A projectile hit a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, setting the vessel ablaze after the United States targeted Iranian mine-laying vessels that could target the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf.

Iran fires missiles and drones across the Gulf including oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and a ship off the coast of the Emirates.

Asian shares advanced but then gave up much of their early gains as investors awaited signals on when the war with Iran may end.

Flower garlands are synonymous with Hawaii.

Meta is acquiring Moltbook, a social network where AI agents post and chat with each other.

Michael Bloomberg tops a new list of America’s biggest donors, after giving billions to a wide range of causes.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in February from the previous month as home shoppers benefited from easing mortgage rates and a modest increase in properties on the market heading into the spring homebuying season.

A major sewer pipe collapse has dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, highlighting a nationwide problem involving failing infrastructure.

The Food and Drug Administation is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism.

The Federal Aviation Administration briefly grounded all JetBlue flights due to a request from the airline.

U.S. stocks held steadier as Wall Street waited for the next signal on when the war with Iran may end.

It seems that a country divided on many fronts is finding common ground at the gas pumps.

China has reported its exports rose nearly 22% in the first two months of the year, while trade with the United States contracted.

The U.S. says it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies.

The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has criticized the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises at a perilous moment for global security.

Venezuela’s lawmakers debate a new mining bill that aims to attract foreign investment and rebuild trust after past expropriations.

The war with Iran is doing collateral damage to the world economy.

Through its social media feed, the White House has sent out a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, video game footage and sports heroes.

Big inheritances can be a sign of underconsumption and suboptimal planning.

As the price of crude oil surged, consumers were feeling the effects of the Iran war and its damage to worldwide energy production.

A widening war in Iran has halted oil tankers, made targets of refineries and spooked investors worried about the cascading impact of spiking energy prices.

Crude oil prices on Friday increased $10 a barrel, leading to a 25-cent jump at the gas pumps, which you may have noticed on Monday. That’s according to AAA, which also believes continued uncertainty about oil prices could lead to $4 a gallon gas in Florida by the weekend.

The White House says it fired an NTSB board member for serious misconduct, and he says the claims are false.

One of the so-called fixers in a sprawling betting scheme to cash in on big bets on rigged NCAA basketball games has pleaded guilty.

Anthropic is suing the Trump administration, asking federal courts to reverse the Pentagon’s decision designating the artificial intelligence company a “supply chain risk” over its refusal to allow unrestricted military use of its technology.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is expected to speak in Orlando this morning at 11:30 a.m.

Hims & Hers Health has agreed to stop selling compound versions of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs, ending for now a patent lawsuit.

Simon & Schuster has named a former Amazon.

The Iran war is shaking the global energy system and with it Earth's climate future.

Uber is launching a feature that will allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its ride-hailing platform.

Paris Hilton has launched a new national fund to help women-owned small businesses recover after disasters.

The Justice Department says it's reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, California-based Live Nation Entertainment that will benefit consumers by letting competitors play a role in ticket sales and force Live Nation to give up control of 13 amphitheaters.

Hungary is introducing a new cap on gasoline and diesel prices as global oil markets surge during the Iran war.

Many voters are frustrated by rising prices for essentials like housing.

U.S. President Donald Trump says the war against Iran could be short-lived.

Rising global oil prices triggered by the Iran war are increasing economic pressures across Africa, where most countries rely heavily on imported petroleum products.

Oil prices have jumped past $114 a barrel as the Iran war disrupts oil production and shipping in the Middle East.

The Iran war has upended oil production and shipping across the Middle East, straining energy supplies worldwide.

U.S. stocks rose following a remarkable reversal, as oil prices went from their highest prices since 2022 back below $90 per barrel.

Fox News has apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony as part of its coverage.

A member of the National Transportation Safety Board says he has been fired without explanation by the Trump administration.

Disney and Pixar’s new film “Hoppers” is leading the North American box office with a strong debut, while Warner Bros.

President Donald Trump promised that 2026 would be a bumper year for economic growth.

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor.

As the Iran war widens, experts say the Middle East’s real strategic weak point may be water — not oil.

Bigger and bigger data centers are leading to proposals for massive electric power transmission lines, sometimes across hundreds of miles.

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's actions to dismantle the Voice of America over the past year are illegal.

Ford has issued two recalls affecting nearly 1.74 million of its cars in the U.S., due to software issues impacting the vehicles’ rearview camera displays that could increase crash risks.

Cuban officials say they expect to soon restart a large thermoelectric plant after it shut down earlier in the week and sparked a massive blackout.

