SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) – The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said Tuesday that his government did not give the U.S. authorization for a recent strike on an alleged drug boat in local waters that killed three people.
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rebounded after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%. The Dow added 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.3%. The strength followed a scary start to the day, when South Korea's Kospi stock index plunged 12.1% for its worst loss in history.
Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson is among the influential and noteworthy people who died in February. A protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and a two-time presidential candidate, he led a lifetime of crusades, advocating for poor people and the underrepresented in the United States and around the world.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets even as he asserted that U.S. military superiority is quickly giving it control of the Islamic Republic’s airspace.
Today is Tuesday, March 3, the 62nd day of 2026. There are 303 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 3, 1991, motorist Rodney King was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers after a high-speed chase in a scene captured on amateur video that sparked public outrage.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Explosions sounded in Iran’s capital city Wednesday as its war with the U.S. and Israel entered a fifth day following earlier strikes on an Iranian nuclear site and retaliatory strikes by the Islamic Republic across the Gulf region.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A day after abandoning its efforts to enforce executive orders that targeted some of the world’s most elite law firms, President Donald Trump’s administration abruptly reversed course on Tuesday and said it would proceed with the court fight.
March 2 – The Washington Post says DHS remains unfunded despite heightened terror threat. As America’s conflict with Iran continues, the Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement about the heightened risk of lone wolf attacks. Yet the agency tasked with keeping Americans safe – remains unfunded.
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s administration’s efforts to halt New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee meant to reduce traffic and pump revenue into the region’s aging transit system.
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