financial transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein while he was sexually abusing hundreds of girls and women
March 17, 2026Amazon says it has started offering faster U.S. deliveries of selected products for a fee
March 17, 2026President Donald Trump is delaying a diplomatic trip to China that was planned for months but began to unravel as he pressured Beijing and other world powers to form a military coalition to protect the vital Strait of Hormuz
March 17, 2026How Atlanta's reinvigorated Pothole Posse tackles street problems
March 18, 2026Student creates website to help community find, share blessing boxes
March 17, 2026An advocacy group is providing support to candidates who want to expand support for child and elder care in the midterm elections
March 17, 202632 years after deadly tornado, survivors say the fear never fully goes away
March 17, 2026Marine veteran continues mission of service, leading disaster response with Team Rubicon
March 17, 2026Hungary and Slovakia are agreeing to build a new pipeline that links their refineries in what they say will boost regional fuel security
March 17, 2026President Donald Trump criticized US allies who have refused his demands to send warships to help escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as the war with Iran continues.
March 17, 2026Millions more Americans will likely donate to nonprofits as a result of changes to tax laws, but those changes will also likely reduce the overall amount of money given to charity
March 17, 2026'Glad it didn't hit the house’: Blizzard causes downed trees, power outages in Wisconsin
March 17, 2026These changes to how much Americans and US corporations give, if these projections prove accurate, would amount to about 1% of all donations made in 2024.
March 17, 2026Oil prices jump as Iran warns Strait of Hormuz ‘cannot be the same’
March 17, 2026Sen. Lindsey Graham is tying his reelection pitch to President Donald Trump and the war with Iran, a conflict for which he's long advocated
March 17, 2026Books on homelessness, the U.S. Census and ancient India are among this year’s winners of prizes handed out by the J
March 17, 2026Don’t expect your state to give you a gas tax holiday anytime soon
March 17, 2026Flailing Cuba invites exiles to return, but hurdles remain
March 17, 2026Flyers face hourslong lines as TSA agents quit amid first weekend without full pay
March 16, 2026A drop in oil prices helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began
March 16, 2026Explosions are sounding in Dubai after the United Arab Emirates reopened its airspace following a brief closure amid incoming attacks from Iran
March 16, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump says he has pressured around seven countries to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as fears of a global energy crisis persist and Iranian attacks and threats have choked off shipping in the vital waterway
March 16, 2026Poland once was in economic ruins when communism fell more than three decades ago
March 16, 2026What we know on the 17th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 16, 2026Thousands of workers for the world’s largest meatpacking company have gone on strike
March 16, 2026Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Monday elaborated on his vision for keeping his company at the forefront of the artificial intelligence boom that he predicted will produce a $1 trillion backlog in orders within the next year
March 17, 2026'The Homerun Project' seeks to help with housing crisis by renovating a home for giveaway
March 17, 2026US allies balk at Trump’s appeal to help secure Strait of Hormuz
March 17, 2026President Donald Trump relied on his gut and largely side-stepped diplomatic coordination as he made the decision to launch strikes on Iran with Israel
March 16, 2026The world’s most valuable company just sent another signal that AI agents are going to be everywhere
March 17, 2026President Donald Trump's decision to replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives him an opportunity to reset his mass deportation agenda — or to double down on a campaign promise
March 16, 2026Thousands of meatpacking workers walk off job in first strike in 40 years
March 17, 2026With the US pressuring Cuba, a Castro known as ‘the Crab’ is making appearances. Here’s why it matters
March 15, 2026Arabbers launch app to keep the tradition alive
March 16, 2026China says U
March 16, 2026Iran still exporting millions of barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz even as other traffic paralyzed
March 16, 2026Self-storage company Public Storage is buying National Storage Affiliates in an all-stock deal worth about $10.5 billion
March 16, 2026A pilot program in Los Angeles reduced the rate of homelessness among homeless people with pets.
