Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news * Middle East crisis live: Mojtaba Khamanei says strait of Hormuz will remain closed in first statement as supreme leader as Iranian attacks disrupt energy markets * Oil price touches $100 again as Iran strikes economic targets across Middle East European gas prices are also rising today. The month-ahead UK gas contract is up 4.2% at 132.6p per them, while the continental European equivalent is 3.2% higher at €51.6 per Megawatt hour. Continue reading...

On this week’s “More To The Story,” anti-vaxxers, an upside-down food pyramid, and the many ways MAHA is transforming public health in the US.

For Women's History Month, we're taking a look at a group of leaders who are currently active making women's history across the labor movement. Check back daily for a new profile and meet some of the ...

Jeremy Carl faced tough questions from lawmakers during a Senate confirmation hearing last month.

The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since ​the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high f...

David Rivera and Rubio bought a house in Tallahassee when they were coming up together in Florida politics. But he’s been a headache for the secretary of state ever since, and now he could be one for ...

TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston's Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines.

After Trump’s mass pardons of anti-abortion activists, threats and harassment at clinics have surged.

Royal Navy readying HMS Prince of Wales so it can be quickly deployed if decision made to mobilise it to region * Middle East crisis live: latest news updates The UK is preparing an aircraft carrier ahead of a possible deployment to the Middle East, the Ministry of Defence has said. Royal Navy workers in Portsmouth are readying HMS Prince of Wales, the navy’s flagship, meaning it could be deployed more quickly if a decision is made to mobilise it to the region. Continue reading...

Five headlines that deserve a closer look.

The president's shruggy nihilism extends to Iranians, US soldiers, and you.

Damaris Bello’s mother attended a green card interview—and was deported less than 24 hours later.

Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, crushes our people and calls it freedom. We want engagement, not escalation