Oil prices rise again as more vessels attacked near the Strait of Hormuz

Oil prices rebounded Wednesday, as worries about a prolonged supply disruption in the Strait of Hormuz outweighed a report of a potential record release of oil reserves.

For decades there were rumors of ghost elephants in Angola. This explorer found them

A near-impenetrable plateau in Central Africa allowed elephants to hide from humans for years. The same landscape could also be their savior.

House Republicans confront Iran war and gas prices as they struggle to push economic agenda

Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team have been struggling to find consensus behind an election-year agenda to address Americans’ chief concerns over affordability and their cost-of-living.

What we know on the 12th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

A wave of strikes on Iran hit the capital and northern areas overnight into Wednesday, while Tehran launched what it called its “most intense” operation of the war, targeting Israel and Gulf nations, ...

Democrat Shawn Harris to face Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller in runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, CNN projects

Republican Clay Fuller will face Democrat Shawn Harris in a runoff to replace former GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, CNN projects.

Homesick, but hopeful: The World Baseball Classic is giving Venezuelans a reason to dance at a time of intense upheaval

After the capture and removal of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife by the Trump administration, Venezuelans in the US are feeling hopeful. It has made them even more proud to cheer ...
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Everything – seriously, everything – you need to know as March Madness sets in

Rick Barnes has been a head coach for 48 years – won 857 games and been to the NCAA Tournament 29 times. He is not a man who needs to explain or even create a culture around his team. It sort of just ...
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Republicans in a growing number of states press ahead with Trump’s voting rules

A growing number of Republican-led states are moving swiftly to implement new voting restrictions, plowing ahead on a key plank of President Donald Trump’s agenda that has so far been stuck on Capitol ...

Credit bureaus are leaving more mistakes on frustrated consumers’ reports under Trump’s CFPB

TransUnion and Experian, two of the three major credit bureaus, have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help since the Trump administration began dismantling the CFPB.
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Trump doesn’t control the oil price shock. Declaring the war over won’t be enough

President Donald Trump has a sales pitch for Americans worried about high oil and gas prices: Rising fuel prices are a temporary but necessary sacrifice, and they will fall quickly back to earth once ...

Attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz escalate, as Iran launches ‘intense’ strikes

Overnight Iranian attacks come as Israel unleashes new bombardment of Tehran and US targets Iran’s navy near the Strait of Hormuz.

Race for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s GA House seat heads to runoff

The race to fill the former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s empty seat in Congress is heading to a runoff. Laura Coates and her political experts break down the runoff and what to expect from the ...