March 16, 2026Every day more than $4 billion worth of goods cross the United States’ borders with Canada and Mexico – U.S. auto parts headed for car factories in northern Mexico, cartons of Mexican avocados bound for California supermarkets, Canadian aluminum destined to become cans of Campbell Soup
March 16, 2026When gas prices go up, it adds to drivers' pain at the pump
March 16, 2026The United States’ war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration’s case for the conflict
March 16, 2026China's official news agency Xinhua reports that representatives from Beijing and Washington have begun their economic and trade talks in Paris
March 15, 2026Two weeks into the war with Iran, President Donald Trump has increasingly been knocked back on his political heels
March 15, 2026Kazakhstanis are voting Sunday in a referendum on a new constitution that would strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's hold on power
March 15, 2026Hungary’s election fight is intensifying as Viktor Orbán and challenger Péter Magyar stage rival mass rallies in Budapest to show strength
March 15, 2026Will the price of plane tickets go up due to the war with Iran? Here’s what to know
March 15, 2026The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is expanding, but the public data that tracks it is drying up
March 15, 2026Vietnam hold a nationwide vote to choose a new five-year National Assembly, just two months after the ruling Communist Party confirmed its leadership at its national congress and reelected To Lam as general secretary
March 15, 2026Two major Caribbean newspapers are shutting down as readers shift to social media and ad money dries up
March 15, 2026U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has directed a Texas-based oil and gas company to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act
March 15, 2026Thousands of people have protested in Italy against wars in the Middle East and proposed judicial reforms by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
March 15, 2026What we know on day 15 of the US-Israel war with Iran
March 14, 2026A Russian missile and drone strike has hit the Kyiv region in Ukraine and killed at least four people
March 14, 2026A federal judge has quashed subpoenas the Justice Department had issued against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, according to court documents unsealed Friday. CNN's Paula Reid reports.
March 14, 2026Airline ticket prices are starting to climb as carriers respond to rising jet fuel costs tied to the war in Iran
March 14, 2026Players’ union president Nneka Ogwumike said that revenue sharing and team-funded housing were two major items that still needed to be figured out to get a new collective bargaining agreement deal done with the WNBA
March 14, 2026The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a range of the president’s import taxes
March 14, 2026Burt Jones is Georgia's lieutenant governor and he seemed to have a clear path to be the Republican nominee for governor this year with President Donald Trump's endorsement, But then health care tycoon Rick Jackson got into the race in February and he's already spent more than $30 million of his own money on television campaign ads
March 14, 2026A turf war over a football team is developing between two Midwestern states with a long rivalry
March 14, 2026What to know about Kharg Island, the tiny coral outcrop at the heart of Iran’s oil industry
March 14, 2026U.S. Marines are being deployed to the Middle East as American and Israeli strikes pound Iran
March 13, 2026President Donald Trump says the U.S. bombed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network
March 13, 2026A strong chemical smell has forced a temporary halt to flights at four major airports near Washington, D.C. The FAA says air traffic controllers cannot manage traffic safely during the incident
March 14, 2026The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship
March 14, 2026More than 30 states will resume their antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Monday after negotiations this week failed to result in many states joining a tentative settlement reached by the Justice Department
March 14, 2026The U.S. is temporarily easing part of its sanctions measures on Russian oil, a reflection of global worries about sharply higher oil prices due to the Iran war
March 13, 2026What we know on the 14th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 13, 2026A federal judge on Friday quashed Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in January, a severe blow to an investigation that has already attracted strong criticism on Capitol Hill
March 14, 2026The Trump administration is scrambling to replace the revenue the federal government lost when the Supreme Court struck down his biggest and boldest tariffs last month
March 13, 2026Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government has held recent talks with the U.S. His comments on Friday mark the first time the Caribbean country has confirmed speculation about active communication with the Trump administration which has been openly hostile toward the communist government
March 13, 2026The inclusion of Russia in the line-up of the 2026 Venice Biennale art fair has sparked international outcry
March 14, 2026Wall Street’s losses deepened as the ongoing fallout from the war in Iran keeps pushing oil prices higher, ratcheting up inflationary pressure on the global economy
March 13, 2026President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that aim to make housing and mortgages more affordable
March 14, 2026'We're out here trying to educate folks': Florida enforces new mooring rules to protect waterways
March 14, 2026Newly released data shows the U.S. economy was already showing signs of strain even before the launch of the Iran war, underscoring the risks that rising energy prices could pose
March 13, 2026California farmers concerned over fertilizer shortage as Iran war disrupts shipments
March 14, 2026Cuban president says talks held with the United States amid intense pressure from Trump
March 13, 2026An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs
March 13, 2026Trump administration underestimated Iran war’s impact on Strait of Hormuz
March 13, 2026U.S. job openings rose to nearly 7 million in January, better than expected at a time when the American labor market has looked sluggish
March 13, 2026There’s a growing interest in mining the ocean seabed for minerals essential to technology. But whose minerals are they? A Law of the Sea scholar explains.
