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It’s a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most US workers say in new Gallup poll

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Mar 24, 2026 2:26 pm - Americans’ outlook on the job market has turned increasingly pessimistic, a surprisingly negative shift given the low unemployment rate but one that likely reflects an ongoing hiring drought. Just 28% of workers in a quarterly Gallup survey conducted late last year said now is a “good time” to find a quality job, with 72% saying it is a bad time.
Electrical fire leaves Wheaton business uninhabitable

By Jake Griffin
Mar 24, 2026 8:34 am - An electrical fire Monday evening left a Wheaton business uninhabitable.
Senators consider deal to fund Homeland Security but not ICE enforcement as airport lines snarl

By LISA MASCARO and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Mar 24, 2026 7:44 am - Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but excluding ICE's enforcement and removal operations that have been core to the dispute.
Stocks rally and oil sinks after Trump hints at a possible end to war, even as Iran denies talks

By STAN CHOE
Mar 23, 2026 3:25 pm - A cautious relief swept through financial markets Monday after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war. Oil prices eased, and stock prices rose on Wall Street following severe losses taken elsewhere in the world before Trump’s announcement.
Feds send ICE to O’Hare as spring break, TSA staffing shortages converge

By Marni Pyke
Mar 23, 2026 2:05 pm - ICE officers will not be screening passengers at O’Hare. Instead, they will be monitoring exit lanes, making announcements, helping manage lines, and other duties to let TSA staff focus on passenger and baggage screening, officials said.
Addison man sentenced to 6½ years for COVID-era loan fraud

By Jake Griffin
Mar 23, 2026 1:32 pm - An Addison man was sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraudulently obtaining more than $3.3 million in COVID-era small business loans.
ICE officers make their way to airports’ TSA checkpoints after Trump order amid partial shutdown

By EMILIE MEGNIEN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Mar 23, 2026 10:34 am - More federal immigration officers are making their way to U.S. airports after President Donald Trump said he’d deploy them to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.
Pilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ
Mar 23, 2026 8:02 am - An Air Canada jet carrying more than 70 passengers collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, killing the pilot and copilot and injuring several others, officials said.
Trump says US is talking with an Iranian leader as he extends deadline for striking power plants

By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY
Mar 23, 2026 7:59 am - U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants, saying it has an additional five days.
Trump touted bigger tax refunds this year, but Americans will likely spend them on gas

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Mar 22, 2026 5:10 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump's tax cut legi...

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