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12:29 PM on Thursday, March 19

Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change

12:07 PM on Thursday, March 19

Federal judges are highlighting a rise in threats against the judiciary

11:14 AM on Thursday, March 19

Escalating attacks on key oil and gas facilities in the Persian Gulf have increased the risk of an extended bout of higher prices for everything from gasoline and electricity to computer chips and food

11:12 AM on Thursday, March 19

U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy

10:48 AM on Thursday, March 19

President Donald Trump has for months wanted to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve

10:46 AM on Thursday, March 19

Federal 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

10:39 AM on Thursday, March 19

An immigration judge has denied the asylum claim of the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy photographed in a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack as he was detained with his father during the immigration crackdown that shook Minneapolis earlier this year, a family lawyer said

10:03 AM on Thursday, March 19

The Trump administration is launching investigations into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion

8:31 AM on Thursday, March 19

Longtime New York Mets broadcaster Howie Rose has announced he is planning to retire at the end of the season after spending four decades with the organization

8:25 AM on Thursday, March 19

Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from wearing masks are gaining new life in states

8:03 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

6:02 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

4:37 AM on Thursday, March 19

President 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

3:29 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

2:39 AM on Thursday, March 19

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered the release of 250 prisoners as part of a deal with Washington to lift some U.S. sanctions, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West

10:54 PM on Wednesday, March 18

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is supporting a proposal to rename César Chavez Day following stunning abuse allegations against the revered labor leader

10:10 PM on Wednesday, March 18

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

9:01 PM on Wednesday, March 18

The widening war in Iran is exposing big gaps at the State Department, especially in the bureau that handles the Middle East

8:53 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

3:08 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