March 13, 2026The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a request for new warnings on antidepressant drugs, and that's presenting an unusual conflict of interest at the agency
March 05, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is “not the right decision” and won’t help bring a stop to Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine
March 13, 2026The US economy grew just 0.7% last quarter, ahead of a potentially destabilizing war with Iran
March 13, 2026Rather than generating climate-warming emissions and wasting nutrients and energy, food waste can become a resource if processed in sewage treatment plants.
March 13, 2026Should I book travel now? What the Iran war means for your plans
March 13, 2026Oil prices stay high despite US temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea
March 13, 2026Exclusive: ‘Rescuers were flying blind’: Inside the crucial $200,000 contract Kristi Noem’s team let lapse
March 13, 2026Cambodia has drafted its first law to crack down on online scam centers that fuel fraud and forced labor
March 13, 2026Managing your money when geopolitical risk and volatility are high
March 13, 2026Iran is escalating the war by attacking ships along a key oil route. Here’s what we know.
March 11, 2026Venezuela and Colombia cancel a high-profile presidential border meeting, even as both sides say they still want closer ties
March 13, 2026The WNBA and its players’ union met for 16 hours during a third straight day of negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement
March 12, 2026Iran’s secretive new leader has issued his first public statements, resolving to keep fighting
March 12, 2026Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval
March 13, 2026The Panama Canal's administrator says the war in the Middle East and higher fuel prices make the canal more appealing for shippers
March 13, 2026China is signaling it will stay focused on technology and economic growth, even as U.S. tensions with Iran rise
March 12, 2026Iran’s new supreme leader vowed to keep attacking the country's Gulf Arab neighbors and using its threat of closing the Strait of Hormuz as leverage
March 12, 2026A war waged by the world’s wealthiest nation is hitting the wallets of those who can least afford it
March 13, 2026Chinese embassy mocks "Shield of the Americas" in AI video
March 13, 2026What we know on the 13th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 12, 2026Buzzfeed has ‘substantial doubt’ it can stay in business
March 13, 2026The Trump administration is suing California over the state's nation-leading vehicle emission standards
March 13, 2026Newly revealed incendiary messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as “so stupid” and says the company is “robbing them blind, baby” are gaining public attention during an ongoing antitrust trial
March 13, 2026Live Nation and the U.S. government struck a deal this week that they say would give artists and venues more choice when it comes selling concert tickets to music fans
March 13, 2026Worries about the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide
March 12, 2026When stock markets are falling, it’s natural to want to do something quickly to protect your retirement savings
March 12, 2026Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris for trade talks that set the stage for President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing
March 13, 2026Oil and gas prices have spiked with the war in Iran
March 13, 2026In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable
March 12, 2026Ohio State has moved past the abrupt resignation of the university’s president by elevating its chief academic officer into the role
March 12, 2026With the Strait of Hormuz choked by war, the Panama Canal reaps the benefits
March 13, 2026Largest housing affordability package in a generation passes in the Senate
March 13, 2026Foxboro gives greenlight to World Cup games after agreement reached on security costs at Gillette Stadium
March 12, 2026Georgia’s film industry is struggling
March 12, 2026Mortgage rates climb to 6.11% as Iran war roils markets
March 12, 2026Stocks fall and global oil reclaims $100 as Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed
March 12, 2026House on the verge of falling down a hill
March 12, 2026Senior forced to crawl up stairs after apartment elevator breaks: 'It's not humane'
March 12, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is awaiting White House approval for a major drone production agreement proposed by Kyiv last year
March 12, 2026Oil soars above $100 after Iran says Strait of Hormuz will remain shut
March 12, 2026A combination of Colorado state tax credits for low-income families is predicted to lift more than 50,000 children out of poverty.
