President Donald Trump has signed a bill extending a controversial surveillance program until April 30.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hosted two events in Barcelona to rally progressive leaders from around the world who fear for a rules-based world order.

Oil prices plunged and the stock market rallied after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to discuss the company's new AI model, Mythos.

Congress has approved a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies just days before it was set to expire.

The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance are giving high marks to their moonship for its performance during reentry — especially the heat shield.

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the range of the past few years even as the war in Iran continues to threaten the global economy.

The tax filing deadline for most Americans is Wednesday, and President Donald Trump's administration is highlighting the impacts of Republicans' massive tax and spending law.

Many Americans are turning to artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT for health advice.

Tax refunds are up this season, but polling shows that most Americans still think their taxes are too high, according to recent polls.

President Donald Trump used a McDonald's delivery to the Oval Office to promote a tax policy meant to benefit tip earners.

Dozens of protesters were arrested at a demonstration urging Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of U.S. bombs to Israel.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in March to their slowest pace nine months, as easing mortgage rates and more properties on the market failed to motivate home shoppers during what’s traditionally the busiest time of the year for the housing market.

President Donald Trump’s plans for a new triumphal arch in the capital, unveiled Friday, include a towering winged figure with a Lady Liberty-like torch and crown, flanked by two eagles and guarded by four lions — all gilded.

South Florida attorney Lindsey Lazopoulos Friedman, who has represented individuals against Cuba and taken part in investigations into the Cuban government, says the moment feels different.

About 20.4 million people in the United States are living with medical debt – debt that one study says adds up to over $220 billion.

Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, even the fate of the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran.

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire deal that injected a degree of optimism into a still-clouded global economic picture.

The Artemis II astronauts have completed their record-breaking trip around the moon.

The Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon.

The Artemis II astronauts have captured Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon.

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order blocking the federal government from taking punitive measures against artificial intelligence company Anthropic after a dispute with the Pentagon over military use of AI.

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain sparse despite a softening labor market and rising energy costs due to the Iran war.

A bipartisan group of senators is aiming to relieve high insulin costs for more Americans.

FIFA raised its top ticket price for the World Cup final to $10,990 during the glitch-hampered reopening of sales after the 48-team field for this year’s tournament was finalized.

President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”.

After meandering for a couple of months, financial markets endured numerous frenzied swings during March as the war in Iran raged.

U.S. consumer confidence inched higher in March despite soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran.

President Donald Trump has prioritized efforts to calm the financial markets during the Iran war, but his go-to moves are starting to fall flat.

About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans.

Iran has turned to its cyber operations to make up for its military disadvantages in its conflict with Israel and the U.S. Since the war began last month, hackers supporting Iran have launched thousands of cyberattacks on companies and organizations in both the U.S. and Israel, seeking to undermine the war effort and critical supply chains.

The four astronauts making NASA's next lunar leap bear little resemblance to the Apollo era.

Preply has released its list of the nation’s most “cringeworthy” phrases this year — and the top-ranked choice may be familiar to some.

Tens of thousands of people joined “No Kings” protests across the U.S. and in Europe against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions.

Mauricio Pochettino tells the U.S. men’s national team to believe it can win the World Cup.

As gas prices approach $4 a gallon nationally amid the conflict in Iran, some lawmakers are pushing to suspend the federal gasoline tax.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in temporarily blocking the Pentagon from labeling the company as a supply chain risk.

The Treasury Department plans to print President Donald Trump’s signature on every new U.S. paper bill.

Prospective homebuyers who have invested in certain cryptocurrencies will be able to use their holdings as collateral to fund their down payment on a home as part of a new mortgage offering.

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid inched up last week as employers continue to retain workers despite a labor market that has weakened considerably in the past year.

Many older Americans end up relying on Medicaid for long-term care because Medicare rarely covers daily help like bathing or eating.

Will Americans finally eat more seafood if it looks more like meat.

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans believe recent military action against Iran has gone too far and many are worried about affording gasoline.

Jewish and Muslim communities in the United States observed some of the most sacred holidays of their respective religions despite increased security measures and concerns over hateful rhetoric as the war in the Middle East continues.

The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans’ finances: Higher interest rates.

A new Gallup survey finds that Americans’ outlook on the job market is increasingly pessimistic.

President Donald Trump started the fourth week of his war against Iran by offering the world some guarded optimism that the U.S. could soon be winding down its military operations.

Rahm Emanuel is proposing a far-reaching measure to crack down on betting in predictive markets in Washington as part of an effort to call attention to what he sees as a culture of corruption gripping the nation’s politics.

Spiking gas prices in the U.S. are on track to eat up tax refunds this year, leaving most Americans with little extra to spend.

A new affordable housing proposal led by Maxwell Frost aims to help residents of manufactured home communities.

