MARCH 8, 2026
A map showing the average price for a gallon of regular gas as of March 7 in each state, based on GasBuddy data.
Gas prices are now up by nearly 50 cents nationwide compared to a week earlier when the U.S. and Israel launched their first joint strikes against Iran in what the Trump administration dubbed “Operation Epic Fury.”
According to GasBuddy, the...
MARCH 7, 2026
Iran’s legendary Persian King Cyrus the Great.
Cyrus the Great of Persia stands out even today, more than 2,500 years after his death. Not just for conquering vast lands, but for the way he did it. He wasn’t like other kings who would rely only on bloodshed. His victories were massive, yet humane. And somehow, he managed to...
MARCH 7, 2026
In this aerial handout picture released by the Iranian Press Center, mourners dig graves during a funeral for children killed in a reported strike on a primary school in Iran on March 3, 2026. Iranian media have reported hundreds of Iranian casualties, including at a girl's school, although AFP reporters have not been able to verify tolls...
MARCH 7, 2026
On Monday, three days into the war, men in Tehran watched from a hillside as a plume of smoke rose after an explosion. - Getty Images
When Hamid heard news of the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a week ago today, he felt a wave of euphoria and took his wife and daughter into the street...
MARCH 6, 2026
Dubai businessman Khalaf Al Habtoor criticized the U.S. attacks on Iran in a rare break of cautious public statements by the Emirati elite. - Omar Albam/Associated Press
Last year, the richest countries in the Persian Gulf pledged to pump trillions of dollars of investment into the U.S. in a bid to charm President Trump and strengthen ties.
Today that warm...
MARCH 6, 2026
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Assisted by a glittering, pink soccer ball, Lionel Messi crossed yet another frontier with his visit to the White House.
Until Thursday, the global soccer superstar had been equally adept at dodging defenders on the field and political leaders, especially those in his own country of Argentina. There were questions about whether he would even...
MARCH 6, 2026
Former US First Lady, Michelle Obama.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama kept it real during a segment of her "IMO Podcast" with her co-host brother, Craig Robinson, taking a dig at the Trump Administration, saying there is "no way" President Donald Trump's behavior would be accepted if it were her family in the White House acting that way.
Obama...
MARCH 6, 2026
A view shows a pressure gauge near oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
HOUSTON, TEXAS - U.S. crude oil futures climbed more than 10% on Friday, pulling closer to Brent as buyers sought available barrels, with Middle Eastern supply constrained by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz...
MARCH 6, 2026
Trump said he wouldn’t accept a deal from Iran other than “unconditional surrender.” AFP via Getty Images
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Oil prices surged even further on Friday after President Donald Trump said he would only accept Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” adding to a dismal report on the labor market, fueling another selloff across major U.S. stock indexes as the Dow Jones Industrial...
MARCH 6, 2026
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton it cannot currently comply with an order to refund reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
CBP in a court filing disclosed it had collected about $166...