March 12, 2026Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.
March 12, 2026Oil and gasoline prices are rising as the war in Iran intensifies and other global conflicts affect supply
March 12, 2026U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels despite a weakening job market
March 12, 2026Controlling the spread of many infections, including measles, depends on trust in public health, which is eroding.
March 12, 2026Some commercial ships near or in the Strait of Hormuz and in the Persian Gulf have declared themselves as China-linked since the Iran war began, marine traffic data show, as their operators try to reduce risks of being targeted in attacks
March 12, 2026Gas is just the start: What else the Iran war could soon cost you
March 12, 2026This drone manufacturer wants to protect Africa’s power, mining and oil assets
September 09, 2025The Pentagon has not permitted photographers to cover Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's last two briefings on the war in Iran, and hasn't explained the change in longstanding policy
March 11, 2026China doesn’t want to catch up with the US in tech. It aims to lead
March 12, 2026For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why.
March 12, 2026South Korean lawmakers have passed a law to implement a pledge of $350 billion in U.S. investments Seoul made last year to avoid the Trump administration’s highest tariffs
March 12, 2026Nneka Ogwumike and the other members of the WNBA players’ union executive committee feel that movement is being made toward a new collective bargaining agreement
March 12, 2026Cuba is grappling with a fast-growing wave of synthetic drug use that is hitting young people hard
March 12, 2026States are setting new rules for cash purchases after the U.S. Mint stopped making pennies and the 1-cent coins get scarcer
March 12, 2026Millions of Americans are skipping meals or cutting back on utilities to afford health care
March 12, 2026Utah is at the forefront of a states' rights battle between itself and prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket
March 12, 2026The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has become a test of who endures longer
March 11, 2026Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republic’s strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten global oil supplies
March 11, 2026Far-right leader José Antonio Kast has been sworn in as Chile’s president in the nation’s most pronounced rightward shift since the return of democracy in 1990
March 11, 2026Iran war complicates the economic pivot GOP badly wants to see from Trump
March 12, 2026A widening war in Iran has halted oil tankers, made targets of refineries and spooked investors worried about the cascading impact of spiking energy prices
March 10, 2026The International Energy Agency has agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects on energy markets of the war in the Middle East
March 11, 2026President Donald Trump used a swing through Ohio and Kentucky to push an economic message and attack fellow Republican Rep. Thomas Massie — even as the conflict in Iran threatened to overshadow all else
March 11, 2026Senators are venting their frustrations about the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security as travelers endure long lines at airports
March 12, 2026House lawmakers are digging into Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling financial portfolio
March 12, 2026The Trump administration is opening a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries
March 12, 2026Longtime Epstein accountant testifies behind closed doors for roughly 7 hours in House Oversight probe
March 11, 2026Some of the nation’s busiest airports saw hourslong security lines this weekend, as the partial government shutdown begins to hit air travel
March 11, 2026The Baltimore Ravens landed their star pass rusher in Trey Hendrickson, Maxx Crosby is back in Las Vegas for now and Daniel Jones is staying in Indianapolis as part of a busy start to the new league year
March 12, 2026CNN News Central's Kate Bolduan and CNN Business & Politics Correspondent Vanessa Yurkevich tick through the top headlines of the latest Consumer Price Index inflation report which measures the monthly change in prices paid by U.S. consumers.
