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US jobless claims filings unchanged from previous week at 213,000 as layoffs remain low

By MATT OTT
Mar 05, 2026 8:08 am - 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.
Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran's next leader as war ripples across the region

By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, ELENA BECATOROS and SAMY MAGDY
Mar 05, 2026 7:26 am - U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader as the U.S. and Israel hammered the country for a sixth day. Iran kept up its retaliatory attacks on Israel, American bases and countries around the region.
‘It’s been completely surreal’: Suburban women stranded in Dubai as war disrupts flights home

By Christopher Placek
Mar 04, 2026 6:38 pm - Three suburban women are stranded in Dubai after their airline layover coincided with U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran, causing widespread flight cancellations and airspace restrictions across the Middle East.
US soldiers who died in the Iran war remembered for their service and devotion to their families

By HANNAH FINGERHUT, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and REBECCA BOONE
Mar 04, 2026 3:14 pm - Sgt. Declan Coady had been checking in with his family from Kuwait every hour or two after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran, even as Iran launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf Arab states that host U.S. armed forces.
Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, MARYCLAIRE DALE and LEAH WILLINGHAM
Mar 04, 2026 3:10 pm - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Catholic priests in Rhode Island preyed on hundreds of children for decades, and were protected by bishops more concerned with the church's reputa...
Senators clash over an Iran war resolution as Congress' first vote on the conflict draws near

By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Mar 04, 2026 2:52 pm - The Senate is headed toward a vote Wednesday on President Donald Trump's decision to embark on a war against Iran, an extraordinary test in Congress for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy.
‘Iran cannot outlast us’: Top defense officials push back on concerns about U.S. munitions shortage

By Noah Robertson, Dan Lamothe, Warren P. Strobel, Ellen Nakashima
Mar 04, 2026 9:30 am - The U.S. campaign in Iran has already expended hundreds of high-cost air defense missiles and thousands of other munitions just days into the conflict.
US sinks Iranian warship as Iran vows to destroy military and economic infrastructure in Mideast

By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY
Mar 04, 2026 8:01 am - A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, as Washington and Israel intensified their bombardment Wednesday of Iran's security forces and other symbols of power. Iran launched more missiles and drones as it warned of the destruction of military and economic infrastructure across the Middle East.
Testy exchanges over immigration cases highlight growing confrontations between judges and DOJ

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TIM SULLIVAN
Mar 03, 2026 1:50 pm - A federal judge clashed Tuesday with Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor in what he called a series of “testy and frosty” exchanges, during an unusual contempt hearing that highlights a growing wave of confrontations across the U.S. between increasingly frustrated judges and Department of Justice officials.
Iran attacks threaten US economy with more uncertainty around inflation, growth

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Mar 03, 2026 1:44 pm - Oil prices jumped Tuesday for the second straight day and gas prices moved higher in the United States, underscoring the threat of rising inflation posed by the Iran war.

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