Years of skyrocketing home prices have made saving up for a down payment to buy a home a major hurdle for many aspiring homebuyers.

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based company that has lost control of two critical ports on the Panama Canal says it is seeking $2 billion of compensation in damages from Panama over its “illegal” takeover of the ports.

Israel is renewing its assault on southern Lebanon, including targeting commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force in Beirut.

The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East.

A top Pentagon official says a fight with Anthropic centered on how the military could someday use artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons.

Neighbors in Sanford are pushing back against a proposal to build a gas station and convenience store near their homes. Plans submitted to the city of Sanford show where a 7-Eleven would be built near E. Lake Mary Boulevard and Skyway Drive.

The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus is closing more of its department stores as it focuses on its most profitable businesses and trims debt during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring.

A new survey by The Allstate Foundation and Gallup suggests that young people do give back, even if their charitable works happen less formally and more sporadically.

Assisted by a glittering, pink soccer ball, Lionel Messi crossed yet another frontier with his visit to the White House.

The New York Times is urging a federal judge to block a Pentagon policy that has limited access to the building for journalists from many mainstream news outlets.

Tax season is here and the IRS wants to make it easier by extending office hours for people who need help.

The U.S. has issued a license that allows business to be done with Venezuela’s state gold mining company, Minerven.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to allow India to buy Russian oil for 30 days underscores a boost for Moscow's fortunes against the backdrop of the Iran war as Russia's oil export earnings help pay for its own war against Ukraine.

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.

Maine’s catch of lobsters has declined for the fourth straight year as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean.

German media group Axel Springer has agreed to buy the owner of Britain’s Daily Telegraph in a deal worth $766 million.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has drawn negative attention for his comment that the press has emphasized casualties in the Iran war because it wants to make President Donald Trump look bad.

Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street’s worst week since October.

Nightlife in Nigeria's economic capital Lagos can be very expensive with its table culture where revellers are divided into a multitier system and compelled to buy very expensive drinks.

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

Explosions are sending up plumes of smoke in Iran's capital city as the United States says the most intense bombing of the weeklong campaign is coming.

The legal team for Hong Kong pro-democracy ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says he will not appeal the national security conviction for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

The Trump administration in recent weeks has taken forceful steps in one Latin American country after another aimed at curbing the influence and economic dominance of China.

Beyond Meat is dropping “meat” from its name as it moves beyond the struggling market for plant-based burgers, sausages and tenders and expands into new categories like protein drinks.

Here’s how to figure out how big your emergency fund should be, and how you should invest it.

The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop using the AI chatbot Claude.

American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain.

American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain.

The U.S. Postal Service is on track to run out of cash within a year unless Congress lets it borrow more.

A MrBeast video editor has been fired after accusations of insider trading by Kalshi.

Berkshire Hathaway is buying back shares for the first time in nearly two years, and new CEO Greg Abel said he has no immediate plans to sell off Kraft Heinz shares now that the packaged food giant has shelved its plan to split the company into two.

Some two dozen states are challenging President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs in court.

Elon Musk continued to defend his actions in the months leading up to his 2022 purchase of Twitter in court Thursday.

Rachael Ray knows she's harder to find these days, but she's not slowing down.

Swaths of Cuba remain without power nearly a day after a massive blackout hit the western part of the island in the latest outage blamed on a fragile electric grid and a lack of fuel.

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.

Czech lawmakers have rejected a motion to lift Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’ immunity so prosecutors can press a fraud case.

Denmark is debating whether top-level cooking counts as art, and the country’s most theatrical restaurants sit at the center of it.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader.

While the three-martini lunch seems improbable today, workplaces still can be boozy places.

Thirty years after the success of its star-studded “Help” benefit compilation, War Child UK is releasing its follow-up called “Help(2)."

The war with Iran is disrupting oil and LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery for global energy trade, sending prices higher and threatening global growth.

With natural disasters being a relatively common problem in Florida, it’s little surprise how much of a hassle it can be to find an effective homeowner’s insurance provider.

China has set an economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for this year, a slight decrease in the face of a prolonged property slump and other headwinds and global uncertainty.

U.S. stocks sank after the price of oil spiked to its highest level since 2024.

The U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers amid flight cancellations and airspace closures.

American Airlines received approval Wednesday to become the first U.S. airline to resume flights to Venezuela.

A mine collapse at Congo’s key Rubaya coltan site has killed a number of miners.

In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds.

Jurors in a bellwether trial about the impacts of social media on children are studying a deposition from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.