March 11, 2026Homeland Security pushes for access to restricted federal database on child support, employment information for millions
March 12, 2026The State Department will permanently close the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, which has been America’s closest diplomatic mission to the Afghan border
March 12, 2026Among dozens of companies competing for Pentagon contracts to supply attack drones, one stands out: Powerus, flush with cash and ballooning in size as it buys up rivals
March 12, 2026The U.S. stock market remained calm, even as the price of oil got back to rising
March 11, 2026Word of the Week: The price of Brent crude oil is going crazy — but who is ‘Brent’?
March 12, 2026Utah man charged with manslaughter in death while practicing drawing handguns from holsters
March 12, 2026There’s a new leader at billionaire eBay founder Pierre Omidyar’s philanthropic firm
March 12, 2026The U.S. medical equipment company Stryker says a cyberattack has disrupted its global networks
March 12, 2026The PGA Tour is exploring a major reset that puts more top players together in bigger events and bigger markets
March 11, 2026Cambodia says it is close to shutting down all online scam centers operating in the Southeast Asian country
March 11, 2026South Africa says the new U.S. ambassador has been summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies
March 11, 2026When it comes to the war with Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another
March 11, 2026A record number of Republicans are leaving the House
March 12, 2026The superintendent of Los Angeles public schools who’s on paid leave during a federal investigation, denies any wrongdoing and asks to be reinstated as head of the nation’s second-largest district
March 11, 2026Tiny home, just 446 square feet and without a bedroom, lists for almost $330k
March 11, 2026Inflation stayed stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose in a snapshot of what consumer prices looked like before the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring
March 11, 2026Countries agree on historic release of crude reserves to lower oil and gasoline prices
March 11, 2026Advocates across the U.S. are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities that have increased coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic will help more states adopt policies involve the rich paying more in taxes
March 11, 2026Kyler Murray or Tua Tagovailoa could end up being the best bargains in free agency if either quarterback can regain their Pro Bowl form
March 11, 2026Microsoft and a group of retired military leaders are backing Anthropic in court to block the Trump administration from labeling the AI company a supply chain risk
March 11, 2026Fishermen want a voice in the science that controls their future
March 11, 2026'Social workers showed up with donuts, but no housing:' Homeless encampment closures raising eyebrows
March 11, 2026The Trump administration is leaning away from dramatic funding cuts and settlements with universities, and more toward standard tactics to try to limit funding.
March 11, 2026GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy aid in weight loss by suppressing appetite. Researchers are looking next at how the body expends energy – including through fat.
March 11, 2026Inflation held firm last month — but the war with Iran could change that
March 11, 2026When will prices at the pump start to fall?
March 11, 2026Farming areas that use lots of fertilizers and pesticides stood out for the swift and accelerating decline of their bird populations.
March 11, 2026Virginia senators are pushing to curtail a 5.3% tax break for data centers
March 11, 2026Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords
March 11, 2026House Republicans sweat Iran’s costs as they struggle to push economic agenda
March 11, 2026TSA wait times may not get better any time soon. Here’s what you should know if you’re flying
March 10, 2026The WNBA and players’ union will meet again hours after a marathon negotiating session to get a new collective bargaining agreement deal done
March 10, 2026Trump administration to restore Global Entry program as DHS shutdown impacts travel
March 11, 2026Flower garlands are synonymous with Hawaii
March 11, 2026President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year
March 11, 2026The defection of another opposition lawmaker is all but assuring Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will have a majority government soon
March 11, 2026U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of U.S. strikes inside Iran
March 10, 2026The U.S. says it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies
March 10, 2026What we know on the 11th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 10, 2026A New York federal judge is urging over two dozen states to settle their antitrust claims against Ticketmaster and its parent company this week after the Justice Department reached a deal and dropped out of an ongoing trial
March 11, 2026Despite Iranian threats to destroy any ships that pass through a key maritime route, some ships are still doing so.