CBS News says it's shutting down its radio news service after nearly a century of operation as part of a round of layoffs at the company.

NASA's moon rocket is back at the launch pad following hangar repairs.

The Senate debate over voting legislation is airing out differences on voter ID.

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.

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

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining in the same range of recent years despite a broadly tepid labor market.

Despite its resources, clout, and name recognition, Walmart threw in the towel on a major healthcare bet. Walgreens did as well. But others, including Amazon and Costco, instead saw an opportunity to make the same general concept work for them – but of course doing it their own way.

Cuba’s president has lashed out after the latest threat from the Trump administration after President Donald Trump said he can do “whatever he wants” with the island.

President Donald Trump was present as the remains of six U.S. service members returned from the Middle East to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

Aaron Judge walked slowly back and forth in the United States’ dugout on Tuesday night while Venezuelan players shed tears and fell to their knees to celebrate the country’s first World Baseball Classic title.

Venezuela has won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth.

Japanese atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori has died at age 88.

President Donald Trump is issuing a warning to fellow Republicans as they launch an unprecedented effort to hold the Senate floor and talk for days about a voting bill they know can’t pass.

Three weeks after the United States beat Canada in the Olympic hockey finals, the Americans overcame their neighbors again to win Paralympic gold and complete the sweep at Milan Cortina.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is ready for the next trilateral peace talks with the U.S. and Russia, but the meeting depends on Washington and Moscow.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has directed a Texas-based oil and gas company to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act.

The United States is heading to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic after a “different level of focus” helped this All-Star-studded team rebound from a shocking loss.

As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn’t work very well.

Newly released data shows the U.S. economy was already showing signs of strain even before the launch of the Iran war, underscoring the risks that rising energy prices could pose.

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels despite a weakening job market.

A day later than expected, the United States has punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic.

March is Women’s History Month, but when it comes to space history, the numbers tell a stark story.

The State Department has drawn down personnel at more U.S. diplomatic missions in and around the Middle East as it comes under increasing but historically familiar criticism for not doing enough to prepare.

As U.S. and Israeli missiles and bombs rain on Iran, Russia has responded with words of indignation — but no action to support its ally.

Caitlin Clark is excited to make her U.S. national team debut next week when the Americans play in the FIBA World Cup qualifier in Puerto Rico.

Strict citizen voting requirements sought by President Donald Trump have stalled in the U.S. Senate.

President Donald Trump visited Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to view the dignified transfer for six soldiers killed during his war with Iran.

Families and supporters of Americans detained in Iran worry that their loved ones risk becoming collateral damage amid continued Israeli and American bombardment, or victims of retaliation from Iran’s repressive regime.

Stranded Americans across the Middle East say they’ve been left to navigate flight cancellations and confusing government guidance on their own.

American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year.

This is the weekend when clocks move ahead, causing angst, lost sleep and health issues for many.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was unchanged from the week before, a sign that layoffs remain at historically low levels.

The House has narrowly rejected a resolution that would curb President Donald Trump’s powers in the Iran war.

The U.S. and Israel’s joint war against Iran has already upended travel across the Middle East, stranding hundreds of thousands of people.

Senate Republicans have voted down an effort to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran.

Questions are mounting at the U.S. Capitol over the Trump administration’s shifting rationale for going to war with Iran.

Travelers are scrambling for ways out of the Middle East as the Iran war keeps much of the region’s airspace closed and flights grounded.

Israel stepped up airstrikes on Iranian missile launchers and a nuclear research site, and Iran retaliated against Israel and across the Gulf region, disrupting energy supplies and travel.

Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at relatively healthy levels.

Hilary Knight says the U.S. women’s hockey team is moving past what she called a “distasteful” joke by President Donald Trump.

A new report this week details the hardest-working cities in America. And one city in particular took the top spot for Florida.

Residents in a Southern California city want local police to stop letting federal immigration agents train at a publicly owned firing range.

The American consumer’s confidence in the U.S. economy improved slightly in February after cratering a month earlier.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivered a forceful response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address that Democrats hoped would sharpen their message heading into the midterm elections.

A new report has revealed which states have the best real-estate property tax rates. And it turns out the Sunshine State isn't at the top.

The Americans are bringing men's hockey gold home for the first time in nearly half a century.

NASA's giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar for more repairs.

Jack Hughes lost some teeth before he won Olympic gold for the U.S. The forward who put the puck in the net in overtime to give the Americans a 2-1 victory over Canada in the men’s hockey final Sunday did so with a bloody mouth and less of a bite than he began the game with.

All truckers and bus drivers will have to take their commercial driver’s license tests in English as the Trump administration expands its aggressive campaign to improve safety in the industry and get unqualified drivers off the road.

A key inflation gauge accelerated in December, a sign that many prices are still rising more quickly than most Americans would prefer — and faster than the Federal Reserve’s target of 2% a year.