Trump, administration officials differ on when gas prices may fall as Iran war continues

President Trump continues to say the Iran war is “very close to over,” but no new peace talks have been confirmed. Meanwhile, gas prices remain elevated, and while Mr. Trump says they’ll plummet “very soon,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a different timeline. Weijia Jiang reports. Source link

Swalwell’s fall from grace sparks Democrat rush to return campaign contributions amid scrutiny

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic incumbents and candidates in the House and Senate are facing calls from Republicans to return money they received from disgraced Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, and many of them have rushed to do so in light of the allegations of sexual assault that caused him to drop … Read more

Oil prices rise, stocks fall ahead of Trump’s Tuesday night deadline for Iran

Oil prices rose on Tuesday and stock futures fell ahead of President Trump’s 8 p.m. EST deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to avoid sweeping airstrikes on infrastructure targets, including power plants and bridges. S&P 500 futures sank 0.5%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures pointed to a decline of 0.4%. Nasdaq futures … Read more

A deadly bacterial disease is returning, doctors warn, as vaccination rates fall

A scar that runs along the base of Dr. Lara Johnson’s neck serves as a permanent reminder of the devastating effects of a vaccine-preventable disease. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. When Johnson was 4 years old, she caught a dangerous, potentially deadly bacterial infection: Haemophilus … Read more

Stocks fall, oil prices surge again amid doubts over potential U.S.-Iran talks

U.S. stocks and bonds sold off and oil continued its weeks long upward trajectory Thursday morning, as optimism faded about possible peace talks or a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Thursday also marks 48 hours until the expiration of President Donald Trump’s 5-day pause on strikes against Iran’s power infrastructure. In a social media post, Trump appeared to … Read more

Stocks rally, oil prices fall after U.S. sends Iran a peace plan

U.S. stocks rose Wednesday and global oil prices fell in yet another volatile trading session, as traders and investors were buffeted by constant headlines about the war in Iran. On Tuesday night, reports surfaced that the U.S. had sent Iran a 15-point peace plan, which sparked hopes that the Trump administration was moving to end … Read more

Inside Joe Kent’s abrupt fall as GOP backlash grows over antisemitism accusations, FBI probe

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Joe Kent rose on the right as a combat veteran turned political insurgent — a former Green Beret and CIA officer who channeled his battlefield experience into a critique of America’s “endless wars” and the D.C. establishment that sustained them. A vocal ally of President Donald Trump … Read more

A typical U.S. family needs annual income of $145,000 to thrive, study finds. About half fall short.

Roughly half of Americans fall short of the annual income needed to cover their basic needs, according to new research. A U.S. family with children needs about $145,000 in income to be considered economically secure, according to a March 16 report from the Urban Institute. About 49% of Americans live below that financial threshold, the nonpartisan … Read more

Changes in organ donor status can fall through cracks in the system

When Raven Kinser walked into a Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office two summers ago, she checked a box on her driver’s license application indicating she did not want to donate her organs in the event of her death, reversing her earlier donor registration. Six months later, after she was declared dead at Riverside Regional … Read more

Will mortgage rates fall after the March Fed meeting?

Mortgage interest rates have been gradually declining over the past year, but will that continue this March? Getty Images/iStockphoto Heading into March, there were multiple items borrowers were monitoring that could impact their mortgage rate offers. The first, the unemployment report for February, was released on March 6, and it showed an uptick in the … Read more