March 11, 2026A person with knowledge of the deal says quarterback Geno Smith is returning to where his career started after the New York Jets acquired him in a trade with Las Vegas
March 10, 2026Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say
March 11, 2026Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano say their meeting on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they’re both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for the long-awaited showdown
March 11, 2026Meta is acquiring Moltbook, a social network where AI agents post and chat with each other
March 11, 2026Minneapolis restaurant sends urgent plea to customers to come back to downtown Minneapolis
March 11, 2026A major sewer pipe collapse has dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, highlighting a nationwide problem involving failing infrastructure
March 10, 2026As the price of crude oil swings sharply, consumers are feeling the effects of the Iran war and its damage to worldwide energy production
March 10, 2026Young students are still struggling to bounce back academically from the pandemic, even though many were babies at the time
March 10, 2026The head of the College Sports Commission says the onset of $30 million football rosters funded mostly by companies providing third-party payments to players is within the rules but not the system some of its founders intended
March 11, 2026Trump’s Iran war is historically unique in one critically important way: Early on, the war is not popular with the American public.
March 10, 2026Russia and Ukraine have made competing claims about who is gaining ground, as Russian strikes keep hitting Ukrainian cities and U.S.-backed talks in Turkey were postponed
March 10, 2026Americans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began, with most polls showing opposition is higher than support
March 10, 2026Priest faces $500,000 in fines for feeding homeless amid lawsuit
March 11, 2026The State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East due to disruptions in transportation caused by the Iran war
March 10, 2026Baltimore brings out sharpshooters to reduce deer population
March 11, 2026Fact check: Trump’s latest false, unproven and contradictory claims about the Iran war
March 10, 2026It seems that a country divided on many fronts is finding common ground at the gas pumps
March 10, 2026Oil prices dive as Trump says Iran war will end ‘very soon’
March 10, 2026Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in February from the previous month as home shoppers benefited from easing mortgage rates and a modest increase in properties on the market heading into the spring homebuying season
March 10, 2026Three philanthropy scholars size up the latest data on gifts from the country’s biggest philanthropists.
March 10, 2026'That’s the kind of town we are': Community steps up for Michigan tornado victims
March 10, 2026Michael Bloomberg tops a new list of America’s biggest donors, after giving billions to a wide range of causes
March 10, 2026New BMX track is first of its kind in the world, city says
March 10, 2026Mother, daughter reject millions as data center land dispute continues
March 10, 2026The Food and Drug Administation is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism
March 10, 2026Security checkpoint lines are stretching to hours-long across the country as TSA experiences a staff shortage due to a partial government shutdown.
March 09, 2026It makes sense for companies and organizations to outsource key internet services, but with those services in the hands of a few corporations, failures have a wide impact.
March 10, 2026Critical minerals are found in several forms in the ocean, from potato-size nodules to brine pools. They are also in some of the least understood parts of our planet.
March 10, 2026The war with Iran is doing collateral damage to the world economy
March 10, 2026The US and Israel went to war with Iran, but the UAE is paying the price. Here’s why
March 10, 2026Tax pros weigh in on how the IRS tax filing season is going
March 10, 2026The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says it will not comply with a government order to shut down its base in Akobo, an opposition stronghold near the Ethiopian border where tens of thousands of refugees have fled
March 10, 2026Why emergency oil releases won’t fix this crisis
March 10, 2026Asian shares have rebounded from their sharp declines a day before
March 10, 2026China has reported its exports rose nearly 22% in the first two months of the year, while trade with the United States contracted
March 10, 2026North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Middle East
March 10, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump says the war against Iran could be short-lived
March 09, 2026Venezuela’s lawmakers debate a new mining bill that aims to attract foreign investment and rebuild trust after past expropriations
March 10, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump says that the war with Iran began because that country was starting work on a new site for developing material for nuclear weapons
March 09, 2026Two teen brothers in a nationally recognized mariachi band in South Texas have been released from immigration custody after bipartisan criticism that the Trump administration’s campaign for mass deportation overreached
March 10, 2026A partial government shutdown has hit the Department of Homeland Security. Here’s what that means
February 13, 2026What we know on the 10th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 09, 2026Federal meteorologists say the continental United States just had its second-warmest winter on record, even as many endure bitter cold
March 10, 2026War in Iran has US gas prices spiking. Drilling for more oil here won’t fix things
March 10, 2026Trump administration starts to panic over rapidly rising oil costs
March 10, 2026The Justice Department says it's reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, California-based Live Nation Entertainment that will benefit consumers by letting competitors play a role in ticket sales and force Live Nation to give up control of 13 amphitheaters
March 09, 2026President Gustavo Petro’s political party has emerged victorious in Colombia’s congressional election, but will have to build coalitions with other parties to advance its agenda
March 10, 2026Uber is launching a feature that will allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its ride-hailing platform
March 09, 2026U.S. stocks rose following a remarkable reversal, as oil prices went from their highest prices since 2022 back below $90 per barrel
March 09, 2026Travelers complained of long waits Sunday that in some cases lasted hours at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans
March 09, 2026Oil prices affect the US economy differently than in past decades. Nowadays, the US is less reliant on oil imports and uses less oil to produce more economic output.
