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12:09 PM on Tuesday, March 17

The 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

11:21 AM on Tuesday, March 17

President 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

10:28 AM on Tuesday, March 17

College Republicans at the University of Florida are suing the school president over what they call an unlawful crackdown on free speech

10:02 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori has died at age 88

9:29 AM on Tuesday, March 17

A man charged with planting pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot claims he's covered by President Donald Trump's blanket pardons

9:05 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Iranian American social media creators are helping lead the online conversation about the war in Iran

8:04 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Warming winters are making ice thinner and less predictable, leading to more drownings as people fall through while fishing, hunting and recreating on frozen waters

8:00 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Over the past decade, demand for mezcal has rapidly surged as international brands promoted its artisanal image

7:08 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Millions 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

6:49 AM on Tuesday, March 17

France’s far right has made gains in the first round of municipal elections in the southeast, while big cities head to a runoff, including Paris, Marseille, and Lyon

6:20 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Books on homelessness, the U.S. Census and ancient India are among this year’s winners of prizes handed out by the J

5:40 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died

2:13 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Rescue crews are digging bodies from the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul

1:48 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Police in Nigeria say suspected suicide bombings have killed at least 23 people and wounded 108 others in Maiduguri

12:08 AM on Tuesday, March 17

The beginning of 2026 ranks as the deadliest start to any year for people trying to cross the Mediterranean

11:11 PM on Monday, March 16

An advocacy group is providing support to candidates who want to expand support for child and elder care in the midterm elections

11:04 PM on Monday, March 16

Can you scream your way to happiness

10:58 PM on Monday, March 16

The escalating Iran war is pushing parts of the world into energy triage

7:59 PM on Monday, March 16

President Donald Trump says a former president has told him that he now wishes he had attacked Iran when he occupied the Oval Office

6:00 PM on Monday, March 16

Has tax time become a frustrating paper chase