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Global crude markets have entered a period of pronounced volatility as fighting in the Gulf has constricted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz for weeks, pushing benchmark crude to roughly $110 per barrel and producing intra-day swings as large as $35. Traders, officials and energy analysts say the defining feature of this episode is uncertainty: … Read more

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Friday that the House will hold a separate vote on a short-term measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days. He criticized the Senate-passed package—which funds most DHS components but omits Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)—calling that approach unacceptable. Johnson blamed … Read more

Lead Federal and New York City law enforcement say they disrupted an apparent assassination plot targeting N.Y.C. Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani after arresting a New Jersey man and seizing improvised incendiary devices. The arrest and seizure occurred after an undercover New York Police Department detective engaged the suspect online, authorities say. The suspect, identified in … Read more

Jason Heyward announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on the morning of March 26, 2026, during an appearance on MLB Network. The outfielder leaves the game after parts of 16 big-league seasons, a five-time Gold Glove résumé and a 2016 World Series ring. Heyward framed the decision as a transition into mentorship and other … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 7 aboard the International Space Station, 59-year-old NASA astronaut Mike Fincke suddenly lost the ability to speak while eating dinner, an episode he says lasted about 20 minutes and left no pain or lingering symptoms. The incident triggered rapid onboard medical response and consultation with flight surgeons on the ground, and it … Read more

U.S. equity markets opened lower on Friday as a fresh wave of risk aversion pushed the Dow down by more than 400 points within an hour, briefly putting the index into correction territory. The move came alongside a University of Michigan survey showing U.S. consumer sentiment fell 6% in March to its weakest level since … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump announced a 10-day pause on planned strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure on March 27, saying negotiations with Tehran are ongoing. The delay, which moves a self-imposed deadline to April 6, comes as the US and Israel sustain a month-long joint assault that has closed the Strait of Hormuz and roiled global … Read more

Updated March 27, 2026 / 11:30 AM EDT Multiple sources told CBS News that Iran’s formal response to a U.S. 15-point framework for a possible peace deal was expected Friday, March 27, 2026. The White House has been briefed that Iran may transmit a counter-proposal through intermediaries, though intermediaries had not confirmed receipt at the … Read more

Federal funding moves this week aim to restore pay for Transportation Security Administration officers, but airport security waits are unlikely to normalize immediately. The partial government shutdown that began February 14 left roughly 61,000 TSA employees working without pay and pushed call-out rates at some airports from about 4% to 40–50%. Although a presidential directive … Read more

Lead As the U.S.-led conflict with Iran continues into 2026, disruptions to fertilizer production and shipping have pushed prices higher and created supply bottlenecks that threaten crop planting this season. Key fertilizer shipments are delayed around the Strait of Hormuz, while plants in India, Algeria and Slovakia have reduced output because of surging natural gas … Read more

Lead Apple has ended production of its Mac Pro desktop, confirming to 9to5Mac in March 2026 that the M2 Ultra Mac Pro introduced in mid‑2023 will be the final Mac Pro for now. The move closes an on‑again, off‑again chapter that stretched back to the 2010s, including the controversial 2013 cylindrical design and a return … Read more

Lead: President Donald Trump announced a 10-day pause on plans to strike Iran’s energy infrastructure, extending a prior deadline in a conflict that has lasted almost four weeks. The move arrived minutes after Wall Street closed and follows ongoing US and Israeli strikes and reciprocal Iranian actions in the region. Washington says the pause gives … Read more

Lead: A special House Ethics subcommittee on Friday found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus‑McCormick (D‑Fla.) guilty on 25 ethics violations, concluding a three‑year inquiry into alleged misuse of pandemic relief funds. The panel reached its determination after a nearly seven‑hour public adjudicatory hearing that was followed by overnight deliberations and a secret vote. Cherfilus‑McCormick has denied wrongdoing … Read more

Lead Washington — Americans are growing more pessimistic about the U.S. economy as the Middle East conflict with Iran unsettles markets and pushes energy prices higher. The University of Michigan’s final March consumer sentiment index fell 6% to 53.3, the lowest reading since December, missing economists’ expectations of 54.2 from a FactSet poll. The slide … Read more

Lead: More than 3,100 anti-authoritarian demonstrations are scheduled across the United States and in at least 15 other countries for Saturday, March 28, 2026, under the single banner No Kings. The loose coalition formed in June to oppose the Trump administration’s policies has swelled quickly; organizers say the weekend could be the largest protest in … Read more