March 10, 2026The Iran war has upended oil production and shipping across the Middle East, straining energy supplies worldwide
March 09, 2026Salinas transitional housing opens after past developer funding misuse allegations
March 10, 2026The Trump administration is criticizing lower court judges who have slowed its efforts to strip legal protections from a broad swath of migrants living in the U.S. It's asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for moves that could expose thousands more people to deportation
March 10, 2026Airports see hours-long delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending
March 09, 2026Charts and maps: Tracking oil prices and US gas prices amid Iran conflict
March 09, 2026A racially biased medical test for years kept Black people from getting kidney transplants
March 09, 2026Developers share new plans to transform former Six Flags
March 09, 2026Exclusive: Iran is ready for a long war with the US and only economic pain will end it, senior official tells CNN
March 09, 2026Rising global oil prices triggered by the Iran war are increasing economic pressures across Africa, where most countries rely heavily on imported petroleum products
March 09, 2026Many voters are frustrated by rising prices for essentials like housing
March 09, 2026A fire next to Glasgow Central Station has disrupted rail services across Scotland
March 09, 2026Hims & Hers Health has agreed to stop selling compound versions of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs, ending for now a patent lawsuit
March 09, 2026Global stocks sink as oil hits $100 per barrel for first time since 2022
March 09, 2026Iran names slain supreme leader’s son as successor, in a defiant message to Trump
March 09, 2026The Iran war is shaking the global energy system and with it Earth's climate future
March 09, 2026In Pennsylvania, new data centers could require enough electricity to power 11 million homes.
March 09, 2026The WNBA sent a collective bargaining agreement proposal to the union a day after the league received one from the players, a person familiar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press
March 08, 2026Hungary is introducing a new cap on gasoline and diesel prices as global oil markets surge during the Iran war
March 09, 2026President Donald Trump says it's inconsequential if Russia has provided Iran with information to help Tehran target U.S. military personnel and assets in the Middle East
March 08, 2026Flames rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old war
March 07, 2026President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere
March 07, 2026Nonprofit opens resource room to support students and families at Fulton County elementary school
March 08, 2026The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East
March 07, 2026Cuban officials say they expect to soon restart a large thermoelectric plant after it shut down earlier in the week and sparked a massive blackout
March 08, 2026Years of skyrocketing home prices have made saving up for a down payment to buy a home a major hurdle for many aspiring homebuyers
March 07, 2026Risks for the US economy grow as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.
March 07, 2026The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have raised concerns among Democrats and others about diminishing American stockpiles of certain weapons
March 07, 2026A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based company that has lost control of two critical ports on the Panama Canal says it is seeking $2 billion of compensation in damages from Panama over its “illegal” takeover of the ports
March 07, 2026Israeli airstrikes are pounding the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea
March 06, 2026Former leader Ardern has left New Zealand. She’s not the only one
March 07, 2026‘We can’t take it anymore’: How Trump is pushing Cuba to the brink
March 07, 2026Affordable housing residents near a federal immigration building in Portland, Oregon, have won a court order limiting federal officers’ use of tear gas during protests at the facility
March 07, 2026President Donald Trump has predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly
March 07, 2026How to help civilians impacted by the Middle East conflict
March 07, 2026CNN's Dana Bash spoke with President Donald Trump about the war with Iran, Cuba, gas prices and the elections in Texas.
