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1:00 PM on Thursday, March 19

A new study challenges a site that's crucial to our understanding of how people got to the Americas

11:43 AM on Thursday, March 19

In their two decades making movies together, Phil Lord and Chris Miller have shown a particular talent in making inanimate objects come alive

11:05 AM on Thursday, March 19

The 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

11:00 AM on Thursday, March 19

American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline’s flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails

10:15 AM on Thursday, March 19

China’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

10:03 AM on Thursday, March 19

A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs

9:19 AM on Thursday, March 19

Golden State coach Steve Kerr can do the math

8:55 AM on Thursday, March 19

The 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

8:02 AM on Thursday, March 19

Dolores Huerta has dedicated her life to breaking down barriers and cemented her place in history as one of the nation’s most influential labor leaders, civil rights icons and feminist activists

7:19 AM on Thursday, March 19

Indonesia’s richest man, Michael Bambang Hartono, has died at the age of 86

5:29 AM on Thursday, March 19

President 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

5:22 AM on Thursday, March 19

A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China

4:22 AM on Thursday, March 19

EU leaders are accusing Hungary’s Viktor Orbán of blocking major aid to Ukraine to score points at home ahead of elections next month

2:31 AM on Thursday, March 19

The 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

12:10 AM on Thursday, March 19

Iranian Americans are marking Nowruz this year with a mix of somber celebrations and the traditional flowers, music and dancing

11:11 PM on Wednesday, March 18

President Donald Trump’s pick as homeland security chief is signaling a gentler stance on disaster relief and promising to roll back some recent restrictions

10:53 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The Grammy-nominated rapper Afroman has won a defamation lawsuit filed by seven Ohio sheriff’s deputies who sued him over music videos that used home security footage to mock them over a 2022 raid of his home

7:06 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The latest World Happiness Report 2026 says that heavy social media use has contributed to a stark decline in well-being among young people

5:08 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has thrust the Strait of Hormuz into the crosshairs of yet another geopolitical conflict

5:06 PM on Monday, March 9

Sharply swinging oil prices have left consumers feeling the effects of the Iran war and its damage to worldwide energy production