Mar 17 Tariffs on lumber, appliances set stage for higher costs on new homes and remodeling projects By Alex Veiga, Mae Anderson, Associated Press The Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico and China — some already in place, others set to take effect in a few weeks — are already driving up the cost of building materials used in new residential… Continue reading
Mar 17 St. Patrick's Day brings parades and celebrations across U.S. cities By Associated Press St. Patrick’s Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, is being marked in cities across the country on Monday with boisterous parades and celebrations. Continue reading
Mar 17 At least 4 dead, hundreds of homes destroyed after wildfires sweep across Oklahoma and Texas By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said Sunday evening that over 400 homes were damaged statewide. Officials said Sunday that at least four people had died because of the severe weather in Oklahoma. Continue reading
Mar 16 Death toll rises to at least 37 after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms ravage multiple U.S. states By Sara Cline, Rebecca Reynolds, Associated Press Unusually vicious and damaging weather across multiple U.S. states spawned violent tornadoes, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires this weekend, leaving at least 37 people dead. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 2:41 News Wrap: Deadly storm system leaves trail of destruction across U.S. In our news wrap Sunday, the death toll from extreme weather across the central and southern U.S. rose to 35, a nightclub fire in North Macedonia killed at least 59 people, the U.S. and Houthi rebels in Yemen both vowed… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 6:40 How DOGE's cutbacks at the FAA could affect aviation safety By John Yang, Harry Zahn President Trump's drive to shrink the federal workforce has touched nearly every agency, including the Federal Aviation Administration. It comes amid rising public concern about air safety after recent incidents, including January's mid-air collision of a passenger jet and an… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 4:35 What's causing a multi-day outbreak of deadly tornadoes across the U.S. By John Yang, Andrew Corkery A second round of violent weather is barreling across the central and southern U.S. after a deadly and destructive Friday night. The storms have spawned tornadoes and fanned wildfires and dust storms that claimed at least 17 lives. John Yang… Continue watching
Mar 15 At least 26 people killed as massive storm sweeping the U.S. spawns tornadoes and fires By Bruce Shipkowski, Julie Walker, Sean Murphy, Associated Press Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 26 people as more severe weather was expected late Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 14 Wall Street rallies to its best day in months, but can't save another losing week By Stan Choe, Associated Press It still wasn’t enough to keep the U.S. market from a fourth straight losing week, its longest such streak since August. Continue reading
Mar 14 Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges ahead of May trial By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Combs returned to federal court in New York City on Friday, pleading not guilty to the latest version of an indictment charging him with two decades of sex trafficking crimes. Continue reading