March 06, 2026The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus is closing more of its department stores as it focuses on its most profitable businesses and trims debt during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring
March 07, 2026A Latino grocery owner in Minnesota says Kristi Noem’s ousting does not undo the damage from the federal immigration crackdown
March 07, 2026Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region
March 07, 2026The Florida Bar has walked back what it said was an erroneous statement indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal prosecutor in Virginia
March 07, 2026Andris Nelsons is leaving as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra after the board decides not to renew him
March 07, 2026Dow suffers worst week since April as oil hits $90 and weak jobs data adds to market anxiety
March 06, 2026Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street’s worst week since October
March 06, 2026Two charged for hazmat explosion at waste facility
March 07, 2026Plan emerges for $166 billion in tariff refunds. But don’t hold your breath
March 07, 2026Georgia’s races for governor and U.S. Senate are taking shape as candidates qualify and begin their sprint to the May 19 party primaries
March 07, 2026Hungary has temporarily detained seven Ukrainians working for a state bank and seized armored vehicles full of cash, setting off a sharp dispute with Kyiv
March 06, 2026State leaders call on Washington as restaurants feel impacts of crawfish shortage
March 07, 2026The U.S. has issued a license that allows business to be done with Venezuela’s state gold mining company, Minerven
March 07, 2026American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year
March 06, 2026American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain
March 06, 2026The U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to allow India to buy Russian oil for 30 days underscores a boost for Moscow's fortunes against the backdrop of the Iran war as Russia's oil export earnings help pay for its own war against Ukraine
March 07, 2026K-9 unit dogs get treatment to extend careers thanks to local nonprofit
March 07, 2026Jobs are falling. Spending is, too. That’s a problem
March 06, 2026Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say
March 07, 2026GPS jamming is emerging as an increasingly prevalent — and troubling — weapon of war
March 06, 2026Public health depends on long-term planning, and when that planning is interrupted, some programs never recover.
March 06, 2026Policymakers are still deciding whether to make some types of Medicare coverage for telehealth permanent. Studies show it helps older adults get more consistent health care.
March 06, 2026The Orinoco Basin is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. It’s also rich in oil, gold and critical minerals crucial to modern technology.
March 06, 2026Maine’s catch of lobsters has declined for the fourth straight year as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean
March 06, 2026An economist proposes a new method of estimating the scope of poverty in different countries.
March 06, 2026In an era of family-friendly workplaces, how can employers treat single people without kids fairly?
March 06, 2026Officials say Iran’s retaliatory attacks in the Middle East over strikes from Israel and the U.S. have left some of America’s partners in the Gulf frustrated over a lack of notice or adequate defense
March 06, 2026Muslims across the United States are observing Ramadan under rising fears tied to immigration raids, anti-Muslim rhetoric, and war in the Middle East
March 06, 2026Here’s how much the war with Iran is expected to cost every day
March 06, 2026Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has drawn negative attention for his comment that the press has emphasized casualties in the Iran war because it wants to make President Donald Trump look bad
March 06, 2026Nightlife in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos can be very expensive with its table culture where revellers are divided into a multitier system and compelled to buy very expensive drinks
March 06, 2026Swaths of Cuba remain without power nearly a day after a massive blackout hit the western part of the island in the latest outage blamed on a fragile electric grid and a lack of fuel
March 05, 2026The United Nations political chief says demand for critical minerals that power technology from smartphones to missiles could triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040
March 06, 2026The Trump administration in recent weeks has taken forceful steps in one Latin American country after another aimed at curbing the influence and economic dominance of China
March 06, 2026Beyond Meat is dropping “meat” from its name as it moves beyond the struggling market for plant-based burgers, sausages and tenders and expands into new categories like protein drinks
March 06, 2026The State Department says the United States and Venezuela have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship
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