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1:21 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Oil prices resumed their rise because of the war with Iran, but U.S. stocks held steadier this time around

12:43 PM on Tuesday, March 17

The transit agency in charge of New York City’s subway system has sued the Trump administration

12:37 PM on Tuesday, March 17

Attorney General Pam Bondi has been subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and the agency’s handling of millions of files related to the disgraced financier

11:59 AM on Tuesday, March 17

The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a $133 million package to combat contamination from forever chemicals

11:49 AM on Tuesday, March 17

A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy

10:09 AM 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

10:00 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Bank 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

9:21 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

8:55 AM on Tuesday, March 17

The Denver Broncos have acquired standout wide receiver Jaylen Waddle in a blockbuster deal that sends three draft picks to the Miami Dolphins, including a first-rounder, according to two people with knowledge of the trade

6:55 AM on Tuesday, March 17

The Vatican appeals tribunal has declared a mistrial in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century.”

6:49 AM on Tuesday, March 17

President Donald Trump is pushing back against claims by the director of the National Counterterrorism Center about the motivations for the Iran war

6:04 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

4:03 AM on Tuesday, March 17

Republicans have launched an unprecedented effort to hold the Senate floor and talk for days about a bill that they know won’t pass — an attempt to capture public attention on legislation requiring stricter voter registration rules as President Donald Trump pressures Congress to act before November’s midterm elections

3:59 AM on Tuesday, March 17

The U.N. human rights office has expressed concerns about possible “ethnic cleansing,” warning of an acceleration of Israeli settlements and displacements of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

12:13 AM on Tuesday, March 17

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

9:23 PM on Monday, March 16

Sen. 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

9:11 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

9:03 PM on Monday, March 16

President Donald Trump and his team are increasing the pressure on journalists to cover the war in the Middle East the way the administration wants

9:02 PM on Monday, March 16

Two Massachusetts brothers have built a fleet of miniature Irish pubs on wheels

12:29 PM on Monday, March 16

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for people fleeing war and natural disaster from countries around the world, including Haiti and Syria