WASHINGTON, MARCH 21, 2026 — Eight weeks ago, American drivers were paying an average of $2.98 per gallon at the pump. On Friday, the national average is closing in on $4. The difference between those two numbers — roughly $1…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 21, 2026 — The contradiction at the heart of America’s Iran policy has never been more visible than it was on Friday. President Trump told the world the United States is considering “winding down” military operations in Iran.…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 21, 2026 — More than 33 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare Advantage. The majority of them chose their plan once — and never looked at it again. That single act of inertia is costing many of them…
SAN FRANCISCO, MARCH 21, 2026 — A California jury delivered a landmark verdict Friday that no amount of wealth, political influence, or legal firepower could prevent: Elon Musk misled Twitter investors, and now the world’s richest man faces a bill…
INDIANAPOLIS, MARCH 20, 2026 — March Madness needed exactly one day to remind America why it is the greatest three weeks in sports. The No. 1 overall seed nearly became the third top seed in history to lose to a…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 20, 2026 — Jerome Powell stood at the Federal Reserve podium on Wednesday afternoon and delivered the kind of press conference that central bankers dread. Not because anything went dramatically wrong. But because everything is going wrong at…
BARCELONA, MARCH 20, 2026 — James Gracey, a 20-year-old college student from Illinois, was found dead in Barcelona on Thursday after disappearing during a spring break night out with friends — the latest in a troubling pattern of young Americans…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 20, 2026 — You did everything right. You have health insurance. You went to an in-network hospital. You followed the rules. And then a bill arrived in your mailbox for $11,000 — and nobody can explain exactly why.…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 20, 2026 — For four years, a quiet financial safety net kept health insurance affordable for tens of millions of Americans who buy their own coverage. That net is gone. The enhanced premium tax credits that the American…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 20, 2026 — The Iran war crossed boundaries on Thursday that nobody anticipated when the first bombs fell twenty days ago. Oil hit $118 a barrel. Israel carried out the first-ever military strike on Iranian targets in the…
BOSTON, MARCH 19, 2026 — Key Takeaways For decades, Americans have been told their weight is the number that matters. Step on a scale. Calculate your BMI. If the number lands in the normal range, your heart is probably fine.…
WASHINGTON, MARCH 19, 2026 — Key Takeaways America’s economy entered 2026 already wobbling. The Iran war — now in its 20th day — has turned a wobble into something far more dangerous. Rising oil prices. Falling job creation. Inflation heading…